Micky Dymond and Dave Mirra just won Race Across America

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Edited Date/Time 6/23/2014 10:41am

What an amazing accomplishment. I remember some time back a thread about him training for this was on vital. Sounds like they were very close to setting a new record for the event. Their average

"The team, organized by 49-year-old Dymond, averaged 22.93 mph in a race that crossed 12 states and climbed a total of 170,000 feet in elevation." Blink Blink Blink

http://xgames.espn.go.com/bmx/article/11113370/dave-mirra-former-x-game…
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6/22/2014 9:55am
congratulations to the team. That's quite an accomplishment and certainly want to be very proud of!
6/22/2014 10:00am
Dave Mirra is so awesome!

He was my hero growing up. Seeing him transition from being probably the best freestyle BMX rider of all time into a serious triathlete is very inspiring.


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enketchum
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6/22/2014 10:01am
non moto
Hut
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6/22/2014 10:13am
I remember the Micky Dymond video and this is great to hear how well they did. Micky Dymond is Moto

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6/22/2014 10:14am
I followed that some. The guy that won the solo division was riding about 440 miles a day with little sleep.
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6/22/2014 10:41am
just an awesome feat!..congrats to them!
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6/22/2014 11:28am Edited Date/Time 6/22/2014 11:29am


Dymond in Monument Valley.
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6/22/2014 12:21pm
enketchum wrote:
non moto
seriously?

how old are you?

I'm not being harsh, but are you aware of who Mickey Diamond is?

He's a multi-time national champ. I think there is precedent for this to be in moto. The "where they are now" concept is vital, if I may use a pun.

Amazing what Mickey and his team mates accomplished, this is the highest caliber of ultra cyclists on the planet. They showed up and kicked their ass. It's just more proof that the greatest athletes in the world are motocrossers.

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6/22/2014 12:29pm
Wow...Congrats to diamond and the team! That is badass. I just took up road biking / mountain biking and absolutely love it.
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6/22/2014 12:42pm
@ enketchum...YES MOTO! I used to race with Micky in his privateer days back in 81-82. Makes me proud to say I used to know him....dam good job Micky and company; friggen awesome on you guys!
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Fantasy
6/22/2014 1:32pm
That is an amazing accomplishment. Those guys are fit.
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6/22/2014 2:04pm
Don't forget their Former Pro teamate David Zabriskie. Time trial king!
6/22/2014 2:59pm
Too bad they had an admitted doper on the team....doh!
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6/23/2014 8:35am
Wow! very cool . 22.93 mph avg. over that distance and elevation ... insane.
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6/23/2014 8:39am
Well if they climbed 170,000 feet in elevation they also got to coast down 170,000 feetTongue
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6/23/2014 9:10am
Congrats too those guys, that ranks pretty high on the bad ass list for sure
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6/23/2014 10:41am
RbR wrote:
Wow! very cool . 22.93 mph avg. over that distance and elevation ... insane.
That's what I am saying. They were flying that is crazy

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