RAS Update #2

After over 16 hours of gruelling racing, including riding straight through the night, our man Johnny Markez has been forced to withdraw from the race, being too tired to continue.

I don't even want to know what his body feels like if Markezzy is saying he's too tired to ride.

This man is the epitomy of physical and mental toughness. A month or two ago on a ride we were talking about this race and in John's classic understated style he mentioned with a mischievious grin on his face that he simply wanted to go over there and give the big dogs something to think about...AWESOME! Johnny we salute you and your great ride in the RAS 2009!

This photo says it all:

John Markez crushing snails and chasing down Jure Robic in RAS 2009