Report in "Die Woche in Australien" Many thanks to Sarah König and Nadine Halberkann!  «DOWNLOAD ARTICLE AS PDF»     More...
This are the exact race data Racedistance: 4.031,68 Metres in altitude: 13.072,00 Racetime: 154 std 42 min 32 sec Average speed: 26,06 km/h  More...
This is the result of the RAAUS Lucky Draw: 1. Gerhard Steiner, Dornbirn 2. Marc Gächter, Altach 3. Simon Weber, Mäder 4. Andreas Sohm, Altach 5. Olga Sutter, Dornbirn 5. Ludwig Müller, Altach 7. Gerhard Rederer, Feldkirch 8. Erika Röthlin, Dornbirn 9. Daniel Raum, Höchst 10. Birgit Greber, Dornbirn  Congratulations to all... More...
Final impressions of Singapore. Many thanks to the team from the Ritz Carlton! Â More...
Here you can get the Radiointerview with Philipp Bonadimann on SBS Melbourne More...
After 8 hours of flying we arrived in Singapore. As usual in Singapore we got a very warm welcome We have 32 degrees Celsius and a humidity of nearly 90%. Very hot..... Â Â More...
Thank you very much for the inviation, it was a great evening! More...
Many thanks for the invitation More...
Other pictures from the finish line at the Brighton Beach and the Opera House More...
Impressive ride across the city of Sydney. Together we drove very noisy thourgh the big city. All the fans were waiting in front of the opera house. A lovely experience More...
WORLDRECORD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!The athletes just arrived. Juergen Egle has done the last leg. Time 6 day 10 hours 42 minutes 32 seconds Jipppiiiii Now we are going to the opera house! More...
To avoid crossing the city of sydney during the race the leader of the project decided, that the time of the race will be taken at a beach in the south of sydney. However, the official finish line is still the opera house. After taking the time at the beach, all of the athletes will cycle to the official finish line. Due to this displacement the... More...
We are now in Wagga Wagga, about 460km to Sydney. If everything works fine, we will departure between 8:00 and 11:00 am at Sydney Opear House. Â Cross your fingers........ Â More...
At 01:40 pm in Narrandera we will reach km: 3.411 - Race-Time. A new and fabalous sunrise leads us in a new day - into day No 6 - more and more you can feel the result of less sleep of all of us, the sportmen can feel their hurting arms more and more, ...nevertheless focused to the finish-line Sydney Opera House tomorrow... More...
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  Reaching the 3.000 km  line in Mildura !!!!!!!! Last night leads us through a very hilly landscape - like the  "Bregenzer Forrest" - followed by soft up and downs with hot temperatures. Exactly at 06:25 pm "Race-time" (Sydney-time) the whole team together reached Mildura - means the ... More...
a new day, a new luck. From Ceduna all along the Highway No 1 to Port Augusta - we gonna make a short team-meeting, as good as possible, because some of the guys have to be on the road. We are all still in good mood, the Race-guys think positive again....and we all hope, that this bloody wind is changing at least. The sunset was... More...
This night our athlete's have reached the 2000km mark. At 04:25 (EAT) Juergen drove through Ceduna. That means, they are driving an anverage of 25km/h despite a strong headwind. Incredible!! More...
To provide the videoclips faster and more organised, you can find them on raaus.tvPlease start with number 23. You can then the clips also on youtube More...
this day leads us from Boarder Village to Ceduna - where we hopefully will expect our Racer for the  "H A L F - Time" - passing ! This day was a little bit confusing - on one hand it was not that easy to finish our food because of the "Agricultural Checkpoint" - where it is forbidden to bring food from Western Australia to the Rest... More...
Some impressions from today, that took us on the longest straight section to Caigung - 146,6km! The headwind was our worst enemy, but we still keep on ROCK and ROLLING! More...
Petrol stations are very essential for us in the outback - you get warm food, a shower, petrol and a toilette and besides it's a meeting point for the team. From now on there are no trees, just the never ending highways. More...
Bloody hell long vehicles, never ending straights and a very rough surface of the streets do not make this undertaking more easy - concerning the temperatures: during the day 30 degrees celsius and during the nights 6 degrees celsius. Our excellent physiotherapist Richi brings the race-guys in perfect shape every day, the right... More...
Ready to start ! Â Saturday, 16th October 2010 - we are ready to start - after the team-photo, we got a very warm welcome from many, many fans from "Vorarlberg" as well as from some locals before leaving Indiana Tea House in Cotteslow / Perth. Besides our guys are accompanied by a 6persons - bicycle - team from Enjo Australia... More...
Among the crowd we gave a warm welcome to the area manager Andrew Brown from Blum Australia. Many thanks to Blum Australian for the generous support.  In this sense - perfecting motion  More...
Saturday, 16th October 2010 - we are ready to start - after the team-photo, we got a very warm welcome from many, many fans from "Vorarlberg" as well as from some locals before leaving Indiana Tea House in Cotteslow / Perth. Besides our guys are accompanied by a 6persons - bicycle - team from Enjo Australia to the... More...
To accomplish a project like ours, lots of equipment is needed. Beside the medical stuff from our team doctor we have set up the caravans to moving motels.Also the mechanics had much work to do. Additional fixation constructions had to be mounted on the trailors, to move the handbikes, except the current driver, during the race.To provide an actual... More...
Now, we gonna leave the hotel and at this point we have passed the first stage of our project. Out stuff is already loaded on the vehicles. Tonight we will start. Hubert gave his thanks to James, the manager of the hotel Espanade at Fremantle. We had a pleasant stay and we have got every support we needed from the whole hotel crew. Thanks a... More...
Our doctor has checked the athletes one day prior to the start of the race. Based on the resulte they decided, that Philipp Bonadimann and Jürgen Egle are going to take the first difficult sections up to Mundaring. Most of the work ist already done by the team members. Everythings is going nicely and each of us is looking forward to the... More...
Here you can get the actual coverage from ORF. Thanks a lot to Raphaela Stephandl and Alexander Roschanek for their great work! More...
After a deep examination of some differents routes this morning, the team decided to start at Saturday 8.00 pm.They expect heavy road traffic, so it will be easier to begin the race in the evening.The athletes are going to start at the Indiana Tea House, Cottelslaw/Perth.They will follow along the railway to Claremont, from there to Irwin Barracks... More...
Only with perfect clothing top performance is possible.Many thanks to Werner, Ralph and all the Skinfit staff! In this sense - we live Skinfit More...
Here you can get the first live covereage from ORF! More...
Reaching the headquater of ENJO Australia our crazy sportsmen start to prepare their bikes, which were already send by DB Schenker Logistics around the globe.in this sense - clean the world - specials thanks to Barbara, Damian, Peter and the rest of the ENJO familiy More...
During the first team meeting Hubert Kilga announced the specific resposibilities of each team member. First place we are heading to is the headquarter of ENJO Australia in Perth. In the big storage of the company we prepare the vehicles. (esp. to fix all stickers of the sponsoring partners) Many thanks to all of them. More...
Puh... 30 hours after departure in Altach we reached Australia. We got the rental cars and finally we checked in the hotel. Because of the left-hand driving some guys got confused. Just have a look at the pictures :) There is a lot of work to do. Tomorrow we will start... Â More...
Now we can start at the munich airport the ambitious project "RAAUS". From Munich to Singapore and finally to Perth. Early in the morning Mayor Gottfried Brändle said goodby to the RAAUS Team, wished all the best and a save trip bevor driving with the bus to the airport munich.  More...
Homemade haircutting at Philipps house. More...
On Friday, 8 October 2010 - 2 days before departure to Australia - all athletes and some advisors visited our Governor Dr. Herbert Sausgruber at the government building Vorarlberg. They were invited to his office for the last meeting. Mr. Sausgruber showed great interest in this project and wished all the athletes and the whole team a race... More...
The last press conference before departure to Australia took place this moning, Wednesday  29th of September 2010  at Mohrenbrauerei in Dornbirn. Several representatives of the media as well as some sponsors followed the invitation to get exact details about the race in Australia. Hubert Kilga, Andy Sillaber and Christian König told the... More...
yesterday evening at  7:00 pm. - at  the loading hall of  "DB Schenker - Logistics"  - one after another of the "Race across Australia - Team mates" roll along packed with the essentials in a bag for the big event. Directed by Harald Tregel everything was carefully packed in containers and prepared for the long journey. Thank you very... More...
last saturday at the Institute of Sports Medicine in Vienna under the direction of Ao. Univ-Prof. Dr. Rochus Pokan and our teamdoctor Mr. Dr. Helmuth Ocenasek -  in cooperation with Biomedical analyst Ms. Silvia Harmelin, Mr.  Martin Miehl as well as the Psychologist Ms. Dr. Sabine Würth  - our tough guys got their last check before... More...
10 hours action at the Vienna Heroe´s Square with lots of Stars, Sports and Show - Last saturday everybody had the chance to meet Austrian´s famous sportsmen you can usually just watch in TV or see in media - live at the Heroe´s Square in Vienna - including our topathlethes like Philipp Bonadimann and Robert Fröhle. More...
Therefore, all athletes and supporters met themselfes to the last team meeting at the Oplympic base in Dornbirn on Saturday, 11th of September 2010.After a small breakfast all participants were informed about the exact details, open issues were discussed and team divisions were announced.The entire team was covered with an uniform dress and... More...
As part of the 12th Dorener 10 Hours Bike-Event 2010 a group of 5 hand-bikers - Thomas Bechter, Philipp Bonadimann, Jürgen Egle, Dietmar Dorn and Wolfgang Wimmer - started a circuit through the Bregenzerwald and lower Rhine Valley. The course began at the sports ground in Doren at 10 am. From there they cycled to Krumbach, Hittisau,... More...
Philipp Bonadimann has won the handbikerace in new record time from Wolfurt to Buch on Saturday 14th Aug. For the first time the 30 minutes mark for a distance of 7km and about 300m altitude difference was beaten. Dietmar Dorn and Jürgen Egle were fighting for the second place until the finish line. After the final sprint Dorn had a gap of 1... More...
Saturday 11-Sep-2010 last RAAUS-Team meeting and clothing hand out09:00 Landessportzentrum DornbirnSaturday 11-Sep-2010 RAAUS-Team at "Dornbirner Herbstmesse"13:30 ORF arenaWednesday 29-Sep-2010 last press conference11:00 UhrMohrenbrauerei DornbirnFriday 1-Oct-2010 pack and load (stuff/luggage) at supporter "DB Schenker"Fa. Schenker, Röthis... More...
The company supracor is supporting us with special mats of combs for our handbikes. These mats are used as seat pads and to cushion the backrest. Because of the special structure the mats spread the pressur and let the air circulate even better. Through supracore our backs are going to be save in australia, futhermore our bottoms are prevented... More...
Petrasch company is supporting us with Anthozym. Anthozym is a food supplement containig beet root essence, dextrorotary lactic acid, minerals und vitamin c. Beet root includes natural antioxidants, that protect human cells from free radicals. -  www.petrasch.at  Because of Anthozym we are able to gain a higher training performance, get more... More...
Press - Meeting at the Olympiastützpunkt Dornbirn with Mrs. Mag. Dunja Gachowetz More...
Thomas Bechter was the only Vorarlberg representative in the Austrian Hand Bike Championship. The Langenegger from RC ENJO Vorarlberg reached in the time trial and road race respectively the good fifth place. Results Time Trial, 11.5 km, and about 70 meters: 1. Rang Ablinger Walter... More...
In torrential rain the Vorarlberg Handbike Championship was held in Hohenems. On an approximately 850 meter long circuit through the city of Hohenems, the athletes had to deal with 25 laps.Immediately after the start the Swiss Bruno Huber and Philipp Bonadimann can set off from the rest of the field. Behind them ranks Bechter Thomas, Dietmar Dorn,... More...
A few more pictures from the Schenker Tour 2010.On this way we want to say thank´s again to all the helpers and sponsors, without their generous support the RAAUS project is unthinkable. More...
As part of the Highlander Cycle Marathon weekend the wheelchair Club ENJO Vorarlberg organized the Vorarlberg hand bike champion on 17 July 2010.The race will be held on a 1 km long circuit about 25 Rounds. The hand cyclists have to start just before the top-class elite criterion on which many top teams have reported.For more info take a look on on... More...
Race Across Australia: Preparations are in full swing Australian Ambassador promises support - LH Sausgruber: Projects like these require meticulous planning and a reliable partner Bregenz (ADA) - support for the athletes of wheelchair Club ENJO Vorarlberg-Austria has provided by Australia's Ambassador Michael John Potts. In October, a four-man... More...
The picture in the foreground Thomas Bechter followed by Wolfgang Wimmer.Shortly after the first mountain classification of the Tour of Austria in Alberschwende the RAAUS team started a short demo race.In brilliant sunshine, they mastered on the short circuit around the center of Alberschwende several rounds.On this occasion, our organizer Hubert... More...
62nd International Tour of Austria - Sunday 4 JulyAs part of the Tour of Austria, the Race Across Australia team will present in Alberschwende.On an approximately two km circuit starting and finishing at the village square the team will drive the a race for 30 minutes.Event schedule brunch from 10.00 clock12.30 Clock Transit Tour of Austria with... More...
Click here for the video report of Ländle TV on the side of Vorarlberg Online.  More...
Click here for the Vorarlberg Today report of 06.29.2010 Â More...
Our top athletes Jürgen and Philipp received the "Great Golden Sports Medal " presented by the Austrian Ski Association in Vienna. The whole article is here More...
Click here for the radio interview. More...
ORF2 Vorarlberg: 06.29.2010 19:00 clockLändle TV: Daily from 06/29/2010 to 07/05/2010 from 10:00 clock to 22:00 clock every two hoursAustria 9:Friday, 02/07/2010 5:30 clockSaturday, 07.03.2010 10:30 clockSunday, 07.04.2010 18:05 clock More...
Finally - after 10.5 hours, the goal is reached in Innsbruck. Applauding audience left and right side of the road made the entrance to a spine-tingling experience. Now we will appeased the thirst. More...
With a police escort of no less than five police cars and several motorcycles, we are led through red lights with sirens and against one-way streets. We have followed the briefing shortly.Even the police in Innsbruck, we want to thank on this way. More...
And again we were forced to stop short. This time there were several breakdowns.This could be eliminated from the technical team at short notice and therefore we are again on the road  More...
Both, the Nordic combined Christoph Bieler (website) and the extreme Franz Venier (Webseite) could not escape to get to know the athletes from the 2010 RAUUS team personally. They were visibly impressed by the achievements of the hand cyclists.We wish Christoph and Franz continued success! More...
After an up to 75km / h fast descent, we finally reached in Zams and were warmly received.We will now insert a longer break, and then we will drive through the valley of Inn to the direction of Innsbruck.All drivers are in high spirits, only Philip complains because he had to slow all the time. More...
On the pass now all the participants meet for downhill directly to Landeck.Even members of the organizing team as Andy Sillaber have taken the strain on around to be a part of this tour.The hand cyclists are still on schedule. They are rewarded with bright sunshine More...
A few minutes before the scheduled arrival Dietmar Dorn and Philip Bonadimann arrived at the first stop.Now it is time again to gain power to compete another 800 meters up to the Arlberg pass. More...
Because a closed railroad crossing gate the peleton had to stop a view minutes. This short calm, however, was most welcome. More...
Well in time the peloton arrived in Bludenz. Thanks to the great support of the police. So we could carried out the trip so far as planned. More...
In glorious weather today the Schenker tour starts promptly at 6:00 clock.70 ambitious cyclist and our team are on the move in the direction of the Arlberg.The next stop will be in Danöfen at the OMV.We are in for a exciting day! More...
I am preparing intensively in basis 1 and 2. This with an intensity of 10-15 hours a week.The test-drive means for me personally an additional training stint and a groping for long rides in the new hand bike.Greetings Dietmar  More...
After a short break from the Paralympics in Vancouver, I started in early April to prepare for the Race Across Australia. Several times a week hand bike training was on the program on the role in the living room and two hours once a week basketball in the state sports school in Dornbirn. Then in Mid-April, a performance test took place with the... More...
Preparations for the Race Across Australia running at me mostly as planned.3000 km and 10,000 vertical meters are already on the speedometer, this should be doubled until the start in Perth.The Schenker Tour offers a good opportunity to review the training condition, the assistance team can rehearse the many processes and our project will be... More...
The Schenker tour is both. On the one side it is a good test for coaches and athletes to check the fitness and the processes under similar conditions as they will be in Australia. On the other side it is a big event for a major sponsor. First and foremost it is important to us that we can present our project RAAUS from Klaus to Innsbruck and can... More...
One special kind of endurance test, the RAAUS - Team of RC ENJO Vorarlberg undergo this weekend. In cooperation with the transport company Schenker the RAAUS-TEAM organized a bike tour from Klaus to Innsbruck.At six a clock in the morning starts the tour in the Klaus. The "Schenker tour" is a test for the race in October. Many processes that need... More...
Four from Vorarlberg cycle with their hand bikes right across Australia and also want to set a new speed record When you hear that Philip Bonadimann with his Knight Rider will go in seven days across Australia by once, we think of first: "Is this not KITT and has this not been moth food for years, ?" But far from it. It really means Knight Rider.... More...
By muscles over a distance of 4.000 km and 12,000 vertical meters across Australia, nonstop in seven days - this adventure will face Thomas Bechter, Philipp Bonadimann, Jürgen Egle and Wolfgang Wimmer from wheelchair Club ENJO Vorarlberg-Austria. On the Internet at www.raaus.at you can support through the purchase of meters (a meter will cost 1)... More...
 Now it is fixed in October 2010,. On the care of Dr. Ocenasek the hand bike team starts hunting for the world record for Australia. The team of Vorarlberg's wheelchair athletes was already in 2006, managed successfully the Race Across America, now it is on a new adventure - Across Australia.For sportmediziner.at it is a tradition to look after... More...
The athletes of the RC ENJO Vorarlberg share again with the crossing of Australia, a milestone in disabled sport.Four years after taking part in Race Across America the next great adventure is waiting on the wheelchair athletes of the RC ENJO Vorarlberg. 4000 kilometres across Australia in just seven days is the goal that has set itself Thomas... More...
