The Iowa Bicycle Coalition is an exciting organization working to promote Iowa cycling as safe and enjoyable recreation and transportation. The 501(c)(3) non-profit group was launched by bicycling advocates from across Iowa and will unite the voices of road riders, mountain bikers, recreation riders, commuters, and anyone else who prefers a bicycle for recreation and transportation.
OUR MISSION:
The Iowa Bicycle Coalition promotes safe and enjoyable bicycling in Iowa through education, events, better policy, and growing a community of supporters.
RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip: The RIGHT Abilities
by Mark Wyatt, Iowa Bicycle Coalition I just took a long bike ride with a 71-year-old friend of mine. He is in good health, but doesn’t have the...
Looking for a Few More RIDE RIGHT Ambassadors
RAGBRAI is looking for RIDE RIGHT Ambassadors to help make RAGBRAI as safe as possible. Duties include helping with the RIDE RIDE Safety Meetings...
Vote For Your Favorite in the 2015 RAGBRAI Kid’s Art Contest
The children of the RAGBRAI XLIII overnight communities were invited to participate in the annual RAGBRAI Kids’ Art Contest. The contest...
RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #6: The RIGHT Frame of Mind
by Mark Wyatt, Iowa Bicycle Coalition Each year I have a few friends that want to ride RAGBRAI for the first time. They seek advice on training and...
RIDE RIGHT Safety Tip #5: The Legal RIGHT
by Mark Wyatt, Iowa Bicycle Coalition Veteran RAGBRAI riders understand the roads used by RAGBRAI are not closed to other vehicles. You will...
Daily Maps for RAGBRAI XLIII are Now Available
The daily route maps for RAGBRAI XLIII are now available for downloading. These PDFs include the route, overnight, pass-through and meeting towns,...
RAGBRAI Partners with ICEdot for Annual Bicycle Ride
RAGBRAI announced today its partnership with ICEdot to provide emergency identification and notification services to this year’s participants. Now...
RAGBRAI Training: The 4 H’s of RAGBRAI – Heat and Humidity
by Coach David Ertl In the past couple of blogs I’ve been dealing with the 4 H’s of RAGBRAI. This blog covers the final two, Heat and Humidity. I...
How to Return/Exchange Merchandise
Want to return or exchange RAGBRAI merchandise? We would be happy to help! There are three main ways to return/exchange your items – 1. Mail...
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