At the 32nd time station (of 54) on the route, Team Type 1 crossed through Jefferson City, Mo., at 3:49
a.m. The team has been pedaling non-stop for more than three-and-a-half days in what is expected to be a five-day journey.
Between Marthasville, Mo., and the Mississippi River, Team Type 1 increased its race speed to 26.54 mph.
Team Type 1 co-founder Phil Southerland made a surprise appearance in Missouri, hopping in the team car
for a vicarious experience. He is not racing himself while he recovers from iliac artery surgery.
Team Type 1 continues to zipp along on its ZIPP wheels and the eight riders are doing all they can -
not only to race hard, but to keep their blood sugar in control so that they have the same "body metabolism" as the other
racers. As anyone with Type 1 diabetes knows, this, in itself, is a major struggle. From Facebook to the blog to emails, there
is support for this team from all over the world.
The Byggkjøp presented by BMC Cycling Team (Watch the online video
of the Byggkjøp presented by BMC Cycling Team:
Peloton TV Race Across America 2008: June 14 Byggkjöp - BMC Cycling Team) remains the leader in the eight-person team division, averaging 23.68 mph to defending champs Team Type 1's 22.95. The two
teams are separated by fewer than 80 miles. Team ViaSat - in third place - is nearly 100 miles behind Team Type 1.
Chew's views published a feature about Team Type 1 on raceacrossamerica.org, saying that: "While Type
1 is doing the traditional 8 person team strategy (two 4 person teams on 6-8 hour shifts), BMC is doing four 2 person teams
on 4 hour shifts. It seems to be working for BMC who left Oceanside 3.5 minutes before Type 1, and have led the entire race.
Returning from last years Type 1 team are Andy Mead, Bob Schrank, & Monique Hanley. Good friends with Kerry White, Australian
Hanley told me her brother Marcus and cousin Brendon are on the crew. Team RAAM (especially 4 & 8 person) is extremely
hectic for both the riders and crew. Changing off fresh riders every 5-10 minutes (to insure maximum speeds) the crew with
the shuttle vehicle had 8 bikes on it and crew members are constantly taking bikes on and off the roof (look how dented in
it is from being stood on) for every rider exchange. Then when the two 4 person teams (within the 8 person team) change shifts
(I saw it happen in Marthasville), 8 bikes (2 for each rider) have to be taken off of the shuttle vehicle, and 8 other bikes
put on. Talk about non-stop action."
Team Type 1 continues to zipp along on its ZIPP wheels and the eight riders are doing all they can -
not only to race hard, but to keep their blood sugar in control so that they have the same "body metabolism" as the other
racers. As anyone with Type 1 diabetes knows, this, in itself, is a major struggle. From Facebook to the blog to emails, there
is support for this team from all over the world.
Team Type 1 is using Apidra’s rapid-acting insulin made by sanofi-aventis, as well as Abbott Diabetes
Care’s FreeStyle Navigator and Insulet Corporation's OmniPod Insulin Management System, along with Dex-4 Glucose.
Team Type 1 was created in 2004 by Type 1 diabetes racers Phil Southerland and Joe Eldridge to inspire
people living with diabetes to take a proactive approach to managing their health and overcoming the obstacles often associated
with the condition. Southerland and Eldridge are now professionals, racing on Team Type 1’s 15-member pro team.
