5th
report from US
The second day of racing has ended. Marko maintains his position in
second place. He is about 2.5 hours behind the leader Allen Larsen.
The hellish temperatures from yesterday have continued today. The heavy
demands of the race have claimed first two victims. One of the Slovene
racers, Fredi Virag, has regrettably withdrawn. Marko has covered approximately
500 miles since the race began and tonight he will take his first rest.
His sleep is going to be welcomed since he had to cross mountain peaks
of over 2000 m three times today. The part of Arizona which is covered
by the race route, is not only hot but very mountainous. Marko continues
to be in excellent condition but the portion of his anatomy where the
bike meets the biker has been strained. Nevertheless his team came prepared
with appropriate medication. But where medication works for Marko it
does not work for teams cell phones. The phones are not functioning
properly and the team has to find inventive ways of communicating.
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