Sarah Cooper RAAM 2017 Crew Expense
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Sarah Cooper is a wife and a mother of 4 teenagers. Last year Sarah had a record-breaking ride in the Race Across the West where she completed 928 miles from Oceanside California to Durango, Colorado in 2 days, 11 hours and 59 minutes.
In 2017, Sarah will pursue the opportunity of a lifetime - to complete the Race Across America (RAAM). Deemed as “The World’s Toughest Bike Race”, RAAM starts in Oceanside, California on June 13, 2017 and the finish line is 3,000 miles away in Annapolis, Maryland. Female racers are given only 12 1/2 days to complete the race. The race crosses 12 states, climbs more than 175,000 feet, and traverses 3 mountain ranges (Sierra, Rocky, and Appalachian).
Each racer must provide their own support crew and support vehicles. A typical crew is 8-12 people and 2-4 vehicles. It is the responsibility of the crew to care for the racer by providing food, clothing, medical care, bicycle repair, massage, entertainment and directions. Crewing for a RAAM Racer is as much of a challenge as riding is. We are the ones responsible for getting our racer safely across the country.
RAAM is extremely expensive! The budget for her to do this race has been calculated at $20,000 (about $16K of that is for the rolling expenses for the crew) Sarah is covering over 60% of this. Our hope is that the cycling community might come together to provide some of the costs for the crew expense (gas, food, lodging). Any amount help! Regardless of whether you can help out financially, please pray for and follow Sarah when she races by tracking her on the Race Across America page at https://www.raceacrossamerica.org/ Thank you very much for your consideration!! We all want to see Sarah make it to the 2017 RAAM Finish line! Interested in owning this cool jersey??
Velorosa®, Sarah’s exclusive clothing sponsor for her 2017 season, has created a Special Edition Road to Glory jersey which will also help support her in her quest to compete and win this year’s RAAM. It is available through their online store in both men’s and women’s sizes and retails for $100. 40% of each jersey sold will go to supporting Sarah’s RAAM effort. The horse, featured on the jersey, was inspired by the four-year-old thoroughbred race horse, Glory, that Sarah and her family have adopted and nursed back to health after suffering a broken pelvis in a starting-gate accident. The horse also symbolizes speed, strength and power — all things Sarah possesses and will need to win RAAM.
http://velorosacycling.com/collections/special-edition-road-to-glory-jersey/products/special-edition-glory-jersey
To read about some of Sarah’s previous races, visit:
https://sixcoopers.wordpress.com/ OR
https://kylesbikes.com/blog/sarah-cooper-cyclist-profile
https://twitter.com/iowacoop
In 2017, Sarah will pursue the opportunity of a lifetime - to complete the Race Across America (RAAM). Deemed as “The World’s Toughest Bike Race”, RAAM starts in Oceanside, California on June 13, 2017 and the finish line is 3,000 miles away in Annapolis, Maryland. Female racers are given only 12 1/2 days to complete the race. The race crosses 12 states, climbs more than 175,000 feet, and traverses 3 mountain ranges (Sierra, Rocky, and Appalachian).
Each racer must provide their own support crew and support vehicles. A typical crew is 8-12 people and 2-4 vehicles. It is the responsibility of the crew to care for the racer by providing food, clothing, medical care, bicycle repair, massage, entertainment and directions. Crewing for a RAAM Racer is as much of a challenge as riding is. We are the ones responsible for getting our racer safely across the country.
RAAM is extremely expensive! The budget for her to do this race has been calculated at $20,000 (about $16K of that is for the rolling expenses for the crew) Sarah is covering over 60% of this. Our hope is that the cycling community might come together to provide some of the costs for the crew expense (gas, food, lodging). Any amount help! Regardless of whether you can help out financially, please pray for and follow Sarah when she races by tracking her on the Race Across America page at https://www.raceacrossamerica.org/ Thank you very much for your consideration!! We all want to see Sarah make it to the 2017 RAAM Finish line! Interested in owning this cool jersey??
Velorosa®, Sarah’s exclusive clothing sponsor for her 2017 season, has created a Special Edition Road to Glory jersey which will also help support her in her quest to compete and win this year’s RAAM. It is available through their online store in both men’s and women’s sizes and retails for $100. 40% of each jersey sold will go to supporting Sarah’s RAAM effort. The horse, featured on the jersey, was inspired by the four-year-old thoroughbred race horse, Glory, that Sarah and her family have adopted and nursed back to health after suffering a broken pelvis in a starting-gate accident. The horse also symbolizes speed, strength and power — all things Sarah possesses and will need to win RAAM.
http://velorosacycling.com/collections/special-edition-road-to-glory-jersey/products/special-edition-glory-jersey
To read about some of Sarah’s previous races, visit:
https://sixcoopers.wordpress.com/ OR
https://kylesbikes.com/blog/sarah-cooper-cyclist-profile
https://twitter.com/iowacoop
Organizer and beneficiary
Connie Mann
Organizer
Muscatine, IA
Sarah Cooper
Beneficiary
