by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
RAGBRAI riders were greeted in Perry this evening by heavy rainfall, hail, thunder and lightning. The strong storm started at about 8:30 and left cyclists seeking shelter under nearby building canopies and in lobbies. Three campgrounds were stationed near the city’s...
by Mark | Jul 23, 2013 | Uncategorized
Iowa State Patrol officers reunited an 11-year-old with his father after the boy had been missing for about eight hours during RAGBRAI on Monday. “It just worked out for us,” said Iowa State Patrol Sgt. Scott Bright. “We were standing out here in the...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
A crack in the center of a road east of Yale is causing some trouble for Ragbrai riders, said RAGBRAI Medical Director Bob Libby. The crack is on the RAGBRAI route east of Yale on the way to the overnight town of Perry. About four riders have been transported to a...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Sponge (Special to the Register) Sponge frontman Vinnie Dombroski isn’t a cyclist, but he has plenty of experience performing for big groups of them. His other band, the Orbitsuns, has played after parties for the Ore 2 Shore mountain bike race in his native Michigan....
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
The Ragbrai medical team did not see heat-related issues Monday, but rather saw an increase in riders with abrasions, broken bones and head injuries, said Ragbrai Medical Director Bob Libby. The medical team treated about double the patients Monday as the team did...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Tuesday’s ride climbs about twice as high as 801 Grand, seen here towering above the Des Moines skyline. (Register file photo) RAGBRAI is a statistician’s dream any way you slice it — by the number of riders, the miles traveled, the feet of climb, the calories burned....
