- RAGBRAI is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state of Iowa
- It’s the oldest, largest and longest bicycle touring event in the world
- Always the last full week of July
- Week-long rider fee: $150; week-long non-rider fee: $35; daily wristbands: $25
- The ride begins near the Western boarder of Iowa and ends along the eastern border at the Mississippi River
- Seven day total mileage for RAGBRAI averages 472 miles, daily mileage averages 68 miles
- Entry postmark deadline is April 1, 2011
- This year’s overnight towns are: Glenwood, Atlantic, Carroll, Boone, Altoona, Grinnell, Coralville, and Davenport
- 26 people have died during the ride itself or from injuries suffered on the ride
- My team (Team Skunk) is notable for their black shirts with a white stripe down the back and their greeting call, “Skuuuuuuuuuuuunk!”
- Team Gourmet travels with their own chef and Team Dragbrai rides in drag
- The sag wagon follows riders and picks up the injured, stragglers and sissies.
Info from RAGBRAI.com, Wikipedia and my own knowledge
I grew up in Glenwood and my dad is riding. I was thinking about going home to CB and then heading down to Glenwood to check out the festivities. Do you know where you are staying? If you need a place I could find you one.
ReplyDeleteWell, the team I ride with finds camp sites at each place, so I'll be good overnight, but I might really need a warm shower at that point in the game.
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