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Ryan Bowen takes a detour from his bicycle route after getting hit by a jeep to New Orleans, Louisiana where he is reunited with his support vehicle along with Eleni Polakoff and Gonzo Garcia, who will also be riding with Ryan and Josh. This installment of the Biking for Obama video blogs provides a glimpse [...]

Check out Tamika Thompson’s article available on Tavis Smiley’s Blog. Its got to be the best written article about this trip yet!

Here’s the schedule for this next week.  I’ll continue to keep it updated and please let us know if you know anyone in the areas where we are heading! January Thurs- Mobile, AL Fri – Crestview, Florida Sat- Chatahoochie, FL Sun-Madison, FL Mon- Lake City, FL Tues- Gainesville Florida to U of F then on [...]

So tonight I was confronted by some interesting individuals upon entering Mobile, Alabama. While sitting at a bar having some fried catfish and chips, a man approached me indicating his interest in my bike and asked if me and Gonzo were bike messengers. Being the “down”type of white-boy he told me that he loved Obama [...]

On this day that we commemorate the 2000 year old saga of another epic journey I want to express the spirit of giving this season.  I am especially grateful for the  support I’ve received ever since this began, and would like to give something back to those of you who have motivated and inspired me [...]

Ryan Bowen was featured on the Takeaway co produced by “PRI (Public Radio International) and WNYC Radio in collaboration with the BBC World Service, The New York Times and WGBH Boston.” Click here to read the article and or listen to the audio interview. This time Ryan had a bit of more time to explain [...]

Ryan will be on National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation tomorrow, Tuesday, at 2:30 pm EST.    The show will be aired on many local NPR stations.  It will be online on www.NPR.org after 6 pm EST.  Check your local listings for more information.

Austin has been a great place.  Too great in fact. I realized that if I don’t leave now, I’ll have to stay here!  The hometown of Lance Armstrong, the undisputed most Bike-friendly place in Texas, and all the nice white liberals make me feel like I’m back where I grew up in Portland,  OR.  No [...]

I know, even the title of this one sounds cheesy, but it’s the gosh darn truth! After two and a half days riding through West Texas, I couldn’t help but think Damn, Texas is huge! Riding east from El Paso, along the border for miles along its booming Mexican sister-city Juarez I passed from city [...]

Today Ryan was featured LIVE on Fox Cable News sometime between 9:20 and 9:45am. Here’s the video of the phone interview. If the video doesn’t work, click here to view it from the Fox News Website.