Belly dance troupe goes pirate for RAGBRAI

by | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog

Riders Thursday morning pedaling up the last big hill out of Hudson were entertained by Prairie Rose Dance Troupe. The Waterloo-based foursome of Middle Eastern belly dancers turned pirate for RAGBRAI in keeping with the first pass-through town’s chosen theme....

Random joke inspires reddit RAGBRAI

by | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog

Stephen Greenwood of San Francisco, Calif., chats with fellow “redditors” Wednesday, July 22, during a meetup in the middle of RAGBRAI in Parkersburg. (Jon Britton/Special to The Register) Parkersburg, Ia. – I’ll keep this simple and explain that there...

Maddie Poppe’s voice stops RAGBRAI riders in their tracks

by | Jul 23, 2015 | Blog

Maddie Poppe greets new fans on Wednesday, July 22, in New Hartford during RAGBRAI. I was ready to pull out of New Hartford, the final town Wednesday afternoon before RAGBRAI reached Cedar Falls, when the singer’s voice from the gazebo in the park at the edge of...