RAAM!!!

You wanna go on a lil' ride tomorrow?  How about riding across the country from Oceanside, California to Annapolis, Maryland.  Let's make it a race, shall we?  And let's say you're going to do it by yourself (plus support crew to hand you snacks and fresh chamois creme), sleeping less than an hour a day, spending 23 hours a day in the saddle, for no more than 12 days because if you take longer than that to ride 3000 miles sea to shining sea IT DOESN'T FUCKING COUNT.  Welcome to RAAM, The Race Across America.
This is the toughest bike race on Earth.  The Tour De France crowd can't hold a candle to this.  The only two I can think of that compare are Iditabike (yes, the Iditarod Trail, on bikes, in the winter) and the Great Divide Mountain Bike Race down the spine of the Rockies.  But RAAM's pace, its mental and physical torture are unmatched by anything on Earth.  I'm not stating this as a matter of opinion, experience, or arrogance.  This race makes you insane.  The proof is in the pudding.  Solo Men start tomorrow, so pay attention.  It will blow your mind.  ---- > RAAM WILL KILL YOU.
Here's a teaser from Bicycle Dreams. 
Gets weird at 1:50.