by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Crystal Davis was inspired to go on RAGBRAI by the death of a man she didn’t even know. She was in her first bike race last October, toward the back, when she saw a man lying in the road. A moment later a younger man she had been talking to earlier during the...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Here’s a quick primer about today’s 52-mile ride from Knoxville to Oskaloosa: WEATHER: The ride will start today with clear skies and temperatures in the mid-60s, WHO-TV forecasts. Expect a high in the mid-80s. There is a chance for storms late tonight. TONIGHT’S...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Of all the characters I imagined I might meet along Wednesday’s 50-mile rolling route from Des Moines to Knoxville, the “Condom King” of RAGBRAI probably surprised me most. But before I reached him I pedaled out of Des Moines amid a gaggle of confused out-of-staters...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2013 | Uncategorized
Expecting the unexpected is a given for any RAGBRAI cyclist. But even some veterans were caught off guard by the shouts of merry Christmas and snow flakes falling in Runnells Wednesday. It only seemed fitting that before pedaling through the “Christmas in...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
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by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Runnells, Ia. — Hundreds of RAGBRAI riders found an idyllic spot to swim — with or without their clothes — at a farm pond a few miles out of town. It was without a doubt the pond’s busiest day in the nine years since owners Mark and Jean...
