Tag: RAGBRAI

RAGBRAI 2023 Winners

Each year my team, the Buff Riders, and I joke that we are “winning” the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. It’s a joke because it is a “bicycle… Read more »

RAGBRAI ’23 is Coming!

Do you hear that? That distant rumble is the beginning of the convergence of hordes of bicyclists upon Iowa. Once again, I’ll be escorting the Buff Riders on their journey… Read more »

Emmetsburg Showcases their Destination Town

Emmetsburg was an overnight town during RAGBRAI 2022. Although my team’s time in the community was short the community intrigued me. It intrigued me enough to make the community the… Read more »

RAGBRAI: Links to Stories

My posts about each year’s RAGBRAI event in Iowa have been a popular set of posts on this blog. Each year that my team, the Buff Riders, takes on RAGBRAI… Read more »

Charles City Cannot Be Overlooked

Charles City was the overnight town at the end of the fifth day of RAGBRAI 2022. “Chuck City’s” downtown served as a good setting for the evening activities after the… Read more »

RAGBRAI ’22: Agritourism Shines on Day One

When most people think of activities at RAGBRAI, they think of the towns, but there’s quite a bit of agritourism going on as well. That was a fact out of… Read more »

RAGRAI 2022: West Union Goes Green – Part 2

Last week we took a look at the West Union Green Streets Pilot Project and how it came about. West Union was an overnight town during RAGBRAI in 2022 and… Read more »

RAGRAI 2022: West Union Goes Green – Part 1

One of the overnight towns along the RAGBRAI route was West Union, in Fayette County, Iowa. Thousands of riders, and their support crews, rode into town during the event. They… Read more »

RAGBRAI 2022 Winners

Each year my RAGBRAI team and I joke that we are “winning” the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. It’s a joke because it is a “bicycle ride”, not… Read more »

Economic Impact of Bike Tourism

Last week we discussed “What is Bicycle Tourism?” in an effort to bring attention to this important sector of the tourism market for small towns. As of the date of… Read more »