Tinker's RAAM

Tinker Juarez, of Downey, California, made it clear at the finish: compared to all of his World Cup, Olympic and 24-hour mountain bike races, the Race Across America was by far the hardest thing he's ever done.

Finishing as the third Solo Enduro rider (behind Jonathan Boyer and Marko Baloh), and first rookie in his division, with a time of 10 days, 22 hours and 21 minutes, Juarez said in Atlantic City on June 22: "Just finishing this race was the hardest thing I have ever done. There are no words to describe how hard it was."

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