Sunday July 23, 2006

Day 1 - Sergeant Bluff to Ida Grove

Daily Stats

• Time: 3 hours, 29 minutes, 16 seconds
• Distance: 55.7 miles
• Average Speed: ~ 16 miles

Day 1 of RAGBRAI was a day of challenging hills. We left Sergeant Bluffs at about 8 am, which was later than a lot of people, because we woke up to many people already packing up their tents. However, we made up a lot of time by riding fast and passing a lot of people who stopped to eat at every food vendor along the road. Jordan and Darren both each experienced sore knees towards the end of the ride, and are hoping a good rest should take care of any issues before tomorrow. Darren achieved a new record top speed of 45.2 mph going down one of the larger hills of the day. Mark crossed the 1000 mile threshold for miles ridden this season, early on in our day. We arrived in Ida Grove, tonight’s overnight town, at about 12:30. Sweating heavily, we heartily “refueled” back at the camper before several in the group headed out to go swimming in the crowded pool. The campsite was pretty nice on top of a hill, with a nice breeze. Team Crazy Delicious is currently all accounted for and in high spirits, looking forward to the ride tomorrow.

Day 0 – Team Crazy Delicious dips their rear tires in the Missouri River. (note guy in background is obviously much more hardcore than us)

Hassel-half and The Dude enjoying the Official After-hours Sport of RAGBRAI 2006 – Chinlon

Photographic evidence of Mark’s milestone of 1000 miles ridden this season.

A view back of the rolling hills of Day 1.

AAAAHHHHH!

View that Team Crazy Delicious had as they entered the half-way town of Anthon.

The Dude considers a new worldview.

RAGBRAI Rocks!

Team Crazy Delicious lineup.

Hassel-half wins RAGBRAI!!

"Ok, so there’s a rabbi, a priest, and a lawyer…"

Papa Delicious makes a new friend in Ida Grove.

Hassel-half gets friendly with the locals in Ida Grove.

Team Crazy Delicious chillaxing after a hard, hot day on the road, after arriving in Ida Grove at the end of Day 1’s ride.