Despite the death and devastation left by a lethal EF4 tornado that tore through Greenfield in May, the city will still serve as the Day 3 meeting town for RAGBRAI on July 23, as announced in April, officials with the ride and Greenfield’s RAGBRAI committee said Tuesday. “After careful consideration and many conversations with local […]
May 2—OTTUMWA — If the saying “it takes a village to raise a child” is true, then so is another adage: It takes volunteers to run the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Volunteerism toward the event was part of a lengthy discussion during Tuesday’s Wapello County Board of Supervisors meeting at the courthouse. […]
RAGBRAI 2024 Day 1 map Each day this week, the Des Moines Register will be presenting one of the daily maps for RAGBRAI 2024, along with the pertinent stats and highlights. Here’s today’s. Day 1, Sunday, July 21: Glenwood to Red Oak Miles: 41.9. Feet of climb: 2,435. Themes: Tire dip, Mile of Silence. Pass-through […]