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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 ...
Iowa City has the distinction of being the city with longest time between hosting an overnight stay, at 42 years (1976 and 2018). Lansing is the next-longest at 40 years (1977 and 2017); and Centerville and Leon are tied for the third-longest at 35 years (both hosted in 1981 and 2016).
RAGBRAI is an acronym for the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. Though begun in 1973, it didn't start using the RAGBRAI moniker until 1975.
RAGBRAI passes the Iowa Capitol enroute to downtown Des Moines on Wednesday, Day 4 of the 50th anniversary ride. If this year's riders had any universal concern, aside from the heat, it was the ...
The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known as RAGBRAI, is in high gear. This year's ride across southern Iowa has taken cyclists across the state, from the film-famous ...
The Iowa Bike Expo and RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party will be held on Jan. 25 at the Iowa Events Center. Stay tuned for more information. Philip Joens covers retail and real estate for the Des ...
Philip Joens has ridden RAGBRAI 18 times and completed the river-to-river trek seven times. He covers retail, real estate and RAGBRAI for the Des Moines Register. He can be reached at 515-284-8184 ...
RAGBRAI's annual route announcement is coming up fast. Here's what to know about the annual ride across Iowa. What is RAGBRAI and when will the 51st edition route be announced?