RAGBRAI XLI Countdown – July 21-27, 2013
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RAGBRAI 2010: Riders dip tires in Missouri River

RAGBRAI 2010: Riders dip tires in Missouri River

RAGBRAI begins with the traditional dipping of tires in the Missouri River.

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RAGBRAI 2010: Riders set up camp in Sioux City

RAGBRAI 2010: Riders set up camp in Sioux City

RAGBRAI riders pitch their tents in Sioux City for the first night.

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Sioux City welcomes RAGBRAI XXXVIII

Sioux City welcomes RAGBRAI XXXVIII

Sioux City rolls out the welcome mat for RAGBRAI riders.

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Smash Mouth's Steve Harwell - Vocals performed with his band Saturday night for the RAGBRAI Kick-off Party in Downtown Sioux City. (Andrea Melendez/The Register)

Smash Mouth draws thousands to downtown Sioux City

Downtown Sioux City came alive Saturday night as a crowd of nearly 20,000 rocked to the late-’90s hits of Smash Mouth.

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Dan and Cherie Clark of Michigan are spending their honeymoon on RAGBRAI. The two met while riding, fell in love, and thought this would be a great way to spend their honeymoon. (Andrea Melendez/The Register)

RAGBRAI virgins brace for the ride

First-time RAGBRAI riders dipped their virgin tires into the Missouri River on Saturday, rode the Ferris wheel downtown, and fine-tuned their bicycles for today’s 69-mile ride. Several expected to have ...

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Riders take a dip in the Missouri River

Riders take a dip in the Missouri River

Sioux City – Diane Faivre knew she wanted to trek across Iowa on RAGBRAI the first time she saw the riders fly by on their bikes in the small southeastern ...

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Trial lawyer takes RAGBRAI plunge in Sioux City

Trial lawyer takes RAGBRAI plunge in Sioux City

RAGBRAI started with a splash for first-time rider Dan Crawford, who cannon-balled into the Missouri River in Sioux City. The 68-year-old trial lawyer from San Francisco has family ...

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SMASHMOUTH & Expo to Kick-off RAGBRAI in Sioux City

SMASHMOUTH & Expo to Kick-off RAGBRAI in Sioux City

National recording artists SMASHMOUTH will get RAGBRAI off to a rocking start when the event begins its 38th ride out of host community Sioux City on July 24th.

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  • We have been busy adding new vendors to the RAGBRAI XLI Expo roster! From bike gear to mementos to cycling related non profits, there is something here for pretty much ...

  • Text REDCROSS to 90999 to give $10 to #Oklahoma relief. Spread the word. #gannettcares. Our hearts go out to Oklahomans affected by the tornado, and their friends and families.

  • 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.

  • It is with great sadness to report that the Dream Team lost one of their former members in a tragic house fire this week. Nyakouth Choul, 17, was found ...

  • Where are people coming from to ride RAGBRAI? What types of bikes are they riding? How many Iowans? Average age of riders? Lots of information about ...

  • As the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa looms in the near distance, two notions and a question scurry about in my mind. The question, of ...

  • Several people have asked for Coach Ertl's Training Plan in an excel file, so here it is

  • I had a frightening thought as I looked out the window this past weekend and saw 3 inches of snow on the ground. RAGBRAI begins in two and a ...

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  • Looking for the RAGBRAI XLI Overnight Towns web sites? What bands will be playing that night? Facebook pages? Twitter links? All that information is a click ...

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  • 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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