by Mark | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog
MASON CITY, Ia. – The deaths of notable figures from the four decades of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa often have triggered a similar grieving process for families and teammates: a time to weep, a time to laugh, a time to mourn — and then...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog
Here’s a quick look ahead toward Friday’s 66-mile ride from Waverly to Independence: MAP: Getting around in Independence | More Independence maps WEATHER: It will be partly cloudy and a bit warmer. The clouds will help to filter the sun. There is a slight chance for a...
by Mark | Jul 25, 2014 | Blog
GREENE, Ia. – I had another RAGBRAI epiphany Thursday. If this 418-mile ride seems tough, I have only my defeatist thinking to blame. I couldn’t dismiss the advice from Ryan Francois of Des Moines, considering he’s heaving up every hill on his skateboard. “You...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2014 | Blog
Marble Rock — It’s not every day you meet someone who founded a town. It wasn’t Thursday, either. But that didn’t stop local liar Bill Wentworth from telling hundreds of RAGBRAI visitors that he had founded Marble Rock — you know,...
by Mark | Jul 24, 2014 | Blog
http://ift.tt/1ny6imW Marble Rock — In one sense, RAGBRAI is just an overgrown parade, so riders are accustomed to being watched. But they felt more watched than usual here, under the curious buzz of local Bill Bucklen’s remote-controlled drone. The...
