by Mark | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog
The Dallas County Conservation Board has been working on paving various gravel road crossings on the Raccoon River Valley Trail. They had limited funds available but were able to pave some of them last fall through various donor contributions. There are eight...
by Mark | Mar 22, 2014 | Blog
Your week-long rider registration must be finalized by April 1 (registration, waiver, and payment). All week-long rider minor waivers must be postmarked by April 1. Any groups will weeklong riders as members must be finalized by April 1. We will not accept any...
by Mark | Mar 17, 2014 | Blog
The RAGBRAI XLII weeklong rider registration deadline is fast approaching (your entry needs to be in by April 1) so we thought we would answer some of your most frequently asked questions to help make the process a little easier. Q: There is a minor riding in my...
by Mark | Mar 17, 2014 | Blog
NATIONAL BIKE SUMMIT League of American Bicyclists / The League March 4-6, 2013 Renaissance Hotel, Washington, D.C. By Steve Schurtz of Mason City The National Bike Summit was held in Washington, D.C., on March 3-5, 2014. The theme was “United Spokes: Moving Beyond...
by Mark | Mar 15, 2014 | Blog
Day 7: Independence to Guttenberg And now: The hills. The final day’s 3,000-foot climb is just about twice as high as most of the previous days. So if riders didn’t know why the state’s northeast calls itself “Little Switzerland,” well, they will soon. The final 68...