by Mark | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog
Dean “Bareback” Mathias, left, stops to help Brently and Marybeth Cooper on Tuesday east of Fort Dodge. RAGBRAI, Day 3 — I had biked alongside Dean Mathias for maybe a few hundred feet Tuesday morning when he insisted that we pull to the...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog
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by Mark | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog
Birthday girl Sandy Mensen, 47, of Delhi (with the black gloves) celebrated the day with Team KYBO at the Boondocks, just off Interstate 35. Team KYBO member Ryan Daniels of Waterloo “fuels up” during Day 3 of RAGBRAI on Tuesday. Is it ironic that Team...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog
RADCLIFFE, Ia. — Here’s the recipe for “biker heaven”: WiFi, air-conditioning and, maybe most importantly, ice cream. It’s All Good!, a small gift and dessert store in Radcliffe, was a popular destination for RAGBRAI riders to take a load...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2015 | Blog
Alden, Ia. — I’ve trudged through construction before on this bicycle trek at the height of summer “road closed” season. But Tuesday’s two-wheeled-turned-two-legged logjam just west of Alden may have set a new standard for a...
