RAGBRAI Day 3 photos: Fort Dodge to Eldora

Mari Mayborn has her breakfast in the wheel of a tractor Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at the first stop on the RAGBRAI route in Duncombe, Iowa. Ed Busheme of Rockwall, Texas (left), and Susan Campbell of Arlington, Texas, sit next to the gas pumps and have their breakfast...

Big blue monster would make Founding Fathers proud

Members of the Chicago Urban Bicycling Society pose met a mysterious monster in Duncombe. From left: Dana Nelson, Brad Prendergast, Kasey Porter (in costume), Gene Steingold, David Goodman and Joe Norber. DUNCOMBE — It was unclear what the blue pear-shaped...

What to look for Tuesday on RAGBRAI

Here’s a quick look ahead toward Tuesday’s 73-mile ride from Fort Dodge to Eldora: MAP: Getting around in Eldora WEATHER FROM WHO-HD: Cooler air is on the way. At sunrise the temperature will be 57. The high will reach 80. It will be mostly sunny. The wind will...