Davenport Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula, an enthusiastic bicyclist, views RAGBRAI as an opportunity to follow Pope Francis’ call to go to the peripheries, to be in the midst of the sheep, to have the smell of the sheep, to be in touch with the world outside church walls.
Bishop, other cyclists revel in spiritual component of annual Iowa ride
Parish hosts Bishop’s Bike Ride as cycling send-off for event across Iowa
The July 6 ride served as a cycling send-off for Davenport Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula, spiritual director of the “Pedaling to the Peripheries” team for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Best known as RAGBRAI, the event starts July 22 in Onawa and ends July 28 in Davenport.