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RAGBRAI XLI Countdown – July 21-27, 2013

Friends of RAGBRAI

Why Should You Wear a Helmet?

A friend of RAGBRAIs from Independence shared this story with us: About 6 of us are cruising at 20-25 MPH down a slight highway hill heading into Quasqueton. First mistake – ...

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #1: The RIGHT Stuff

If you have committed to riding RAGBRAI this year, it all starts with Tip #1, the RIGHT stuff. And when I say stuff, I mean bicycle.

New RIDE RIGHT Video Released

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2012 Rider Cup Award: Rawhide Riders

For the past twenty one years, the Rider Cup Award has been presented to the club or team that best promotes the RIDE RIGHT philosophy before and during RAGBRAI. The ...

RIDE RIGHT Community Safety Award: Sioux Center

The RIDE RIGHT Community Safety Award is presented each year to the town that best promoted bicycle safety events and improved the safety level for riders in their community before ...

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #10: The RIGHT Condition

This is my final article on RIDE RIGHT before the big ride. Ironically, the big tip is “Get yourself in good physical shape.” We start riding on Sunday, ...

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #9: The RIGHT Attention

It isn’t easy to concentrate for seven days of bicycle riding with 10,000 or more people, but you have to. There are all kinds of things to pay attention to ...

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #8: The RIGHT Attitude

We have a saying on my team about attitude. You have an unlimited supply of fun, but you are only allowed one meltdown. You choose when to use ...

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #7: The RIGHT Abilities

I just took a long bike ride with a 71-year-old friend of mine. He is in good health, but doesn’t have the endurance that he once had. There ...

RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #6: The RIGHT Frame of Mind

Each year I have a few friends that want to ride RAGBRAI for the first time. They seek advice on training and logistics. It is really hard to ...

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We had a great week on the RAGBRAI route visiting the towns along the RAGBRAI route and inspecting the roads and traffic patterns along the way. Here are some ...
Thank you to all the dads who have joined us on RAGBRAI! Especially those of you...
Trooper Pam Brockman started with the Iowa State Patrol in 1977. She has been helping RAGBRAIers safely navigate our great state directing traffic as part of the safety education team ...
Whether you’re watching carbs, fat, sodium, etc…visit www.noodles.com/nutrition to find out the right dish for you! Here are few things we think you should know about the food and ingredients in our ...
A friend of RAGBRAIs from Independence shared this story with us: About 6 of us are cruising at 20-25 MPH down a slight highway hill heading into Quasqueton. First mistake – ...
Happy Flag Day!
If you registered before April 25, your RAGBRAI wristband package has been sent to you. Please check your package to be sure that everything is correct. Please email us at ...
Trek’s long-running Project One Custom Program allows customers to choose from a wide variety of paint schemes, colors and build kits, but only through the online portal, unless you happen to be ...
The Des Moines Register is packing up and moving its offices to Capitol Square this weekend, and so is RAGBRAI. We're excited about our new location, but it may take ...
Happy Corn on the Cob Day! In honor of Corn on the Cob Day, we wanted to share our favorite corny joke...

Latest Videos

Check out these 10 tips for a safe RAGBRAI.
Paul "Mr. Pork Chop" Bernhard of Bancroft is a legendary RAGBRAI vendor. His son, Matt, now runs the family biz and is on a quest for perfectly cut chops.
RAGBRAI Director T.J. Juskiewicz unveils the full 406-mile route for July's installment of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.
T.J. Juskiewicz, RAGBRAI director, talks with The Des Moines Register's Lynn Hicks and Michael Morain shortly after the announcement of overnight towns for RAGBRAI XLI.
RAGBRAI Director T.J. Juskiewicz reveals the overnight towns for RAGBRAI XLI at the RAGBRAI route announcement party Saturday, Jan. 26, in Des Moines.
RAGBRAI Director T.J. Juskiewicz reacts to Lance Armstrong's doping confession. Armstrong has ridden RAGBRAI several times in the ride's 40 years.
RAGBRAI 2012: Amy Clark of Midlothian, TX, drew a crab as she helped Chalk the Walk in Mt. Vernon. She was enjoying her first RAGBRAI.
RAGBRAI 2012: Laura Krouse of Rural Mt. Vernon, and her dog Lucky came out to watch the RAGBRAI riders pass by.
RAGBRAI 2012: A group of kids high-five RAGRAI riders on their way into Springville on July 27.
RAGBRAI: A look back at 40 years of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.