Rain expected to clear from route this afternoon

The rain and clouds should clear out along the RAGBRAI route by 2 or 3 p.m., according to officials with the National Weather Service in the Quad Cities. That means dry pedaling back on the road for many wet riders who huddled beneath tents and awnings along the...

AnimeIowa, RAGBRAI come together at IRL

Sam Eue, left, dressed as Train Heartnet from the anime “Black Cat,” and Shane Blair, right, dressed as Beowulf from the video game “Skullgirls,” pass by RAGBRAI festivities Friday on their way to AnimeIowa at the Iowa River Landing. Friday marked the second time...

Can you help? Troopers seek owner of lost wedding band

There’s good news waiting for a RAGBRAI participant who lost his wedding band yesterday: A state trooper located the ring. The problem is that the rider’s name and identity is unknown. The man lost the ring near the intersection of Iowa highways 14 and 57 near...

Video: Seniors get a chance to ride RAGBRAI

All Ability Cycles gives bicycle rides to residents of the Hiawatha Care Center on Friday, July 24, 2015. The group gives rides to senior residents along the RAGBRAI route. via RAGBRAI http://ift.tt/1IiRMG1

Riders opt for southern shortcut out of Hiawatha

Hundreds of cyclists pedaled against the grain Friday morning. They pointed due south along the Cedar Valley Nature Trail as the dense mob of RAGBRAI riders headed north  toward Whittier out of Hiawatha. Locals said the “off route” strategy through Cedar...