RAGBRAI RIDERS HAD THE OPTION TUESDAY TO RIDE A CENTURY ROUTE OF JUST OVER 100 MILES AS THEY MADE THEIR WAY FROM CARROLL TO AMES.
SIOUX CITY RIDER JOHN DEN BESTE DECIDED TO GIVE IT A TRY AND RODE 102 MILES.
HE AND OTHER RIDERS ALSO HAD A SPECIAL WELCOME WHEN THEY MADE IT TO THE HOME OF THE IOWA STATE CYCLONES IN AMES:
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TODAY WAS PROBABLY THE LAST DAY THIS WEEK THE RAGBRAI RIDERS WOULD PEDAL IN TEMPERATURES UNDER 90 DEGREES.
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DEN BESTE SAYS EVERYONE IS HAVING A GOOD TIME AND HE SAW ONE RIDER MAKING HIS WAY TO AMES A LITTLE DIFFERENTLY THAN MOST:
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THE 50TH ANNUAL REGISTER’S GREAT BIKE RIDE ACROSS IOWA WRAPS UP SATURDAY IN DAVENPORT.