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Luke Bryan Takes On Bike Ride Challenge

A sleepy-looking Luke Bryan took to his Instagram stories this morning (8/13) to share his event for the day and he’ll be spending today on two wheels. Luke said in…

Luke Bryan Straps On A Helmet For Morning Ride

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A sleepy-looking Luke Bryan took to his Instagram stories this morning (8/13) to share his event for the day and he'll be spending today on two wheels.

Luke said in a video he posted to Instagram stories, "Good morning everyone coming at you at 5:23 in the morning and I'm going on my first 100-mile bike ride today. Stay tuned for details."

In a second video he posted to Instagram stories a few hours later, Bryan said while riding a bike complete with a helmet, "Twenty-five miles in, one-quarter of the way there...yee haw."

Luke spent last week promoting his new album Born Here, Live Here, Die Here, which was released last Friday (8/7).

He posted to Instagram just yesterday, "So many amazing memories packed into 3 minutes. Y’all be sure to check out my video for the title track of my new album #BornHereLiveHereDieHere."

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