by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Most RAGBRAI cyclists have opted for a two-wheeled instead of four-wheeled trek across Iowa. A few take it a step farther and go down to one wheel. Tim Roberts, 30, and Jason Pardie, 25, are riding unicycles across Iowa. The goal is to ride every mile of RAGBRAI....
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Even in the quietest year of Iowa’s political quadrennium, it’s probably unavoidable that RAGBRAI riders are going to end up rubbing handlebars with candidates looking for votes. Iowa Congressman Bruce Braley – who’s looking for a promotion to the U.S. Senate next...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
RAGBRAI riders got a sneak peek Wednesday of butter sculptures that will be unveiled next month during the Iowa State Fair. Some of the cyclists who peddled through the fairgrounds in Des Moines stopped at the Agriculture Building to watch artist Sarah Pratt work her...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Thousands of riders camped here last night, but by 11 a.m., Des Moines Waterworks Park was a ghost town. Only one tent was still pitched, with a couple of bikes strewn on the grass in front of it. All was still; there were no signs that its occupants would be waking...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Gov. Terry Branstad didn’t have to worry about speed limits or cornfields flying last his view Tuesday. branstad was among the thousands of people who arrived in Des Moines on bicycles during the 2013 edition of RAGBRAI. via RAGBRAI...
