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Only Two Months Until RAGBRAI!

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

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Only Two Months Until RAGBRAI!

Just two months until RAGBRAI!

Clarence Pickard’s Ladies Schwinn

Monday, May 21, 2012

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Clarence Pickard’s Ladies Schwinn

John Karras rolled down memory lane in his article "Thoughts from Grampa RAGBRAI". Most of the article centered on the iconic Clarence Pickard and his amazing feat. John recalled the "clunky" green and white ladies bike that Pickard purchased just two weeks before the ride.

It’s a Beautiful Day in Iowa… Get Out and Ride!

Friday, May 18, 2012

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It’s a Beautiful Day in Iowa… Get Out and Ride!

What a beautiful day in Iowa! We hope you take advantage of this great day and get out and ride. The more training miles you get for RAGBRAI, the more you'll enjoy that last week in July!

Thoughts from Grampa RAGBRAI

Thursday, May 17, 2012

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Thoughts from Grampa RAGBRAI

Updates from John Karras, RAGBRAI Co-Founder... With RAGBRAI XL (that’s 40, to you non-Roman-numeraly hip dudes) looming ever closer, an unwanted fact keeps bonking around in the back of my mind: That fact is that I am one year younger than Clarence Pickard was in 1973, when Donald Kaul and I launched this general silliness.

Counting Crows Announce Opening Bands for RAGBRAI’s 40th Celebration in Cedar Rapids

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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Counting Crows Announce Opening Bands for RAGBRAI’s 40th Celebration in Cedar Rapids

The Counting Crows summer tour is being billed as the “Outlaw Roadshow”. The tour will pull into downtown Cedar Rapids on Thursday, July 26th as part of RAGBRAI’s 40th Celebration. Hot new bands We Are Augustines, Kasey Anderson and The Honkies, and Field Report are scheduled to open the main stage.

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #5: The Legal RIGHT

Wednesday, May 16, 2012

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RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #5: The Legal RIGHT

Veteran RAGBRAI riders understand the roads used by RAGBRAI are not closed to other vehicles. You will occasionally see bikes, cars, and even large trucks on the route in either direction of travel. Often new riders think they have both sides of the road for their use and that simply is untrue. You have to follow the rules of the road on RAGBRAI for your own safety.

Happy Mother’s Day!

Friday, May 11, 2012

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Happy Mother’s Day!

Wishing all of the Moms a very Happy Mother's Day. Enjoy your special day!

Refunds and Selling or Transferring Wristbands

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

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Wristbands will become nonrefundable as of a request date of May 15. If you are a member of a group, we suggest that you first notify your group contact if requesting a refund. The contact may have someone on a waiting list and can coordinate the transfer of your wristband. A $25 processing fee per [...]

Jefferson to Host Inaugural “Iowa Bicycle Festival” on May 26

Friday, May 4, 2012

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Jefferson to Host Inaugural “Iowa Bicycle Festival” on May 26

So when’s the last time you decorated up your bicycle with crepe paper streamers and rode it in a parade? And you RAGBRAI teams, what better way could there be to make sure your bus is ready for the big trip this summer than by putting it in a parade and letting the public “tour” it at the end of this month? Want to watch a graffiti artist paint a team bus, or even help him? The first-ever “Iowa Bicycle Festival” will let you do all those things in the west central Iowa town of Jefferson on Saturday, May 26.

Classic RAGBRAI Cycling Caps Return

Thursday, May 3, 2012

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Classic RAGBRAI Cycling Caps Return

RAGBRAI classic cycling cap made by Pace.

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  • Registration Opens for RAGBRAI XL
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  • July 22-28, 2012 – RAGBRAI XL

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RAGBRAI®, The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state.

RAGBRAI will celebrate 40 years of riding in 2012 and is the oldest, largest and longest touring bicycle ride in the world. Des Moines Register Media has been the title sponsor of RAGBRAI since 1973.

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