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July 22, 2019RAGBRAI 2019: Route maps, and everything else you want to know for Tuesday
RAGBRAI's third day is the easiest of the week, just 40 miles in and out of the Des Moines area and on to Indianola for the first time in a decade. Find route maps, inside tips and more to make the most of your Tuesday.
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July 22, 2019RAGBRAI Day 2 in 70 seconds
From the campground in Atlantic to the smiley-face water tower in Adair and beyond, we kept a watchful eye from the sky on RAGBRAI's second day.
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July 22, 2019Alaskan couple decided to ‘wing it’ ahead of first RAGBRAI; so far, the bicycle shop owners thinks they’re doing pretty well
At least it was warm when it rained Sunday, the Alaskans said.
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July 22, 2019‘Mr. Pork Chop saved my life yesterday’ says Houston man who added his own challenge to RAGBRAI
Just bicycling across Iowa wasn’t enough of a challenge for this Houston man, so he attached an extra 50 pounds to his bike to force himself to slow down and enjoy Iowa.
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July 22, 2019California friends riding RAGBRAI for first time: ‘It’s good to experience the heartland of America’
“I just couldn’t get enough of the beauty around here, the rolling hills and the gorgeous homes and yards,” said the California woman experiencing Iowa for the first time on RAGBRAI.
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July 22, 2019Looking down on RAGBRAI: Watch riders leave Avoca
A USA TODAY Network drone crew captured calming video of RAGBRAI moving out of Avoca and back onto Iowa's highways on Sunday.
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July 21, 2019RAGBRAI 2019: Route maps, and everything else you want to know for Monday
RAGBRAI leaves Atlantic bound for central Iowa and Winterset on Monday. Find route maps, inside tips and more to make the most of Day 2.
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July 21, 20192 decades later, Minnesota entrepreneur still selling bicycle bracelets to eager RAGBRAI riders
Michael Murphy has been riding RAGBRAI since 1996 and making an entrepreneur of himself for almost as long.
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July 21, 2019
Cyclists keep it quiet to honor fallen riders
The Mile of Silence, an annual tradition, is in memory of cyclists who died in crashes with motorists.
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July 21, 2019Johnston man takes on duties of Captain America for first RAGBRAI
“At that point, it’s not about Captain America,” said the 53-year-old Johnston man who helped direct traffic as first responders helped a man who fell off his bike Sunday.
