by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
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....
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
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....
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
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...