by Mark | May 31, 2015 | Blog
The RAGBRAI Route Inspection Pre-Ride Team arrived in Sioux City this afternoon preparing for their seven-day journey across the state. One of their first visits was checking out the dip site at the Missouri River boat ramp in the main campground at Larsen Park (next...
by Mark | May 30, 2015 | Blog
by Mark Wyatt, Iowa Bicycle Coalition Almost all RAGBRAI riders will agree that a helmet is an essential piece of equipment that every rider needs. A helmet will protect your brain if you are involved in a crash. Lights are required if you ride after sundown or...
by Mark | May 29, 2015 | Blog
Over 100 4th graders successfully rode from Spirit Lake Elementary on a 9.25 mile ride on the trail along the west side of West Lake Okoboji. Most of the kids had never ridden these trails, nor had they ever ridden their bikes that distance. The event was called the...
by Mark | May 29, 2015 | Blog
The first of many shipments of RAGBRAI registration packages is on its way. It will take about 6 weeks to mail out all the packages for those who registered by the April 1 deadline. After that, we will mail out packages for those who registered for day passes...
by Mark | May 26, 2015 | Blog
There really is only one good way to inspect the selected roads for a bike event… get out and ride it on a bike! And that is exactly what will happen starting May 31st with a team of knowledgeable cyclists thoroughly examining every mile of the RAGBRAI route on...
