Twenty riders gathered this morning at the trailhead to the Wabash Trace Natural Trail in Council Bluffs to begin the annual RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride. This 442-mile fact finding mission will take place this week, ending at the Mississippi River in Burlington on Saturday, June 6.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Don't look now, but it is June already and RAGBRAI is next month! Yikes! I hope you are well are your way to getting in shape for this epic tour across Iowa. However, if you have just started riding or haven't done as much as you hoped or planned to by this point, don't fear.
Saturday, May 30, 2009
The Route Inspection Ride team arrived in Council Bluffs this afternoon and checked out the impressive Bob Kerrey Pedestrian bridge that crosses the Missouri River connecting Council Bluffs, Iowa and Omaha, Nebraska.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
With just 50 days to go until RAGBRAI, the eight RAGBRAI Overnight Host Town Committees came to Des Moines for a planning workshop. Close to 50 leaders from Council Bluffs, Red Oak, Greenfield, Indianola, Chariton, Ottumwa, Mount Pleasant and Burlington shared their experiences and networked with their fellow host committees.
Thursday, May 28, 2009
I did something today that I don't usually do. I headed out for a ride in the rain. You see, it's been kind of a rainy spring here in Iowa and if I didn't get my ride in this morning it wasn't going to happen at all.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
The Dream Team, a grass roots organization that has been training youth to participate in RAGBRAI since 1997, is going strong this year with 44 young riders (17 young women, 27 young men) and 30 mentors.
Sunday, May 24, 2009
There really is only one good way to inspect the selected roads for a bike event... get out and ride it on a bike! And that is exactly what we are going to do with a team of knowledgeable cyclists thoroughly examining every mile of the RAGBRAI route on bicycles.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Safety is the number one priority as you prepare for and ride RAGBRAI
Monday, May 11, 2009
Bike to Work Week is here. May is Bike Month and May 11 – 15 will be the annual Bike to Work Week celebration across Iowa. The week-long event is dedicated to raising awareness about bicycling as a transportation alternative. Many cities throughout Iowa have been involved in Bike to Work Week in the past [...]
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
It was time to keep up with technology and reconstruct our RAGBRAI web site. I think you’ll find it has a few new bells and whistles, while still extremely informative. We appreciate the suggestions over the years and look forward to hearing your feedback on this new site.
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Sunday, May 31, 2009
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