RAGBRAI Hits the Road: Iowa Time Machine August 26, 1973

Iowa Time Machine ⏰: On August 26, 1973, the rubber hit the road as the first-ever RAGBRAI (then ‘The Great Six-Day Bicycle Ride ') got underway in Sioux City. Founded by the Des Moines Register’s John Karras and Don Kaul, the annual ride across Iowa continues to offer an opportunity for Iowans to cross the state on bicycles each year. Karras and Kaul started with a simple idea: create a column…