July 30, 2014

Meet the woman who rode RAGBRAI in combat boots

Riders handed her cash from spandex pockets and small-town American Legions put up tip jars to help along the way. So far, Hameister’s raised more than $1,700 for the campaign, part of the Juice Charity Challenge. We caught up with Hameister, herself the daughter of a Vietnam veteran, as she reflected on the ride.

July 28, 2014

Top 10 things we’ll remember about RAGBRAI XLII

After 42 years, each ride can seem pretty much like the one before -- except when they don't.

July 28, 2014

RAGBRAI celebrity Taco Johnson helps dad, son connect

How to make the boy understand and simultaneously stay better connected with him throughout the week? Eureka! The universal, ageless antidote for the doldrums: Legos.

July 26, 2014

Conquered: What cyclists defeated to finish RAGBRAI

This was only my fourth time on the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, and yet I struggle to conjure an appropriate description of this bizarre, beloved pilgrimage that doesn’t lean on such words as “circus,” “Mardi Gras” or “odyssey.”