Ragbrai route

Annual organized bicycle ride in Iowa

RAGBRAI, short for Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is a non-competitive bicycle tour across the U.S.

state of Iowa from the western to eastern border.^[1] First held in 1973, RAGBRAI is the largest bike-touring event in the world.^[2]

The 50th ride, RAGBRAI L, took place from July 23-29, 2023, and retraced much of the first year's route.

Carroll replaced Fort Dodge and the much larger town/area of Coralville-Iowa City replaced the small town of Williamsburg. The ride from Ames to Des Moines had over 60,000 riders, the most riders of any stop in the history of the event.

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Description

Each year's route begins at a community near Iowa's western border and ends at a community near the eastern border, with stops in towns across the state. The ride is one week long and ends on the last Saturday of July each year.

The earliest possible starting date is July 19, and the latest is July 25.

While formerly a lottery was held to select participants, as of 2021^[update] registr

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