by Mark | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
In honor of National Bike Month, we’re spotlighting how bicycles are tools for personal empowerment, social justice and community development in our with our “Where the Ride Takes Us” web series. Today’s post features the radical revolution of the Ovarian Psycos, an...
by Mark | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Good morning RAGBRAI Nation! Our web store is TEMPORARILY CLOSED, as we transition to a brand new website. It will reopen tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, and will be located as always at shop.ragbrai.com. We apologize for any inconvenience – if you would like to...
by Mark | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
I grew up in small town in NE Iowa and had any typical childhood. Riding bikes, playing back yards sports, and countless hours at the town pool is how I spent my days. I got really big into BMX during my teenage years and had to work on neighboring farms to pay for...
by Mark | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kicking off National Bike to Work Week, the League has announced its latest round of Bicycle Friendly Communities (BFC), including a new Platinum-level community. Fort Collins, Colo., moved from Gold to Platinum this round, joining the ranks of Portland, Ore.;...
by Mark | May 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Several people have asked for Coach Ertl’s Training Plan in an excel file, so here it is RAGBRAI_Training_Plan_2013. The most popular blogs every year is my training plan for preparing for RAGBRAI. This has proven to be popular among riders. So here is this...