HELP RAISE $10K FOR BIKE SAFETY FOR KIDS

Our Safe Routes to School program goes to classrooms, teaches bike safety, and holds bike rodeos all over Iowa. We get a grant for this program, but must provide 25% match funds.  This program is even more vital after the five fatal bicycle crashes involving young...

2018 Transportation Alternatives Funding Awarded by Iowa DOT

Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $756,084 in total funding for three statewide Iowa’s Transportation Alternatives program projects. This program supports projects such as trails, Safe Routes to School, National Scenic Byways, and the preservation or...

2018 Rec Trails Funding Awarded by Iowa DOT

Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,417,770 in total funding for seven federal Recreational Trails Program projects. The federal Recreational Trails Program was created in 1991 for the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and...

RAGBRAI XLIV Daily Maps are Now Available!

The daily bike maps for RAGBRAI XLIV are now available for downloading.  You will find bike maps, mileage between towns, meeting towns, elevations, bike shop locations, service times and other useful information for RAGBRAI XLIV.  They are available in PDF formats for...

RAGBRAI Training: Rule #4: Resting is Training Too

by Coach David Ertl Number 4 on my 5 Rules of Training list is rest. God said to rest one day a week, I say you can even rest two or even three days a week if you need to.  If you have been following my advice, and some of you actually do based on my emails, then you...