by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Of all the characters I imagined I might meet along Wednesday’s 50-mile rolling route from Des Moines to Knoxville, the “Condom King” of RAGBRAI probably surprised me most. But before I reached him I pedaled out of Des Moines amid a gaggle of confused out-of-staters...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Expecting the unexpected is a given for any RAGBRAI cyclist. But even some veterans were caught off guard by the shouts of merry Christmas and snow flakes falling in Runnells Wednesday. It only seemed fitting that before pedaling through the “Christmas in...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Runnells, Ia. — Hundreds of RAGBRAI riders found an idyllic spot to swim — with or without their clothes — at a farm pond a few miles out of town. It was without a doubt the pond’s busiest day in the nine years since owners Mark and Jean...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Some RAGBRAI riders got a little soggy in Monroe. But wasn’t from rain. It was from spraying fire hoses. Two teams of two or three people used fire hoses to spray a barrel hanging from a hanging wire. The teams tried to push the barrel toward their opponents....
