Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
In Lukas' second Race Across America (RAAM), Austrian ultra-cyclist Lukas Kaufmann conquered 5,000 km across 13 states, 4 time zones, and 45°C desert heat—the toughest bike race in the world.
This year, Lukas teamed up with g.tec medical engineering for a groundbreaking brain monitoring project. Using our BCI Core 8 and an EEG sleep cap, we tracked his brain activity to test a new recovery strategy: sleep only during deep delta-wave phases and wake up as soon as lighter sleep began, saving valuable race time.
Compared to his first RAAM, Lukas took longer rest periods (up to 3+ hours vs. 1:50 before) and totaled 15h 30m sleep over 10 days. While the approach didn’t improve his time, the EEG data provides powerful insights for future endurance racing and sleep optimization.
Check out our Unicorn BCI Core-8: https://www.gtec.at/product/unicorn-bci-core-8-eeg-device-for-high-quality/
In Lukas' second Race Across America (RAAM), Austrian ultra-cyclist Lukas Kaufmann conquered 5,000 km across 13 states, 4 time zones, and 45°C desert heat—the toughest bike race in the world.
This year, Lukas teamed up with g.tec medical engineering for a groundbreaking brain monitoring project. Using our BCI Core 8 and an EEG sleep cap, we tracked his brain activity to test a new recovery strategy: sleep only during deep delta-wave phases and wake up as soon as lighter sleep began, saving valuable race time.
Compared to his first RAAM, Lukas took longer rest periods (up to 3+ hours vs. 1:50 before) and totaled 15h 30m sleep over 10 days. While the approach didn’t improve his time, the EEG data provides powerful insights for future endurance racing and sleep optimization.
Check out our Unicorn BCI Core-8: https://www.gtec.at/product/unicorn-bci-core-8-eeg-device-for-high-quality/
