RAAM Soloist Nearly Breaks Age-Group Record in First Attempt
Along with the impressive accomplishments of fellow competitor Jeff Bannink, another Seven competitor, Dr. Paul Danhaus, achieved a victory of his own last month in the Race Across America. Competing in the Solo 60+ category, Danhaus finished in 11 days, 10 hours and 48 minutes, missing the course record for his age group by a mere five hours! Danhaus, who worked with Cronometro in Madison Wisconsin to get his Seven, was participating in his first RAAM as a solo competitor as a way of celebrating his sixtieth birthday.
Paul is no stranger to endurance events, having completed 66 marathons, 7 consecutive Hawaii Ironman Triathlons and 4 National 24 hour Challenges, to name only a few of his achievements. He had already completed RAAM as part of four-man team, (Team Sixty Going Hard) in 2007. When his previous bike was stolen after that race, he visited Cronometro to speak with them about designing a new bike for himself. They recommended Seven and set about designing his Axiom SG to meet the rigors of his extensive training and racing schedule.
“I wanted a bike that had a stiff bottom bracket, but also a compliant ride. I had assumed those attributes would be mutually exclusive, but that turned out not to be the case. I was amazed at how compliant and comfortable the bike is, while still delivering high performance. Scott and Craig dialed in the fit perfectly and Seven delivered exactly as promised.”
“I brought three bikes to use during RAAM, my Seven and two backup bikes. I rode the Seven for all but maybe six of the 3,021 miles, and that was only to facilitate a wheel change.”
Scott Wente of Cronometro said, “Paul’s achievements speak for themselves. We feel privileged to have been able to get to know Paul as a person and to work with him as he reaches new goals. Totally inspiring.”
Having fully recovered from last month’s race, Paul has already set off on the more modest goal of completing RAGBRAI. Paul, from all of us at Seven Cycles, your latest accomplishment reinforces to us what a truly impressive athlete you are. Thanks, and continued success.
Pauls’ Racer Time Station Data
