California friends riding RAGBRAI for first time: ‘It’s good to experience the heartland of America’
“I just couldn’t get enough of the beauty around here, the rolling hills and the gorgeous homes and yards,” said the California woman experiencing Iowa for the first time on ...
Looking down on RAGBRAI: Watch riders leave Avoca
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A USA TODAY Network drone crew captured calming video of RAGBRAI moving out of Avoca and back onto Iowa's highways on Sunday.
RAGBRAI 2019: Route maps, and everything else you want to know for Monday
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RAGBRAI leaves Atlantic bound for central Iowa and Winterset on Monday. Find route maps, inside tips and more to make the most of Day 2.
2 decades later, Minnesota entrepreneur still selling bicycle bracelets to eager RAGBRAI riders
Michael Murphy has been riding RAGBRAI since 1996 and making an entrepreneur of himself for almost as long.
Cyclists keep it quiet to honor fallen riders
The Mile of Silence, an annual tradition, is in memory of cyclists who died in crashes with motorists.
Johnston man takes on duties of Captain America for first RAGBRAI
“At that point, it’s not about Captain America,” said the 53-year-old Johnston man who helped direct traffic as first responders helped a man who fell off his bike Sunday.
Video: Bird’s-eye view of RAGBRAI’s opening hours
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The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa was on the move Sunday morning out of Council Bluffs, bound eventually for Atlantic.
WATCH: Our drone paces RAGBRAI as it leaves soggy Council Bluffs
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The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa pedaled out of Council Bluffs on wet roads on Sunday, July 21, 2019.
Grimes man bikes with 9-year-old son, carries on tradition of riding young
In the Johansen family, joining RAGBRAI around age 8 is a rite of passage. Max, now 9, enjoys passing his dad, Eric.
RAGBRAI 2019: Route maps, and everything else you want to know for Sunday
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RAGBRAI shoves off from Council Bluffs bound for Atlantic on Sunday. Find route maps, inside tips and more to make the most of Day 1.
