Team SacPD peddles through beautiful Colorado Monday (click this image to view more photos)

It’s all downhill from here… so to speak. Monday, in the Race Across America, Team SacPD concurred their highest elevation climb of the race. With their climb to nearly 11,000 feet above sea level Monday, the team has climbed a total of 55,952 vertical feet since the start of the race Saturday.

From this point, the majority of the race is downhill except for a few smaller elevations climbs later in the race.

At the time of this posting, the team is skirting the southern part of Colorado and is about half way across the state. Read more »

Sargent Dan Nutley riding through Arizona (click this image to see more photos)

Sunday was a long but rewarding day for Team SacPD in their second day of Race Across America. The team traversed north-east through Arizona and at the time of this posting they are just north of Tuba City heading toward Utah.

Team SacPD is now 33 hours into the race and have traveled over 615 miles. They have  climbed a total of 32,744 vertical feet and are presently around 5,000 feet above sea level and will reach around 11,000 feet in this assent. Read more »

Team SacPD rides out from the pier at Oceanside as they start the Race Across America (click this image to view more photos)

Team SacPD, started the Race Across America (RAAM) Saturday afternoon. Starting from the pier in Oceanside, they already peddled over 170 miles with just under 2,830 to go at the time of this post. They have cumulatively climbed 8,789 vertical feet and reached a top elevation just over 4,000 above sea level.

The team is now commencing a stretch in the race where over the next 750 miles they will ascend to an elevation of over 10,000 feet above sea level. Until they reach that elevation, they will be on a consistent climb with few brief downhill breathers.  Read more »

Team SacPD bicycle racers competing in the Race Across America pose for an impromptu photo. BACK from left: Jim Beezley, Skyler Baldock, Mark Greenlee, Rick Braziel FRONT from left: Matt McPhail, Paul Curtis, Dan Nutley and Neil Schneider. (click this image to view more photos)

Oceanside, CA | Team SacPD starts pedaling across America, a 3,000 mile trek, at 2PM today and will end in Annapolis, Maryland.

The first all police team to compete in the Race Across America (RAAM), entirely comprised of officers from the Sacramento Police Department, assembled in Oceanside over the past few days, prepping and taking care of last-minute details heading into the big start at 2PM today in Oceanside. Read more »