A crack in the center of a road east of Yale is causing some trouble for Ragbrai riders, said RAGBRAI Medical Director Bob Libby. The crack is on the RAGBRAI route east of Yale on the way to the overnight town of Perry. About four riders have been transported to a hospital from this stretch
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Sponge (Special to the Register) Sponge frontman Vinnie Dombroski isn’t a cyclist, but he has plenty of experience performing for big groups of them. His other band, the Orbitsuns, has played after parties for the Ore 2 Shore mountain bike race in his native Michigan. “The people are so pumped up. They work so hard
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The Ragbrai medical team did not see heat-related issues Monday, but rather saw an increase in riders with abrasions, broken bones and head injuries, said Ragbrai Medical Director Bob Libby. The medical team treated about double the patients Monday as the team did Sunday, Libby said. On Sunday, the team treated about six patients. By
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Tuesday’s ride climbs about twice as high as 801 Grand, seen here towering above the Des Moines skyline. (Register file photo) RAGBRAI is a statistician’s dream any way you slice it — by the number of riders, the miles traveled, the feet of climb, the calories burned. It’s the kind of thing that appeals to
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Hamlin – Mr. Porkchop had some competition today along the RAGBRAI route. Hundreds of riders stopped at Darrell’s Place for cold beer and a famous breaded tenderloin. The restaurant won the inaugural “best breaded pork tenderloin” award from the Iowa Pork Producers Association in 2003. Darrell’s owner Jeff Munch prepared 1,200 tenderloins, 350 chicken sandwiches
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GUTHRIE CENTER — Gwynne Wright, 15, rode the Karras Loop on just 14 miles of training. Oh yeah, she’s recovering from a stress fracture in her right foot, too. “I got two screws put in in May, but I was like, ‘I still want to do RAGBRAI,’” Wright said. Wright’s doctor permitted her to start
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Chuck McKee rode RAGBRAI three years ago with his family. So when the time came to plan the bi-annual reunion for a group of high school friends, he suggested the 400 mile trek. When I did it I thought, ‘these guys would love it,’” McKee, 66 said. Three others agreed. They are here despite injuries
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Chuck McKee rode RAGBRAI three years ago with his family. So when the time came to plan the bi-annual reunion for a group of high school friends, he suggested the 400 mile trek. When I did it I thought, ‘these guys would love it,’” McKee, 66 said. Three others agreed. They are here despite injuries
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All cities evolve over the course of 16 years, but the developments in central Iowa since 1997 — the last time the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa spent the night in town — are especially pronounced. This is “Dead Moines” no more. Public and private entities have spent hundreds of millions of dollars
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TRAFFIC Authorities have spent all year preparing for the 10,000-plus registered and unregistered bicyclists who reach Des Moines. POLICE: Des Moines police plan to dedicate an entire patrol shift — about 30 officers — to policing the route, campgrounds and festivities on Court Avenue. The remaining two patrol shifts will work 12-hour days everywhere else
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The High Trestle Bridge, illuminated at night (Register file photo) More than 600 miles of recreational trails weave through central Iowa. And should RAGBRAI riders in town for the Des Moines stop find a few minutes (or hours) to kill and are looking to explore, here are a few spots to check out on their
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