RAGBRAI riders on their way

The countdown to RAGBRAI ended early Sunday morning when the first riders left Council Bluffs and began the 54.8 mile trek to Harlan, passing through Underwood, Neola, Minden, Shelby and Tennant. Today marked the second day of the seven-day ride, held every year during the last full week of July. RAGBRAI began in 1973 as a six-day ride across Iowa by two Des Moines Register columnists and a few of their friends. T...