RAGBRAI

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Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa
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Nickname	RAGBRAI
Status	Active
Frequency	Annual
Venue	Varies
Location(s)	Iowa, United States
Country	United States
Years active	51
Inaugurated	August 26, 1973 (1973-08-26)
Founder	John Karras Donald Kaul
Participants	30,000
Activity	Bicycle touring
Leader	Matt Phippen (director)
Sponsor	The Des Moines Register
Website	Official website

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.