It wasn t so bad, after all.
Trepidation surrounded Day 4 of the Register s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa as the National Weather Service forecast highs in the upper 90s and a heat index above 105. Fresh in the minds of riders was the long, brutal Day 1, when temperatures were not quite so high but there was a strong headwind, scarce water and unrelenting sunshine.
But at 67.9 miles, Wednesday s route from Iowa Falls to Waterloo wasn t as lengthy. The temperature mounted throughout the day, but never got past the mid-90s. Overcast skies blocked the worst effects of the sun. And a steady tailwind helped riders sail along.
Heat doesn t get in the way during RAGBRAI s Day 4 route to Waterloo
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RAGBRAI Day 4 temps will be high, but Day 1 sticks in riders minds
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Trio dressed as Batman, Robin and Batgirl join RAGBRAI on Day 1
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Cameraderie. The physical challenge. Tourism. The food and beer.
People give many reasons for signing up to pedal the Register s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. But this year, there s a new one: the COVID-19 pandemic.
The participants include doctors and nurses who worked on the harrowing front lines at hospitals; people honoring cycling friends lost to the disease; and families looking for a way to reunite and enjoy one another s company after a long, forced separation.
Here s what they told the Des Moines Register about their reasons for joining the more than 15,000 fellow riders who are making the weeklong journey across the heart of the heartland, beginning Sunday.