by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
A 6-foot-tall chicken stood watch as Ragbrai riders tried to throw eggs into another chicken’s rear end in Guthrie Center on Monday. The Guthrie Center community offered Ragbrai participants the chance to play a game involving throwing raw eggs at a chicken...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
KIMBALLTON — Wanted: 2008 RAGBRAI mug. Barbara McNeal has been searching for the mug for five years. After scouring eBay, checking with RAGBRAI organizers and using online forums with no luck McNeal turned to the route. A cardboard sign on the side of her bike...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
For some people 83 miles just isn’t enough. Anyone looking for a bit more challenge turned in Kimballton to add more than 24 miles to their route and bring their daily total to more than 100 miles. Stacey Burke, 24, North Liberty, was one of them. Around 9 a.m....
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
Early bird Ragbrai riders rode into Guthrie Center on Monday morning to beat the heat and prepare for a long, hard day ahead. Monday is slated to be the longest, hardest and possibly hottest day of Ragbrai 2013. Dan Hendrick of Plymouth said he started biking early to...
by Mark | Jul 22, 2013 | Uncategorized
It’s almost an annual tradition: The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau sends a letter every year to the RAGBRAI staff to formally request they bring the ride to Des Moines. And every year, RAGBRAI passes on it. But every once in a while, RAGBRAI takes...
