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Valley Junction organizing RAGBRAI street party for West Des Moines stop

Valley Junction organizing RAGBRAI street party for West Des Moines stop

Thousands of cyclists will pass through West Des Moines July 23 for the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. The Valley Junction Foundation will be organizing a West Des Moines ...

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Here’s how RAGBRAI will weave through Des Moines

Here’s how RAGBRAI will weave through Des Moines

The State Fair comes early for riders on the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. When the river-to-river ride makes its way through the capital July 23, riders will have ...

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Raygun owner Mike Draper helped design the RAGBRAI logo for Des Moines' overnight stay.

RAGBRAI events village will showcase Des Moines

(Editor’s note: The theme and logo for the Des Moines RAGBRAI overnight stay have changed. See the updated logo and theme here.) A RAGBRAI events village will showcase the best of ...

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Des Moines Water Works Park to play host to RAGBRAI campers

Des Moines Water Works Park to play host to RAGBRAI campers

RAGBRAI riders, after pedaling 49.9 miles from Perry, will find their oasis at Des Moines’ Water Works Park, the designated campsite for day three of the weeklong ride. City of Des ...

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Volunteers hold signs representing the overnight cities for the 41st RAGBRAI at the Route Announcement Party on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Charlie Litchfield/The Des Moines Register)

RAGBRAI 2013: Short, south, through Des Moines

RAGBRAI is trading villages for some big cities in its 41st year, including a stop midway through Iowa that will have more than 10,000 bicyclists rolling into the state capital. Interactive ...

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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 – ...

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  • 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...

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  • 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.

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