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....
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
RAGBRAI riders caused few problems for law enforcement during their Des Moines stay, officials said today. No one was arrested Tuesday night at festivities downtown or at the campgrounds at Water Works Park, Des Moines Police Sgt. Jason Halifax said. “The crowds...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Most RAGBRAI cyclists have opted for a two-wheeled instead of four-wheeled trek across Iowa. A few take it a step farther and go down to one wheel. Tim Roberts, 30, and Jason Pardie, 25, are riding unicycles across Iowa. The goal is to ride every mile of RAGBRAI....
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Even in the quietest year of Iowa’s political quadrennium, it’s probably unavoidable that RAGBRAI riders are going to end up rubbing handlebars with candidates looking for votes. Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley – who’s looking for a promotion to the U.S. Senate next...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
RAGBRAI riders got a sneak peek Wednesday of butter sculptures that will be unveiled next month during the Iowa State Fair. Some of the cyclists who peddled through the fairgrounds in Des Moines stopped at the Agriculture Building to watch artist Sarah Pratt work her...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thousands of riders camped here last night, but by 11 a.m., Des Moines Waterworks Park was a ghost town. Only one tent was still pitched, with a couple of bikes strewn on the grass in front of it. All was still; there were no signs that its occupants would be waking...
