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RIDE REMINDER

Wed April 30 2025 / Issue #57

On Our Radar

May is Bike Month!

Spring is here and so is Bike Month 2025 - a time to celebrate the freedom, community, and joy that bicycling brings to Iowans of all ages and backgrounds. At BIKEIOWA.com, we’ve proudly promoted Bike Month for over two decades, and we’re back at it this year to promote more rides, events, and opportunities to connect.

Whether you're a seasoned commuter, a gravel grinder, a family cruiser, or someone just pulling your bike out of storage, May is your month to ride.

Our Event Calendar is packed with all kinds of May Bike Rides!!

So here’s to May miles and fun,

With rides in the wind and the sun!

Thanks for using BikeIowa

RIDE SAFE!!

Scott Sumpter

Features

May is BIKE MONTH! »

Let’s Ride Together for a Healthier, More Connected Iowa

Celebrate Trails Day 2025: Iowa’s Invitation to Get Out and Ride »

RAGBRAI LII Full Route Revealed - BIKEIOWA Deep Dive »

Iowa Faces Gravel Tariff Crisis: 90% of Gravel Roads to Be Paved by 2027 »

Upcoming Events

Wed Apr 30 2025
M3 - Marshalltown-Melbourne-Marshalltown »
Marshalltown, Road
Wednesday Night Ride - Maxwell »
Maxwell, Trail Ride
Thu May 01 2025
Pint Night Ride - DSM - Dream Team »
Des Moines, Party Ride
Fri May 02 2025
The 2025 PedalArt Poster Show »
Des Moines, Other
Sat May 03 2025
2025 Des Moines Mayor's Annual Ride (MAR) »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
IMBA's 2025 International Women's MTB Day »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Indy 50 Gravel Rally 6ix »
Indianola, Gravel
Loess Hills Enduro »
Malvern, Gravel
The Badness Continues! Fun Haters Ride! »
Des Moines, Party Ride
Sun May 04 2025
ABOB Des Moines - Donut Ride to Chu Chu's »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Pedal with the Police »
Ankeny, Safety/Education/Training
Mon May 05 2025
Major Taylor Iowa - The Learning Loop »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Major Taylor Iowa Weekly Monday Night Signature Ride »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Monday Night No-Drop Road Ride »
Des Moines, Road
Tue May 06 2025
CRANDIC Time Trial Series »
Solon, Time Trial
Iowa Gravel Project Weekly #6 - Carlisle »
Carlisle, Gravel
Wed May 07 2025
M3 - Marshalltown-Melbourne-Marshalltown »
Marshalltown, Road
Wednesday Night Ride - Maxwell »
Maxwell, Trail Ride
Sat May 10 2025
1st Annual Giro d'Italian Bikes Ride »
Cedar Rapids, Road
7 TH ANNUAL TRI-COUNTY BIKE & BREW »
ELMA, Party Ride
Illiniwek Abermination »
Hampton IL, Mountain Biking
Kalona Horseshoe »
Kalona, Gravel
Sac County Prairie Pedal »
SAC CITY, Road
Mon May 12 2025
Major Taylor Iowa - The Learning Loop »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Major Taylor Iowa Weekly Monday Night Signature Ride »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Monday Night No-Drop Road Ride »
Des Moines, Road
Tue May 13 2025
Iowa Gravel Project Weekly #7 - Boonville »
Booneville, Gravel
Johnson County Bicycle Breakfast »
Iowa City, Other
Night at the Oval »
Cedar Rapids, Road
Wed May 14 2025
M3 - Marshalltown-Melbourne-Marshalltown »
Marshalltown, Road
Ritual Mountain Bike Film Tour hosted by CITA »
Des Moines, Destination
TOUR ride and lunch sponsored by AARP IOWA »
DES MOINES, Trail Ride
Wednesday Night Ride - Maxwell »
Maxwell, Trail Ride
Fri May 16 2025 to Sat May 17 2025
Night Loop »
Cumming, Gravel
Sat May 17 2025
Gary's Annual Brain Cancer Bike Ride »
Waukee, Trail Ride
Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League Race Series #1-Fort Dodge »
Fort Dodge, Mountain Biking
Pigtails Ride »
Ankeny, Party Ride
Silver City Century »
Silver City, Gravel
Tour de Tulips »
Orange City, Road
Mon May 19 2025
Major Taylor Iowa - The Learning Loop »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Major Taylor Iowa Weekly Monday Night Signature Ride »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Monday Night No-Drop Road Ride »
Des Moines, Road
Wed May 21 2025
M3 - Marshalltown-Melbourne-Marshalltown »
Marshalltown, Road
RIDE OF SILENCE - Des Moines »
Des Moines, Safety/Education/Training
Wednesday Night Ride - Maxwell »
Maxwell, Trail Ride
Sat May 24 2025
BRAG - Bike Ride Around Greene County »
Jefferson, Party Ride
Pedaler's Jamboree 2025 - Bicycle Music/Festival on the Katy Trail »
Columbia, Party Ride
Mon May 26 2025
Major Taylor Iowa - The Learning Loop »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Major Taylor Iowa Weekly Monday Night Signature Ride »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Monday Night No-Drop Road Ride »
Des Moines, Road
Wed May 28 2025
M3 - Marshalltown-Melbourne-Marshalltown »
Marshalltown, Road
Wednesday Night Ride - Maxwell »
Maxwell, Trail Ride
Sat May 31 2025
12th Annual Trail To Nowhere Ride »
Manning, Party Ride
Bicycle Brew BBQ »
Bondurant, Party Ride
Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League Race Series #2-Decorah »
Decorah, Mountain Biking
Mr Pork Chop Fun Ride for MS »
Bancroft, Party Ride
Mon Jun 02 2025
Major Taylor Iowa - The Learning Loop »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Major Taylor Iowa Weekly Monday Night Signature Ride »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Monday Night No-Drop Road Ride »
Des Moines, Road
Tue Jun 03 2025
CRANDIC Time Trial Series »
Solon, Time Trial
Wed Jun 04 2025
M3 - Marshalltown-Melbourne-Marshalltown »
Marshalltown, Road
Wednesday Night Ride - Maxwell »
Maxwell, Trail Ride
Sat Jun 07 2025
Big Dill Bike Ride »
Mason City, Party Ride
Bike to X-Out Fragile X »
Des Moines, Party Ride
Break the Cycle Challenge Ride - Des Moines (25/50/100 miles) »
Ankeny, Trail Ride
Bridges Ride »
Cedar Falls, Party Ride
Iowa Scholastic Mountain Bike League Race Series #3 Des Moines »
Carlisle, Mountain Biking
Tour of the Mississippi River Valley (TOMRV) 2025! »
Bettendorf, Tour
Mon Jun 09 2025
Major Taylor Iowa Weekly Monday Night Signature Ride »
Des Moines, Trail Ride
Monday Night No-Drop Road Ride »
Des Moines, Road
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Just Posted Events

Sat Jun 07 2025

Break the Cycle Challenge Ride - Des Moines (25/50/100 miles) »

Ankeny, Trail Ride

Tue May 13 2025

Johnson County Bicycle Breakfast »

Iowa City, Other

Sat May 31 2025

Mr Pork Chop Fun Ride for MS »

Bancroft, Party Ride

Sat Sep 13 2025

Redfield Rock'N'Roll »

Redfield, Gravel

Fri May 16 2025 to Sat May 17 2025

Night Loop »

Cumming, Gravel

Sat Apr 26 2025

Q7 Tweed Ride Iowa City »

Iowa City, Party Ride

Sun Oct 05 2025

Fox Ridge Filth Ride »

Traer, Gravel

Wed May 14 2025

TOUR ride and lunch sponsored by AARP IOWA »

DES MOINES, Trail Ride

Thu Apr 24 2025

TOUR Ride to Johnston »

DES MOINES, Trail Ride

Sat May 10 2025

1st Annual Giro d'Italian Bikes Ride »

Cedar Rapids, Road

Sat Jun 28 2025

Central Iowa Ride for Life »

Ankeny, Trail Ride

Sun May 04 2025

ABOB Des Moines - Donut Ride to Chu Chu's »

Des Moines, Trail Ride

Thu May 01 2025

Pint Night Ride - DSM - Dream Team »

Des Moines, Party Ride

Sat Jun 21 2025

RAGBRAI Orange City to Milford Training Ride »

Orange City, Road

Wed Oct 29 2025

Wednesday Night Ride - Maxwell »

Maxwell, Trail Ride

News

New Cedar Falls nonprofit teaches lessons through RAGBRAI training »

DIRT Builds More Than Trails: How a Decorah Teen Sparked a Youth Mountain Biking Movement »

‘Take Off from Tulip Town’ - Orange City, IA unveils logo, theme for RAGBRAI »

Iowa River Trail Bridge to be replaced »

Re-Imagining the Linn Creek District »

Coffalo Coffee’s journey from basement roasts to bike rides »

Ribbon cutting celebrates Mississippi River to Rock River Trail project update »

Route map - Day 7 of RAGBRAI LI in northeast Iowa from Oelwein to Guttenberg »

Route map - Day 6 of RAGBRAI LI in northeast Iowa from Cedar Falls to Oelwein »

Route map - Day 5 of RAGBRAI LI in north central Iowa from from Iowa Falls to Cedar Falls »

Route map - Day 4 of RAGBRAI LI in north central Iowa from Forest City to Iowa Falls »

Route map - Day 3 of RAGBRAI LI in northwest Iowa from Estherville Forest City »

Route map - Day 2 of RAGBRAI LI in northwest Iowa from Milford to Estherville »

Route map - Day 1 of RAGBRAI LI in northwest Iowa from Orange City to Milford »

How an Arkansas City Became an Epicenter of the Biking World »

Never underestimate RAGBRAI: Ride across Iowa could be tough, despite short, flat route »

TRI Clear Lake will again be Iowa's state championship race for 2025 »

‘I wasn’t sure I’d get to ride again.’ Rock Island cyclist rolls on after heart surgery »

Plus-size cyclists start inclusive rides in Des Moines »

Muscatine Power and Water donates bike sculpture to city »

City of Estherville to relax some ordinances during RAGBRAI »

Guthrie County Conservation Gets Half Million Grant for Raccoon River Trail Project »

Major Taylor Iowa - Monday Night Training Rides »

Council Bluffs Teen Injured in Bicycle Crash »

Linn County cyclist brings women together with mountain biking group »

RAGBRAI - How to Ride in Comfort »

Bike trail backers forge ahead with five-county project in Iowa’s Great Lakes region »

Multi-County Group Proposes to Extend Bike Trail from Iowa Great Lakes Through Storm Lake and Beyond »

Grow Greene County Awards Nearly $2 Million of Grants »

Here's what South Ankeny Boulevard might look like under a plan to revitalize it »

Dallas County Foundation Celebrating Over 20 Years of Endowment Fund Program »

Perry Chamber hands out ambassador, volunteer, business of the year awards »

Two trails reopened at Cone Park and Chris Larsen Park in Sioux City »

Take Flight with the Full RAGBRAI LII Route! »

Iowa Bicycle Coalition responds to hands-free driving law »

RAGBRAI 2025 is leaving Iowa — if only for a few miles. Here's why: »

Some Des Moines kids are now pedaling to school in a "bike bus" »

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signs law banning cellphones while driving, joining 30 other states »

Bright gear, signals, and eye contact: essential safety tips for Cedar Rapids cyclists »

The organizations turning Iowa City into a safer, more accessible destination for bicyclists »

RAGBRAI Logistics »

BV Supervisor Talks Five-County Bike Trail Consortium That’s Resumed Meetings »

RAGBRAI - Top 10 Tips – April 2025 »

Fixing the Great Western Trail will be big challenge »

Registration open for Quad Cities Bicycle Club’s Tour of the Mississippi River Valley »

LIVE Road Racing Returns to the U.S. This Saturday! »

Hands-Free Driving Bill Signed Into Law By Governor Reynolds »

core4 kit drop! »

Cedar Rapids Bicyclist Injured in Crash at 8th Ave & 2nd St SE »

Need a rental bike for RAGBRAI? Check out Unlimited Biking! »

RAGBRAI brings opportunities to celebrate Guttenberg »

Tree removal to continue at Sac and Fox Trail crossing at Rosedale Road »

Sylvan Island Stampede opens mountain bike race season »

Mechanics struggling to keep up as demand for e-bikes booms in Iowa »

Newly Formed Decorah Area Mountain Bike Team (DIRT) Invites Riders of All Ages to Join »

Storm Lake City council debates biking speed limit signs along Lake Trail »

Estherville RAGBRAI Committee Looking For Volunteers »

Iowa City: city officials share steps to safely toss out electric scooter, bike batteries »

Hands-Free Driving Legislation Passes Iowa House, Heads to Govenor For Signature »

Ankeny man identified as pedestrian who was hit by vehicle »

Outdoor recreation in Iowa has an $8 billion annual economic output »

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Reviews

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On this episode of the Podcast, the Iowa Bike Library’s Audrey and Kate chat with us about their work in the Iowa cycling community.Executive Director Audrey along with Kate, Fundraising Coordinato...

Just Go Bike Podcast - episode 346: A a deep dive into the RAGBRAI LII full route with Ride Director Matt Phippen - Part 2 »

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Just Go Bike Podcast - episode 346: A a deep dive into the RAGBRAI LII full route with Ride Director Matt Phippen - Part 1 »

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Just Go Bike Podcast - Episode 345: Iowa’s Dream Team Featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show »

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Just Go Bike episode 344 - ParrotTalk: March RAGBRAI Town Hall Rider Q & A »

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High Trestle Trail: History and Development »

This podcast outlines the development of the High Trestle Trail, a 25-mile recreational path in central Iowa formerly known as the Ankeny to Woodward trail.Initiated in the early 2000s, the project...

Who Wants Some Gravel?! »

Who Wants Some Gravel?!March 21, 2025 3:24 pm | RAGBRAI LII, TrainingCoach David Ertl gives us the dirt on gravel riding, and how to incorporate it into your training for RAGBARI LII. Get into GravelRu...

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