American Express: The Virtual Race Across America
IT BEGAN AS SO MANY SEEMINGLY crazy ideas do: with an off-the-cuff suggestion that I quickly laughed off after it was first put to me.
When Anthony Gordon, my Race Across America (RAAM) crew chief and acclaimed videographer/storyteller, suggested riding a virtual RAAM on a smart trainer after the real thing was cancelled on April 3 due to COVID-19, I had no inkling he had already asked some of my support crew if they felt I was up for the challenge that would last 12 days, the time allowed for solo riders to finish and avoid elimination in RAAM.
Little did I know how deep the seed of this idea had been planted into my mind by Anthony. After flirting with it over a few quiet rosés at home that night, I replied to
