So who’s the toughest of them all? Wrestling legend Dan Gable shook hands with RAGBRAI riders Sgt. Vlady Kazberouk of Clinton, serving with Oskaloosa’s 3654 Maintenance Company of the Army National Guard, and former Army soldier Brad Lester of Solon. (Michael Morain/The Register) CORALVILLE — Olympic wrestling gold medalist and University of Iowa coaching icon
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Coralville rolled out the red carpet for RAGBRAI 2015 — a massive one that cyclists rolled across while taking in an elaborate scene at Iowa River Landing. A drone buzzed above the steady stream of riders swarming tents filled with bike gear and swag, art and local souvenirs. The entourage of spandex and helmets converged with painted
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Jabara the camel has one hump, and that was enough to steal the RAGBRAI spotlight in Mount Vernon Friday. The full-grown camel, who the owners estimate to be 7 or 8 years old, spent the morning in a small, fenced-in area at the heart of commotion in the meetup town. And he seemed perfectly content
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SOLON, Ia. — While RAGBRAI riders gorged themselves on apple pie across the street and humongous turkey legs around the corner, a group of locals raised money to feed kids in Malawi. But don’t worry: This isn’t a guilt-filled downer. There is good news to report. Over the last few months, the local branch of
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MOUNT VERNON, Ia. — When it rains on RAGBRAI, it divides the riders into two distinct groups: those who hunker down and those who dance it out. Stacey Jackson of North Liberty fell into the second category, as did hundreds of her closest friends in the middle of First Avenue. Sporting a pirate’s eyepatch and fake
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Kyle Munson and Joe Palca begin devouring rhubarb pie. Mt. Vernon, Ia. — Neither rain nor a flat tire could derail the epic, inaugural RAGBRAI pie-eating contest between National Public Radio’s “No Pie Refused” team and a trio of Register journalists. Michael Morain and I devised this goofy diversion as NPR returned for
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Justyn Miller, CEO of South Slope Cooperative Communications, uses a drone to capture photos and video of RAGBRAI riders heading into Coralville on Friday. Although many passersby and a few riders were snapping photos of the RAGBRAI finish line, Justyn Miller took his photography to the sky. Miller, CEO of North Liberty-based South Slope Cooperative
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The rain and clouds should clear out along the RAGBRAI route by 2 or 3 p.m., according to officials with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. That means dry pedaling back on the road for many wet riders who huddled beneath tents and awnings along the streets of Mount Vernon early Friday afternoon.
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Sam Eue, left, dressed as Train Heartnet from the anime “Black Cat,” and Shane Blair, right, dressed as Beowulf from the video game “Skullgirls,” pass by RAGBRAI festivities Friday on their way to AnimeIowa at the Iowa River Landing. Friday marked the second time AnimeIowa and RAGBRAI have come to Coralville at the same time,
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There’s good news waiting for a RAGBRAI participant who lost his wedding band yesterday: A state trooper located the ring. The problem is that the rider’s name and identity is unknown. The man lost the ring near the intersection of Iowa highways 14 and 57 near Parkersburg on Thursday, said Sgt. Nathan Ludwig of the Iowa
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