by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Fifteen-year-old Josh Livingston, of Seattle, is a first-time RAGBRAI rider. (MARY STEGMEIR / The Register) First-time rider Josh Livingston didn’t miss a beat this afternoon when asked his favorite part about RAGBRAI. “The downhill,” quipped the Seattle teen. The...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
5:00 p.m.: Not everyone hanging out along the Des Moines river this afternoon rode into the city with RAGBRAI. Becky Haines biked about 17 miles from home in Ankeny to the food and music fair. “We just came down to see all the crazy people,” she said. Her...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
The RAGBRAI route is always filled with unique sights. This year, we asked users to share those sights on Instagram with #IspyonRAGBRAI. Here’s a sampling of some of the best scenes. [View the story “I Spy on RAGBRAI” on Storify] via RAGBRAI...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cyclists and non-bikers alike spent the afternoon at the Iowa Historical Building for the PedalPalooza event. By 4 p.m. the Nadas were playing on the terrace – after their singer had made it from Perry by bike just in time to shower and perform – state...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Dallas Center, Ia. – It’s not unusual to have some, uh — how should I put this delicately? — some intestinal problems during RAGBRAI’s week-long glutton-fest of fried food and homemade ice cream. But nobody was under more pressure to...