This year's route might as well have been planned by the folks at the state tourism office. The trip's 10,000 riders will pedal past some of Iowa's most iconic sights, including West Bend's Grotto of the Redemption, the sailboats on Clear Lake and Dyersville's Field of Dreams.
Since November, we have been compiling a list of the most frequently asked questions regarding RAGBRAI registration. We hope this carefully constructed list of the the 10 asked questions, and their corresponding answers, will assist everyone in the registration process.
Top 10 RAGBRAI Registration Questions (*Adobe Reader Required)
We wish the happiest of birthdays to RAGBRAI co-founder, John Karras. Karras, along with Donald Kaul, founded the ride that is known today as RAGBRAI. John still rides RAGBRAI each summer and plans to ride the 38th RAGBRAI as an octogenarian.
Bike Tour News is having a contest for the coolest SAG Bus! Well they call it a SAG bus, but we refer to them as RAGBRAI Buses.
Seems like a large portion of the U.S. is covered in snow right now. If you are a RAGBRAI rider from one of the northern or eastern states and you are frustrated about not being able to do any riding, it may be helpful to know that you can get out and ride even when it's cold.
Even though the snow hasn't melted, the Iowa Bicycle Coalition is busy promoting 2010 Bike To Work Week on May 17-21 across Iowa.
With all the snow we have hanging around, it is a stretch to think the Dream Team will be biking outdoors soon. With the hope that the snow will leave us eventually, we have started our indoor training schedule.
Here are some front and back photos of the proto-type of the new RAGBRAI XXXVIII jersey.
If you are like those of us here in Iowa, we are snowbound. According to the Groundhog, there will be six more weeks of winter. If that's all we have, I'll be happy. But that doesn't mean we put off getting ready for RAGBRAI.
During the January Meeting for Clubs and Teams, the Dream Team presented thank you plaques to teams that have been financial supporters of the Dream Team over the years.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
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