RAAM1996
- Day 9 -



Sakurai enjoys a Hamburger (right). "I feel like an invalid when I eat only liquid food" he says. Also he says "The Human Body is made to rest on the 7th day". The 7th day was tough for him.


Support staff puts his helmet on for him. He now uses a rope to pull up his head. (left)



Support staff adjusting bicycle (right). He had flat tires 5 times. The road grinds through his tires so much that he must change his tires many times.

One of the 3 bicycles had been prepared for climbing Colorado's mountains. The other 2 bicycles were prepared for use in most places. But one of the brand-new frames was cracked soon after he left Los Angeles. Therefore he could not use the new one in this race (upper left). Yet another bicycle has been cracked, too)Both frames are cracked and the mounting position for the Softride.




used DC-2 for all pictures of this page




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