Newlyweds honeymoon on RAGBRAI

Kenneth and and Megan Hamilton got married a month ago. For their honeymoon they decided against the beaches of Mexico and castles of Europe and opted for biking 400 miles in the Iowa heat. It made sense though. “He brought me on RAGBRAI the first summer we were...

Riding to the beat

Mike Knapp’s bike music players have gotten more sophisticated over the years. Knapp, who rides with Team Flamingo, started riding RAGBRAI 31 years ago and he used his Walkman to pump out hits along the way. Today, Knapp listens to everything from 60s and 70s to...

Hot? Try a little Christmas in July

The temperature is riding, but anyone who wants a taste of winter can track down the guy with the Santa hat. Call it Christmas in July. The Moonshine Gang has dressed up in a different theme every year for RAGBRAI. They’ve been cowboys and pirates and this year...

Riders make first pedal push of RAGBRAI

Tires were dipped, camps were taken down and the luggage trucks were moving out. RAGBRAI day 1 is underway and riders have been streaming out of Council Bluffs all morning. Molly Acevalo and Justin Peters were putting past mi it’s touches on their bikes and...