On the final day, collective magic along the route

by | Jul 28, 2013 | Uncategorized

FORT MADISON, Ia. There was a key moment on last week’s nearly 407-mile parade of two-wheeled corn-gawkers when I was reminded of the crucial magic of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Late Thursday afternoon I pedaled out of Pella after filing a...

Thousands dip tires in Mighty Mississippi

by | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

A gold-clad Elvis impersonator was on hand to croon to RAGBRAI participants at the ride-ending tire dip in the Mississippi River in Fort Madison. Michael Morain/The Register FORT MADISON – Thousands of RAGBRAI riders glided into town under a cotton-cloudy sky as...

First RAGBRAI runner finished at the Mississippi

by | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized

FORT MADISON — Pete Kostelnick stood at the bank of the Mississippi River early Saturday afternoon with sun-tanned shoulders and a sweat-stained short from running 423 miles across Iowa. Kostelnick, 25 of Lincoln, Neb., was on the road at midnight to finish the...