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Tricia Roberts of Dunlap underwent a double mastectomy after breast tissue biopsies revealed pre-cancerous cells. Roberts is asking RAGBRAI participants to wear pink July 22, the second day of cycling on the annual ride. (Rodney White/The Register)

Wheels in motion to stop cancer

Tricia Roberts was 35 when she got the news she was at high risk for developing breast cancer. At 36, she underwent a preventive double mastectomy. Now, four years later, the ...

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Legendary RAGBRAIer Steve is in Need of Some RAGBRAI Love

Legendary RAGBRAIer Steve is in Need of Some RAGBRAI Love

Steve Van Deest has been riding his "custom" hand-cycle tandem bike for many years on RAGBRAI with his loving sister Carla pedaling behind him. Occasionally other family members would ...

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granGABLE: Details Revealed for New Gran Fondo over Labor Day Weekend

granGABLE: Details Revealed for New Gran Fondo over Labor Day Weekend

This mass participation bike ride will take place during FRY Fest weekend on Sunday, September 1, 2013…the morning after the Hawkeyes open their home football season against the Northern Illinois.

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Looking for Team Jerseys?  Check out Primal for Special Deals

Looking for Team Jerseys? Check out Primal for Special Deals

If you want great jerseys by RAGBRAI, it is time to act now!

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A defaced image of the Des Moines store Raygun's former shirt design for the city's RAGBRAI stop appears on the store's Facebook page. (https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDYQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fpages%2FRAYGUNshirts%2F346970655440&ei=r6V2UavTEo3_4APV0YHIDA&usg=AFQjCNGj2DmApkEFuw6zZTjvMt3sd6jyZw&sig2=1bACElzZ0_6tFsE0jQmrJQ&bvm=bv.45512109,d.dmg)

RAGBRAI rules force Raygun to redesign shirt

Des Moines’ RAGBRAI T-shirts were set to go on sale this week, but those planning RAGBRAI’s overnight stay in the capital city had to go back to the drawing board ...

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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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2012 Rider Cup Award: Rawhide Riders

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 ...

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RAGBRAI riders enjoy the ride through Iowa's farmland between Cedar Rapids and Anamosa this summer, on the sixth day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. (Andrea Melendez/Register file photo)

State cycling exhibit in 2013 to feature RAGBRAI

A new exhibit at the State Historical Building will feature the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa as part of the state’s cycling history, officials announced Friday night. The exhibition ...

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Riders who sought shelter at Marshalltown's Veterans Memorial Coliseum, waiting to be shuttled back to Riverview Park.

RAGBRAI 2012: Marshalltown weathers storm without injuries, damage

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia. – Though last night’s storm ruined the town’s planned activities, Marshalltown weathered it without serious injuries or damage, Police Chief Mike Tupper said this morning. One rider who fell was ...

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RAGBRAI 2012: ‘It’s been a family affair,’ a 40-year veteran says

RAGBRAI 2012: ‘It’s been a family affair,’ a 40-year veteran says

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia. — As the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa celebrates its birthday tonight in Cedar Rapids, eight dedicated people will take the stage for a short ceremony. They ...

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  • Almost all RAGBRAI riders will agree that a helmet is an essential piece of equipment that every rider needs. A helmet will protect your brain if you are involved ...

  • 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 ...

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  • 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 ...

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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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