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The Race Across America and The United Eight

The United Eight is an eight-person cycling team who, in June 2008, will compete in the world’s toughest bike race. The Race Across America is a 3,000-mile non-stop journey from California to Atlantic City. We will cross 15 state borders, climb an approximate total of 108,000 feet (four times the altitude of Everest) and we intend to do all this inside seven days. We will do it for charity, we will push ourselves to extreme limits and we hope to remain friends by the end of it.

The United Eight - www.united8.org

We are not professional or elite cyclists but neither are we simply amateurs trying our best. We have all done endurance events before but never something quite like this. We are an international group from a variety of backgrounds, occupations and ages. We are united on two things: 1) our fascination with the challenge that RAAM represents: it’s an American dream thing; 2) our determination to raise as much money as we can for CLIC Sargent, the children’s cancer charity. We chose CLIC Sargent because one of our team, Alex Waters, is himself a cancer survivor.

Don't know you, never will ... but thank you for what you are doing. Donation by A Clic Sargent family 19/05/08  

£10.00 + £2.82 Gift Aid

Hopp Chrissi, nicht so lasch - in vier Wochen packst du auch noch die Anden... Geniess es! Donation by Dani & Flori 18/05/08  

£150.00

Good luck to you all .... Donation by Da Green & Family 18/05/08  

£75.00 + £21.15 Gift Aid

Tony, it's on the push bike not the Ducati right? Donation by Stuart Evans 18/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Wish we could join you. Marcus Cato, HO! Donation by Robert, Briony, Joseph & Stan 18/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck, bro! Donation by Jonathan & Bish 18/05/08  

£2.00 + £0.56 Gift Aid

Hey Chrissi, viel Spass!! Donation by Michi 17/05/08  

£150.00

Keep right on....... Donation by William Bateson (Bill) 16/05/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Have a great ride Donation by the marshalls 16/05/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Wynton, i'm friend Mike, Ronelle & Casey; best of luck and good for you for taking on this endeavor Donation by kristi ruggeberg 15/05/08  

£50.00

All the best, Wynton. Hiss Donation by Robert Hissom 15/05/08  

£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

Good luck Owen - an amazing thing to undertake. Hope all goes well. xx Donation by The Dunnes 15/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good Luck Owen Donation by Jim Carr 14/05/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Good luck Jonny-remember preparation,people,perspective,possibilities,priorities and be pumped .Have a great trip and good luck. Donation by David Rapley 14/05/08  

£150.00 + £42.31 Gift Aid

Good luck Owen and the team Donation by David Hill and family 14/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

good luck Owen. Donation by andrew cronk 14/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Good luck from all at Betfair Donation by Betfair 14/05/08  

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Heel veel succes! Fiets ze! Donation by Celine & Jamie 14/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Small tip, Slotty. Turn right at Salt Lake City. Well done and good luck. Pat Donation by Patrick Collins 13/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Great idea - huge challenge - good luck! Donation by Rod Pilcher 13/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Owen, good luck. You can talk about the trip next time in Brasserie Lipp. Donation by Rob Wildman 12/05/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

All the best to you all. Great challenge for a great cause. Donation by Mark Owen 12/05/08  

£100.00 + £28.21 Gift Aid

Power to the pedallers! Donation by David and Jennie 10/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

If the quality of life matches the quality of your challenges then you just hit jackpot! Donation by Simon Brown 09/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

I would do it too but for the injury. Donation by Tony Smart 08/05/08  

£500.00 + £141.03 Gift Aid

What a challenge - good luck and let us know how you did. Donation by Christine & John 08/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

If the kids are UNITED they will never be divided!...Sham69 Donation by Andy Goodsir 06/05/08  

£50.00 + £14.10 Gift Aid

Good luck to all of you. Donation by Gill & Louise 06/05/08  

£30.00

Good luck! We're with you in "spirit". Donation by Orledge Family 06/05/08  

£25.00 + £7.05 Gift Aid

Go United8! Totally awesome. Donation by Michael Hall 06/05/08  

£20.00 + £5.64 Gift Aid
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