Unfinished Business : A conversation with filmmaker Cyrille Vincent and special guests.
Sun, Aug 20
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RAGBRAI 2023 was the longest, hottest and hilliest ride I have ever been part of. As a newbie, it was a brutal ride but will go in the book as one of my life's greatest experiences. I want to make sure I can share with you my story of the blood, sweat and tears shed during this unforgettable ride.
Time & Location
Aug 20, 2023, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
Zoom
Guests
About the event
Two months before RAGBRAI (Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa), I decided to participate in the event as a weeklong rider to raise awareness and funds for a documentary I am making about Marshall Major Taylor who is considered to be perhaps the greatest cyclist of all time. With pretty much zero experience in the saddle, I started training, but did nothing crazy. The longest ride I was able to accomplish before RAGBRAI was a 25 mile ride. The RAGBRAI newbie group and my circle of friends encouraged me, because of that, I did pursue my decision to ride across Iowa.
I partnered with the Major Taylor Iowa Cycling Club which I had connections with. Sunnie, the founder of the MTIA club, had done RAGBRAI twice and had some experience that tremendously helped me during the ride.
Little did I know, I was in for one of my life's…