Race Across America — Tom Mauerhofer 2026

June 2026

Race Across America — 5,000 kilometres from the Pacific to the Atlantic, ridden almost without sleep. From the start line at Oceanside, through the deserts of the Southwest and the long hours of the night, to the far coast: Tom Mauerhofer is a rider, a competitor, and a comeback story — a man who returned to the saddle after a 2018 accident broke his cervical vertebra. A photographic record of endurance, patience and the quiet work behind the loudest race in cycling.

Start in Oceanside
Timestation 1 in Borrego Springs
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Monument Valley in the morning
A photographer, pulled from sleep. Camp, before the day begins.
The Camper while Tom sleeps
Recovery in the desert: a few stolen minutes of physio under the buttes of Monument Valley.
Getting ready in the morning
Focus against the winds
The Crew helps
Halfway across America — the prize is half a rice cake.
Welcome to Missouri
Timestation 34 Washington
Fire station, Bloomfield, Ohio.
Athens, Ohio
The team talks through the closing stages.
Pain, suffering and stubbornness.
Reward for the distance: one square of chocolate.
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Where the clock stops — the finisher's smile, shared first with his crew chief.
Slowly, it sinks in.
The Crew celebrating
The night rider
A RAAM Finisher