Race Across America

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Brian Toone, 41, of Birmingham, Alabama rides along Md. 27 in Taylorsville as he approaches the finish of the Race Across America Friday, June 23, 2017. (DYLAN SLAGLE/STAFF PHOTO / Carroll County Times)

Md. 27 is just part of the daily commute for many Carroll countians, but for cyclists like Toone in the annual Race Across America (RAAM), it's the last uphill push in a 3,000-mile, cross-country race that begins in Oceanside, California and ends in Annapolis.