by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
FORT MADISON — Pete Kostelnick stood at the bank of the Mississippi River early Saturday afternoon with sun-tanned shoulders and a sweat-stained short from running 423 miles across Iowa. Kostelnick, 25 of Lincoln, Neb., was on the road at midnight to finish the...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
The historic Bonaparte Inn. BONAPARTE – Looking for a RAGBRAI souvenir? How about the historic Bonaparte Inn? The 13-room brick hotel went up for sale earlier this month, for an undisclosed price by the owner in Scottsdale, Ariz., who bought it in 2004. The...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
BENTONSPORT – Riders woke early this chilly morning in Fairfield and hustled to get a headstart on the 63 miles to the Mississippi River in Fort Madison. A hot air balloon hovered above the route as it twisted up (and up) through the hills of Jefferson and then Van...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
There’s a story Mike Widener likes to tell about someone on RAGBRAI who once asked what kind of tire tubes the Air Force uses that cause so many flat tires. “They apparently thought we were on the side of the road because we had flats, but really we were...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s a quick primer about today’s 63-mile concluding ride from Fairfield to Fort Madison: WEATHER: Clear skies and cool temperatures will wrap up RAGBRAI. The temperatures will be chilly this morning. Expect a high in the 70s. TODAY’S ENTERTAINMENT: Main Stage...
by Mark | Jul 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
FAIRFIELD, Ia. – The running joke — rolling joke, more appropriately — is that the pie-fed horde on the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa must be crazy to perch on bike seats in the depths of July and sizzle across the state. Turns out that some...
