Leah Goldstein: the cyclist who raced men across America … and won

The endurance athlete is attempting to win the 3,000 mile Race Across America for a second time. And women are excelling in ultra-distance events

When Leah Goldstein sets off from Oceanside, California on Tuesday morning to begin this year's Race Across America (Raam), it will most likely be 40 hours before she is next able to grab some sleep. And that's if everything goes to plan.

In the practice ride," says the ultra-endurance cyclist, I left at 10 [in the morning] and I went down the next day at midnight for about 45 minutes ... in [Raam], we're going to probably do the same thing. We're going to go through the first night and into the second night as much as I can."