by Mark | Jul 12, 2014 | Blog
Seems like just a year ago the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa was wrapping up in Fort Madison. By Sunday morning, July 20, thousands of cyclists will renew a four-decade tradition, pushing away from Rock Valley on RAGBRAI XLII. Whether you are...
by Mark | Jul 12, 2014 | Blog
By: Mike Kilen, mkilen@dmreg.com Love is found, unfolds and endures on a long bicycle ride, despite wearing uncomfortable, tight shorts for a week and smelling like barn animals. Singles meet on the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. They get...
by Mark | Jul 10, 2014 | Blog
If you haven’t heard, the national bike advocacy organization, PeopleForBikes has issued a challenge just before RAGBRAI. If we have 10,000 bicyclists (people that ride bikes in Iowa if you live on either side of a river) then PeopleForBikes will present a big check...
by Mark | Jul 10, 2014 | Blog
by John Karras, aka Grampa RAGBRAI It seems impossible that after all these years (from 1973 to today) I can still feel that mixture of anticipation and apprehension about an approaching RAGBRAI. Yes, seems impossible, but here we are, just days away from the start...
by Mark | Jul 9, 2014 | Blog
A great benefit of your RAGBRAI registration is baggage transport between the overnight towns. In addition, RAGBRAI establishes a campground exclusively for riders who utilize the RAGBRAI baggage transport. Here’s how it works: Each registered rider is allowed...
