World Elite Ultra Time Trial Racers To Arrive In Southern California

BORREGO SPRINGS, CA (September 12, 2015) — The 6^th edition of the 6-12-24 World Time Trial Championships will take place on November 4^th and 5^th, 2016 in Borrego Springs, California.

This is the season-ending event on the domestic ultra-racing calendar and is set to draw the best ultra time trial racers from North America and Europe. Leading this year’s field are returning champions Marko Baloh (SLO) and Seana Hogan (USA), both world record holders. The group challenging these two for the title will include Race Across America (RAAM) finisher, Alberto Blanco (USA), and Race Across the West finisher and director of the Driveway Series races in Austin, Texas, Andrew Willis (USA) for the men.  The women’s field include world record holder Anna Mei (ITA) and pro triathlete, Andrea Bess (BRA). With a field stacked full of former RAAM racers and time trial specialists there are sure to be some surprise performances. With two months until the race the field will surely become increasingly competitive.

According to SOUL Events Managing Partner, Rick Boethling, “There are some great 24-hour races around but very few will have a truly international field of racers. In a few short years international racers have recognized the beauty of racing in the Southern California desert to wrap up their year.”

The race starts and finishes on Christmas Circle in Borrego Springs. The course will use 2 loops – 18 miles and 4.8 miles. The 24-hour racers will start at 6:00PM Friday, the 12-hour racers at 6:00AM Saturday and the 6-hour racers at 12:00Noon on Saturday. All riders will use the 18-mile loop until 5:30PM Saturday after which they’ll switch to the 4.8 mile loop to finish. No support vehicles will be allowed on the course – all support will be at the start/finish location – Avenida Nordeste on Christmas Circle. Race management will provide neutral support.

Race Director, Amanda Knutson told us, “We expect this to be the most competitive race field to date and surely some records will be broken. We look forward to at least one of the racers breaking the 500 mile barrier, which is the absolute pinnacle for 24-hour racing.”

Registration is still open!
Register here: 6-12-24 Hour Worlds 

Current Records –
24-Hour Male – Marko Baloh – 502.1 (2015)
24-Hour Female – Seana Hogan – 432.2 (2012)
12-Hour Male – Andrew Danly – 262.8 (2015)
12-Hour Female – Lisa Renee Tumminello – 220.5 (2013)
6-Hour Male – Dana Skriver – 142.2 (2013)
6-Hour Female – Rebecca Eckland – 115 (2014)

More About RAAM

RAAM and SOUL EVENTS are world leaders in the sport of ultra bicycle racing. The team is responsible for the Race Across America (RAAM), the world’s premier ultra bicycle race, a 3000-mile coast-to-coast race across the USA, as well as the Race Across the West (RAW), a 900-mile race across the Western US, the RAAM Challenge Series, and the 6-12-24 Hour World Time Trial Championships. In addition, they offer seminars on ultra bicycle racing and sanction ultra races worldwide. Visit online at http://ift.tt/PPK50f. Follow on Twitter @RAAMRaces and on Facebook.

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