by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
RAGBRAI riders may be caught in a color war while riding through Dallas Center on Tuesday. The Dallas Center community is holding color wars to raise money to build a new pool. “Basically, our old pool is sinking,” said Shellie Pullen, new pool committee...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
PERRY– RAGBRAI riders sought shelter anywhere they could Monday from the heavy rain, hail and lightening that began a little after 8 p.m. They stood in hotel lobbies, packed restaurants and even retreated to car wash bays. Jeff Osboe was in Jamaica when Iowa...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
By Bryce Miller, Register sports columnist brmiller@dmreg.com PERRY, IA. — Returning to the seat of a bicycle under the broiling glare of a July sun in Iowa created a pedal-powered litmus test for cycling icon Lance Armstrong. Would people forgive doping charges that...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s a quick primer about today’s 50-mile ride from Perry to Des Moines: WEATHER: Once the pieces are picked up from Monday night’s severe thunderstorm, expect a perfect day — less humid and much cooler. Mid-morning temperatures will be in the mid-60s,...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Three of the newest journalists to chronicle RAGBRAI are grizzled veterans of national politics who decided to share a week of vacation and experience Iowa outside of the bubble of campaigns and caucuses. “No Pie Refused” is the banner beneath which National Public...
