'Full circle moment': Paralyzed while biking in Iowa, cyclist returns to work RAGBRAI crew, pursue 'no regrets' life
Despite its party label, many choose to ride RAGBRAI to mark a moment — surviving an illness, memorializing a friend, proving they are stronger than whatever albatross latched onto their back wheel.The summer shower —the sort of heavy, unexpected rain known to derail an Iowa afternoon —let up right as dusk started rapidly falling. Jared Fenstermacher was finally back on his bike, back on the road, just two hours later than he’d hoped.
Pedaling across America in August2016 to raise money for For Pete’s Sake, a nonprofit providing relief to caregivers of those with cancer, Fenstermacher tucked into his bag a note he’d written as he waited out the storm.