Few things slow down Andy Bales. Bales has made a career of working to solve tough human issues, including combating homelessness on Los Angeles' Skid Row, a neighborhood with Los Angeles County's densest concentration of people experiencing homelessness. And he's done so despite challenges that would strain the most determined social crusader. Just before 11 a.m. on Day 1 of RAGBRAI 52, Bales, 66, sporting a blue cfum_dsm jersey, cranked his hand-powered recumbent bike into Hartley, the meeting town midway between Orange City and Milford on a nearly 73-mile journey. He'd endured stiff headwinds and an aching backside, but said he was otherwise looking forward to the second half of the day. Tap the link in our bio for more on this story. #DesMoines #Iowa #RAGBRAI2025 #RAGBRAI