Ragbrai 2006
07-30-06, 08:21 AM
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Reporters tend to get motel rooms every night..... not the typical RAGBRAI experience..... I'm not a camper so I don't ride RAGBRAI. If I could get a motel room every night, I'd ride it every year. The Des Moines Register first gets as many rooms as it needs, then releases the route to some press, then a few days later announces the route to the public.
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07-30-06, 10:36 AM
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For the record, I used no press privileges to get my motel rooms. Spent a long morning on the phone making reservations on the day the route was announced. Still wound up pretty far away in some of the overnight stops.
07-30-06, 11:18 AM
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don't worry about Grampy - he's a geezer so has to 'geeze' about sump'n to make sure things work right...
thanks for the referral
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07-30-06, 05:31 PM
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Originally Posted by austinbiker
Still wound up pretty far away in some of the overnight stops.
Great report by the way..... I found it to be a fun read. Thanks for posting.
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07-30-06, 05:47 PM
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I'm guessing there was a little more press presence than usual this year. On TV this morning, I saw video of Lance eating coconut creme pie at a diner on a stop on this years RAGBRAI. He said he had done a whole lot of bike rides but he'd never seen anything like this ride.
07-31-06, 08:06 PM
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Great article! It made me want to sign up for next year's RAGBRAI. Guess I better start racking up the miles.
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