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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 ...
GRISWOLD — Jess Burton is among the few who traveled more than 8,000 miles to ride the 51st edition of RAGBRAI this week.. Burton, 55, came all the way from Brisbane, Australia, to connect with ...
Gannett. Gabriela Velasquez, Des Moines Register. July 26, 2024 at 9:12 AM. The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, better known as RAGBRAI, is in high gear. This year's ride across ...
RAGBRAI evolved from an idea by Des Moines Register Washington Columnist Donald Kaul and copy editor and feature writer John Karras. In 1973 they dreamed up what they called The Great Six-Day Bike ...
108 communities have been overnight hosts. 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 ...
RAGBRAI, which draws nearly 30,000 people a year, boasts riders and teams from all 50 states and more than 20 countries. The ride, which is the world’s oldest, largest and longest recreational ...
References. External links. Bicycle Ride Across Georgia. The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) is an annual road-cycling tour across the US state of Georgia. It began in 1980 as an offshoot of RAGBRAI. Between 1,000 and 2,000 riders participate in this great ride every year. [ 1 ] The route covers approximately 400 miles over 7 days with ...
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 ...