Greetings, readers of Ready to Ride; friends, family and supporters of David; RAO competitors/cohorts; assorted curious parties; welcome to all of you!

You have found your way to the dedicated microsite for David Rowe’s bid in the 2009 Edition of Race Across Oregon. And, I suspect this is no accident. You are here to follow up on David’s progress, to check in on him and to cheer him on as he makes his way through the arduous course set against the backdrop of beautiful Northeastern Oregon.

As you have likely already noticed, there is a prominently featured map which sports live tracking of David’s movements through the course; in the sidebar you’ll find David’s twitter feed (which I’ll be hijacking for the next several days while he focuses on riding), a link to David’s Interview on the FredCast, and a live-updating preview of the RAO 2009 Flickr set on David’s account.

And of course, here we have a separate blog set up for periodic posts throughout the day to provide more detailed information on the ride, the landscape and everything else RAO 2009.

Keep checking back for regular updates once the race kicks off (and perhaps some before and after). Keep those pedals turnin!

-Evan Rowe