Bike Ride with Phil from the Amazing Race

Amazing Race, Colorado, cycling, Phil Keoghan | UltraRob | Friday, April 10th, 2009 at 11:10 am

Phil Keoghan from the Amazing Race TV show is currently riding his bike across America. He left Los Angeles on March 28th and plans to arrive in New York City on May 9th. The last episode of the current Amazing Race airs the following day.

He will average around 100 miles a day on the bike and ride a total of 3500 miles. Currently he is a little over 1,000 miles into the ride. In addition to riding, he’s doing interviews, raising money for MS and much more. You can help make a difference in the fight against MS by donating to Phil’s MS Team.

Phil’s ride schedule is on his website and you can ride along with him. Because of the distance, he’s not riding at race pace but he’s fit and smooth on the bike. Just be sure to print out the waiver and take it with you.

Phil is currently riding through Colorado. I drove up to Fairplay, CO yesterday morning to ride with him. I hung out with his wife, Dad and crew for a little while before we started riding. Everyone was very friendly.

The kids from the school came to see Phil Koeghan and were very excited. After Phil talked for a bit to the crowd, it was time for him to ride to Denver.

It was 29 degrees when we rolled out and the wind made it feel much colder. Phil was very friendly although I didn’t get to talk to him much while we were riding. We had such a strong, gusty cross-wind that it really wasn’t safe to ride side by side.

I asked him why he chose to ride for MS. He said his cousin has it. He said he has been into cycling for a long time but has become more involved in it the last few years. Phil and his wife sponsor a U23 cycling team.

Scotty, one of the Amazing Race camera men, is filming Phil’s ride. Josh is along to edit the video and there is a daily video blog. Because of them being on the move so much of the time, the video blog is currently a couple days behind. In addition to his website, you can follow his ride across America on twitter and on Facebook.

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