SPIEGEL Sport
Picture editor Lena Wöhler

4,828 km in 10 days, 23 hours, and 22 minutes on the bicycle. Once across America. Fritz Geers is the youngest German finisher in the history of the Race Across America. The starting point is in Oceanside, California, and the finish line is in Annapolis, Maryland. The route passes through 12 states and four time zones, crossing several mountain ranges, deserts, and plateaus.
On average, Fritz Geers covers 438 kilometers per day and sleeps only 2 hours and 56 minutes each day.