by Mark | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Chances are, you will enjoy the party Des Moines is throwing for the tens of thousands of visitors Tuesday. But the ride isn’t even halfway done, so here’s a breakdown of the remaining days of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. DAY 4, WEDNESDAY: Des...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Cooler temperatures and a less strenuous first-day ride meant fewer medical calls for RAGBRAI riders than last year, one official said. Six people had been transported to the hospital by about 3:30 p.m., said Bob Libby, Director of CARE Ambulance, which provides...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Not able to ride RAGBRAI yourself? No worries. Thanks to Terry Fugate you can see what the ride looks like from a helmet’s-eye view. The retired Kansas City police officer mounted a camera to his helmet and is recording parts of the ride. “Like rolling...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
SHELBY, Ia. – Most fire trucks help distinguish fires. The one here does just the opposite. Lifelong friends and former U.S. Marines Kevin Spenla and David Ricardo, both of San Diego, bought a 1974 American LaFrance truck that once belonged to the fire...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
The ride from Minden to Tim Potts’ acreage is short but hilly. It didn’t take RAGBRAI riders long to discover Potts’s backyard swimming pool was a cool reprieve from the punishing afternoon heat and up and down route from Minden to Shelby. “I...
by Mark | Jul 21, 2013 | Uncategorized
Kenneth and and Megan Hamilton got married a month ago. For their honeymoon they decided against the beaches of Mexico and castles of Europe and opted for biking 400 miles in the Iowa heat. It made sense though. “He brought me on RAGBRAI the first summer we were...
