Description

Tour

Distance - We will find out in January!

The 2026 ride will take place from July 18 – 25, 2026 and is the 53^rd annual bicycle ride across the state. This includes the day-long RAGBRAI Expo in our first Overnight Town, and seven days of cycling as riders head to the Mississippi.

It is more than just a bike ride, it is an epic seven-day rolling festival of bicycles, music, food, camaraderie, and community. RAGBRAI is the oldest largest, and longest multi-day bicycle touring event in the world.

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Registration is OPEN and the route was announced at the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party on January 24th 2026.

The route is... (Coming soon!)

Day 0 - Sat, July 18:

Day 1 - Sun, July 19:

Day 2 - Mon, July 20:

Day 3 - Tue, July 21:

Day 4 - Wed, July 22:

Day 5 - Thu, July 23:

Day 6 - Fri, July 24:

Day 7 - Sat, July 25:

The pass-through communities will be announced in April.

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PAST RAGBRAI LIII - FEATURES

• 11/21/25 - JustGoBike Episode 378: A Deep Dive Behind the RAGBRAI Wristband 
  RAGBRAI Ride Director Matt Phippen and BikeIowa’s Scott Sumpter sat down to do a mega deep dive into what’s behind the RAGBRAI wristband, breaking down the costs of what it takes to make RAGBRAI happen, and what it takes to get riders safely across the state each year

• 11/10/25 - Behind the Wristband - The True Cost of RAGBRAI
  BIKEIOWA’s Perspective on Registration, Responsibility, and the Million-Dollar Impact and the importance of registering

Route

The overnight towns will be announced at the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party on January 24th 2026.

The pass-through towns and full route will be released in April.

Registration

Registration opened November 15th 2025.

REGISTER HERE 

Contact

Matt Phippen

Matt@ragbrai.com

Andrea Parrott

andrea@ragbrai.com