by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Funnel cake is one of several State Fair foods available to RAGBRAI riders.(MARY STEGMEIR / The Register) Funnel cake from the Iowa State Fair was impossible to pass up for RAGBRAI rider Elizabeth Deiter. The 48-year-old had already been craving something sweet when...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
By midnight, Court Avenue looked like a typical Saturday night scene–partiers in branded t-shirts strolled between bars, with some spandex-clad riders peppered among them. An empty trolley offering rides to Club Extreme’s Foam Party drove up a d down the...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Bicycling was so popular Tuesday in Iowa that the helmeted two-wheeled zealots were forced to stop and walk the most claustrophobic segments of a blissfully flat, overcast 50-mile jaunt from Perry to Des Moines, where RAGBRAI hadn’t rolled in 16 years. The official...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s a quick primer about today’s 50-mile ride from Des Moines to Knoxville: WEATHER: A cool morning will make some wear long sleeves, according to WHO-TV’s forecast — expect overnight lows in the 50s. By this afternoon there will have sunshine and highs...
