by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s almost an annual tradition: The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau sends a letter every year to the RAGBRAI staff to formally request they bring the ride to Des Moines. And every year, RAGBRAI passes on it. But every once in a while, RAGBRAI takes...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Free buses will be available for RAGBRAI riders and other party-goers who pack into downtown Tuesday. The extended D-Line route will run from 10:30 a.m. to midnight, shuttling people between the campground at Des Moines’ Water Works Park and the festivities in...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
This year’s Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa is 83 percent road bike, 10 percent hybrid, 3 percent tandem and one adult-sized big wheel tricycle. That’s what Matt Armbruster is counting on to transport him across Iowa this week. And it’s exactly what...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Richard Kresser is running the 406.6-mile RAGBRAI route for charity. The Register’s Michael Morain interviewed him Sunday after Day 1. Here is video of that interview: The story below was published in The Des Moines Register in June. ===== Army Capt. Richard...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s a quick primer about today’s 83-mile ride from Harlan to Perry: WEATHER: It’s a warm and muggy one, says WHO-TV of Des Moines. Expect mostly sunny skies and highs in the lower 90s. The heat index will be near 100. TONIGHT’S ENTERTAINMENT: Hairball is on...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Marianne Martin puts her helmet back on to head back on the ride. Martin, who won the inaugural women’s Tour de France in 1984, is now a photographer. (Andrea Melendez/THe Register) Marianne Martin relished every “junk mile” of the opening day of her very first...
