by Mark | Jun 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
The thoughts and prayers of RAGBRAI are with the family, teammates and friends of Paul Ladd who was killed while riding his bike in Boone while training for RAGBRAI this week. You will be in our thoughts as we ride RAGBRAI next month. The daughter of Paul Ladd...
by Mark | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
The city of Hedrick was founded in 1881. Hedrick was named after General John Morrow Hedrick, who encouraged its development. The town motto is ‘Where Friends Meet’, and serves the town well as the meeting town for this day, providing riders and their support...
by Mark | Jun 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
Summer is reluctantly making a presence here in Iowa. But the temperature and humidity are rising just in time for RAGBRAI. There is almost no chance that July will be anything but hot and humid. Those of you who have ridden RAGBRAI before know that the heat is...
by Mark | Jun 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
The last stop before our overnight in Des Moines will be Historic Valley Junction in West Des Moines. Most of the Historic Valley Junction (established in 1893) will be blocked off to host the RAGBRAI party. It’s only 4 more miles to the main campground in...
by Mark | Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Today’s town spotlight is Minden, the meeting town for our first day of riding on Sunday, July 21. Though you may consider Minden small (home to 597 people, .5 sq. miles), residents are by no means short on hospitality and bikers who decide to stop are in for a...
by Mark | Jun 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
The bicycling community is shocked and saddened by another death on Iowa’s roads. Gerald Williams of Lenox was struck by a car and killed on a rural stretch of roadway near Lenox. Reported details of the crash are limited, but the Iowa State Patrol is reporting a...
