July 12, 2024

RAGBRAI Training: Some final thoughts for RAGBRAI

Well folks, it’s one week to go until the start of RAGBRAI LI. I hope you’ve been riding and preparing yourself for this upcoming ch...

June 28, 2024

RAGBRAI Training: Turning up the heat on RAGBRAI

The weather this spring and summer so far in Iowa has been really mild and I haven’t even thought about writing about the heat and h...

June 14, 2024

RAGBRAI Training: Some Thoughts on Safety

I was on a group ride last night and someone crashed and got injured. It made me think that an article on safety as we head into RAG...

May 31, 2024

RAGBRAI Training: Advanced Training Tips

My last article focused on some back-to-basics advice for those fairly new to RAGBRAI. This week we are going to the other end of th...

May 17, 2024

RAGBRAI Training: Back to Basics

From time to time I receive an email from a RAGBRAI rider who asks some very basic questions which I may overlook or consider too ba...

May 03, 2024

RAGBRAI Training: Getting Equipped for RAGBRAI

In this article I am going to review the various equipment you should consider having on you and your bike for RAGBRAI. Bicycle – Ye...