| Route | Contributor | Last Updated | Where | Distance | Tags |
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| RAGBRAI XXXVI - Day 4: Wednesday | agreiter | Jun 5th 2008, 07:33 | 125.5km | ||
| This day's 78-mile ride sets out on one of the longest of RAGBRAI's traverses of the Lincoln Highway, through Nevada, Colo and State Center, to name just a few of the towns. All along the way are remnants of businesses that sprang up along the old two-lane highway in the first half of the last century. The route will take riders along the fringes of the Meskwaki Indian Settlement on the way to the overnight in Iowa's twin cities of Tama and Toledo. | |||||
| RAGBRAI XXXVI - Day 3: Tuesday | agreiter | Jun 5th 2008, 07:14 | 85.9km | ||
| With the second shortest mileage of the route, the ride to Ames is 57 miles. The road stays flat until it reaches Boone and the Des Moines River valley, where there a few hills will await riders. We can be thankful that none of the hills rivals Pilot Mound. A flat section and a few little hills later, riders will arrive in the heart of Cyclone country. | |||||
| RAGBRAI XXXVI - Day 2: Monday | agreiter | Jun 4th 2008, 04:59 | 132.5km | ||
| The ride into Jefferson will be a true test of cyclists' conditioning, with 5,600 feet to climb over 83 miles. The route resembles a pastrami sandwich: Imagine two pieces of bread, flat on either end, with mounds of meat in the middle. As riders approach Jefferson they'll see what looks like a grain silo on the horizon. It is not. It is a 162 foot bell tower. Anyone who's not too tired from the 14.5 mile Karras Century Loop can ascend the 18 flights of steps to the top. Me? I'll take the elevator. | |||||
| RAGBRAI XXXVI - Day 1: Sunday | agreiter | Jun 4th 2008, 04:35 | 89km | ||
| You can thank the founding fathers for locating the town of Missouri Valley on the downhill side of the Loess Hills, nestled in the Boyer River valley. However, it is still a river valley and the riders will eventually have to climb out. Climbing is the operative word for most of the day as the route winds its way through Beebeetown, Underwood, Neola, Minden, Shelby and Tennant on the way to Harlan. The good news is that there are only 59 miles to our first overnight stop in Harlan. The other good news is that this will be the fifth time that Harlan has hosted RAGBRAI, so the folks there are old hands at meeting riders' needs. | |||||
| AMG 1 | agreiter | Jun 3rd 2008, 11:29 | 27.4km |
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