The last full week of July in 2026 is July 19-25, an unusually early start for the ride. Note that RAGBRAI lists it as beginning July 18 because most riders arrive in the starting town the day before ...

Laura Ferguson has a strict no-plastic-water-bottle rule when she bikes across Iowa.

Iowa’s small-town hospitality is one of the true joys of riding RAGBRAI. The smiling volunteers and witty signs that welcome riders to each town are a testament to the phrase: Iowa nice, which seems ...

Iowa Falls also boasts a microbrewery, Timbukbru — not a common accoutrement for a town of 5,000. RAGBRAI visited here just four years ago, and it's no wonder why it's back so soon.

In its 52nd year, RAGBRAI ventures outside Iowa for the first time with a 15-mile jaunt through Minnesota. Will there be more out-of-state excursions?

RAGBRAI riders will be back in Iowa for Day 3 after a historic day at Brown Park in southern Minnesota. RAGBRAI 52 is one of the shortest on record, but this will be its longest day. That's what's ...

Advertisement Organizations, riders and towns prepare for 406-mile RAGBRAI route across Iowa The world's longest, oldest and largest recreational bicycle ride is taking riders on its 52nd trek.

RAGBRAI group photo in front of City Hall in Cherokee, IA, Sunday July 21, 2002 . Register photo by Warren Taylor© Warren Taylor, Des Moines Register Severe weather heads for Iowa this weekend.

Iowa's state and county parks, unique museums, natural attractions, historical sites, and rolling hills along the Mississippi ...

Now 275 pounds lighter, Ryan Grewell of Ohio participates in his second RAGBRAI, crediting a change of diet and cycling for his massive weight loss.

An Iowa State Patrol trooper directs traffic during RAGBRAI. The ambulance crew, bystanders and other riders had been administering first aid for "quite some time" when the trooper arrived, he said.