Whereas the Higher Austrian remains to be in second place, the final troublesome mountains earlier than the vacation spot Atlantic Metropolis are quickly to come back.
Final evening, Kaufmann’s group left St. Louis behind and crossed the Mississippi. They’re at the moment within the US state of Indiana, the place they’ve handed Greensburg, the fortieth of 52 time stations. Within the race, they’re round 5 hours behind Swede Jimmy Ronn, and round three hours behind Lukas is Dominik Meierhofer from Salzburg. The main trio have been racing on this constellation for a number of days.
However the state of affairs might quickly change once more, as a result of the Appalachian mountain vary with its steep ramps is on the agenda within the subsequent state, West Virginia. To this point, Lukas has coated nearly 3,800 kilometers.
“The final day was superb. After a low level the day earlier than yesterday, Lukas is making good progress once more and he appears more energizing once more. After the Mississippi, he’s in a very good temper once more and is driving onerous. To this point he has had regarding 9 hours of sleep breaks, however now we’ve got had longer sleep instances than half-hour. That can be essential for the physique and thoughts,” describes staff chief Thomas Hölzl, who not too long ago skilled a nice shock together with his staff members: “Once we handed the Blue Barn Hill Farm, we had been greeted fortunately by the household with their ten youngsters. They’ve been supporting the contributors and their supervisors for a few years. We had been all in a position to bathe on the farm – aside from Lukas – and got meals and drinks. That was an extremely optimistic shock. Basically, individuals all the time come to the aspect of the monitor with their US flags to cheer on the contributors.”
Right here you may comply with Kaufmann’s journey to the end in Atlantic Metropolis stay