Race Across America RAAM

Yup, they ride the entire way. It's not quite the exact route that the TdF uses each year, but it's a reasonable approximation. The main objective is to drag you over every single big climb that the TdF goes over. :)

I don't like the sort of route that looks like a series of disconnected squiggles (CW comment about the Tour of Britain), either, but of course this just adds a wholly different level of hardship.

I rate more what people do who ride pretty much the exact route and then get in the car for the transfers, for some reason.