Strategic Lions continue their journey

Another fantastic performance from the Strategic Lions during the third day of the RAAM 2012 and they are set to take third place in the race to Annapolis, but not without a fight for second!

Despite the heat and head winds testing the physical and mental strength of all of the riders, they have maintained an average speed of 23 mph for the 2500 miles already covered.

In an attempt to catch arch-rivals Team 4Mil who are in second place the team have worked out and are implementing new race strategies, and yesterday the Lions' Team A rode for a staggering 311 miles at an average of over 25 mph, enabling them to reduce the gap to their rivals by almost 16 minutes.

 Temperatures, humidity and head winds have battered the team, and crew, for the majority of the first 4 days, and it seems set to continue to be the case right to the end. It would seem that Team ViaSat from the USA have a commanding lead and look set to win the 8 man team event, but the Lions are not giving up without a fight, and are hunting down their Team 4Mil prey to snatch that second place!