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RAGBRAI, short for Register 's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is a non-competitive bicycle tour across the U.S. state of Iowa from the western to eastern border. [1] First held in 1973, RAGBRAI is the largest bike-touring event in the world. [2] The 50th ride, RAGBRAI L, took place from July 23-29, 2023, and retraced much of the first ...
The ride has passed through all 99 of Iowa's counties in its history. Atlantic has served as an overnight host 8 times (1974, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2019, 2024) Two cities have served as the starting point 8 times: Sioux City (1973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2023) and Glenwood (1980, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2024).
RAGBRAI passes the Iowa Capitol enroute to downtown Des Moines on Wednesday, Day 4 of the 50th anniversary ride. ... Steve Taylor of Norwalk began riding RAGBRAI in 2012 and said that other than ...
Heat isn't just in Iowa. The heat is nothing new for RAGBRAI. Aarron Wings, Bob Thies and Craig Gehring were on RAGBRAI in 2012 when the first four days saw temperatures of more than 100 degrees ...
"Iowa is beautiful," she said, looking up at the sight of a seemingly endless blue sky. Boyd, who is riding in her fifth RAGBRAI, was among dozens who took a brief detour early Monday afternoon to ...
Kaul teased Iowa girls’ basketball for its slow pace, suggesting it be timed with an “hourglass” and saying it drove crowds “delirious with apathy.” [9] Describing riders of RAGBRAI as “my kind of people,” he explained: “They come for a little fun and to see whether it’s true what they say about coronaries.
The RAGBRAI route will be announced in January, but riders can register beginning Nov. 15 for the cross-Iowa bike tour
In 2012, Sioux Center was the first stop of RAGBRAI XL (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa). Sioux Center has hosted RAGBRAI on 3 other occasions: 1990, 1996, and 2002. [16] The Sioux County Youth Fair is held every year for about one week in the middle of July.