Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.28.2018
A few years back, Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) members began lining the side of the road just outside the final town on Day 7 of the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) congratulating riders as they pass headed towards the final point. This is where the team stages for the 2x2 parade into the finish line and dipping point signifying the end of RAGBRAI. The AFCT has been......
Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.27.2018
Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) brings out thousands of riders of all levels. Part of the experience includes passing through small town America. The crowds converge on downtown were vendors, local community organizations, and official RAGBRAI entities set up to sell food, drinks, and provide a variety of activities. The Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) has been in......
Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.27.2018
Each year there is an Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) team dinner during the week of Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). The dinner is usually hosted at a church or VFW in one of the overnight towns. At the dinner, awards are given out to individuals who have stood out as support person or rider of the year. If members have family in the area, they are invited out to meet......
Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.26.2018
Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) members assist riders in trouble along the route. Here members Brooke Scuitto (L), her husband John (M), and Crystal Salierno (R) fix a flat for the ragbrai rider (L) who had a flat. The AFCT has been in existence for the past 24 years with its mission for Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) evolving into the “Guardian Angels of The......
Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.25.2018
The Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) mission of assisting and helping downed civilian riders, but extends to the team itself. Alex Duarte (L) and Trey Munn (R) work on a teammate’s wheel one morning before heading out for the days’ route. Alex had worked on 2 other bikes just prior to this and ended up fixing all of them. Just outside of camp, teammates were helping with a vehicular accident......
Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.25.2018
Several members of the 2018 Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) pose for a “Retro-Day” photo during the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) before heading out on the 59.1 mile route on day 4 from Ames, Iowa to Newton, Iowa July 25, 2018. “Retro-Day” gives the AFCT riders an opportunity to wear a previous years’ team kit(uniform). The AFCT has been in existence for......
Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.24.2018
Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) members wash their kits and hang out to dry daily during the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI). Here Erin Powell checks on some of the kits hanging and making sure everything is secure. The AFCT has been in existence for the past 24 years with its mission for RAGBRAI evolving into the “Guardian Angels of The Roads”. (U.S. Air Force......
Photo by Andrew C. Patterson | 502nd Air Base Wing | 07.24.2018
Air Force Cycling Team (AFCT) members camp in their tents all week at RAGBRAI. Here in Ames, Iowa the nightime sky was clear and the sound from the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) concert at Iowa State University could be heard in the distance. The AFCT has been in existence for the past 24 years with its mission for RAGBRAI evolving into the “Guardian Angels of The......
