The facts are just weird. The Ragbrai organizers get mad at the Register for an article it published. The organizers get some push back because some people think the ride and the paper are the same. The organizers get even madder because the paper tells them that they cannot address the issue to the public so they decide that the best solution is to go out and destroy Ragbrai. There is no way the state can support 2 rides like this over the same dates.