Here’s a quick look ahead toward Wednesday’s 58-mile ride from Eldora to Cedar Falls: MAP: Getting around in Cedar Falls | Routes in and out of town | Vehicle maps WEATHER FROM WHO-HD: One of the nicest days on the ride this year will be just over the handle bars today. It will be mostly sunny. The wind
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Kylah Smith, 8, and Connor Bengston, 4, give lemonade to riders in Buckeye. (Michael Morain/The Register) BUCKEYE — So here’s a question: Is this A) a cute lemonade stand, or B) the cutest lemonade stand ever? Either way, beverage moguls Kylah Smith, 8, and Konnor Bengston, 4, were doing a brisk business in Buckeye. They
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Just in case RAGBRAI riders weren’t saddle-sore enough, they had a chance to hop on a mechanical bull a few miles north of town. The rodeo ride was one of several distractions provided by the non-profit group America’s Renewable Future, which advocates for the use of ethanol and other renewable fuels. They put up a
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Dean “Bareback” Mathias, left, stops to help Brently and Marybeth Cooper on Tuesday east of Fort Dodge. RAGBRAI, Day 3 — I had biked alongside Dean Mathias for maybe a few hundred feet Tuesday morning when he insisted that we pull to the side of the road so he could oil my dry
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Birthday girl Sandy Mensen, 47, of Delhi (with the black gloves) celebrated the day with Team KYBO at the Boondocks, just off Interstate 35. Team KYBO member Ryan Daniels of Waterloo “fuels up” during Day 3 of RAGBRAI on Tuesday. Is it ironic that Team KYBO stopped for a bathroom break at the Boondocks gas
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RADCLIFFE, Ia. — Here’s the recipe for “biker heaven”: WiFi, air-conditioning and, maybe most importantly, ice cream. It’s All Good!, a small gift and dessert store in Radcliffe, was a popular destination for RAGBRAI riders to take a load off during the Karras Loop, an optional route that upped the day’s total to 100 miles. “Do
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Alden, Ia. — I’ve trudged through construction before on this bicycle trek at the height of summer “road closed” season. But Tuesday’s two-wheeled-turned-two-legged logjam just west of Alden may have set a new standard for a RAGBRAI snarl. A pair of bridge repairs in quick succession, with nothing but gravel to tread, slowed the
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John Karras sits to take pictures with RAGBRAI fans. RADCLIFFE, Ia. — Between human foosball, water fighting and pork burgers, the city of Radcliffe spent months ensuring there was plenty for RAGBRAI riders to do while taking a break from the Karras Loop, the optional add-on route that makes Tuesday’s ride more than 100 miles
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