MUSCATINE, Iowa–On July 28 during the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, the ride into Charles City honored the life of Charlie Harper, the longtime owner of Harpers Cycling and Fitness and supporter of RAGBRAI. Locally, cyclists, led by Diane Olson, held a sister ride that started from the Charlie and Jean Harper Pavilion on Houser Street. Riders then stopped for a moment of silence in front of Harper’s Cycling and Fitness before continuing their ride down to Wapello. In solidarity with the other riders on RAGBRAI, the ride had a length of just over 47 miles. Jean Harper and her son, Bill Harper, saw the riders off. Jean Harper also met them for lunch in Wapello. All of the riders found it a very fitting tribute to on of Muscatine’s most avid cyclists.