Sergey Zimin of Russia (left) and Hans Georg Haus of Germany wish each other luck before the start of this year's Race Across America. This race entails almost 3,000 miles of riding and more than 100,000 feet of climbing.

If they are successful, solo and team competitors will ride from Oceanside to Annapolis, MD in 12 days or less.

The RAAM website with a leaderboard is here: http://www.raceacrossamerica.org/raam/raamfp.php?N_webcat_id=109