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We have had a big interest in charter options while on a multi day ride like RAGBRAI so we wanted to rebroadcast this great episode from last year. Meet Tammy from the Pork Belly Ventures! For almost 30 years Tammy and her brother Pete, along with a top notch crew have been providing support to cyclists, supporting them during RAGBRAI, and many other Midwest bike rides. Be sure to check out the Po...

Murph is over halfway complete on her cross-country cycling adventure with Team Biking to Remember, raising funds for Alzheimer's. AP catches up with her about all she's seen and experienced so far, and what it is like to be on the road. Follow her journey on Instagram and Facebook, search for Team Biking to Remember! Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com . w...

Today we celebrate our 200th episode!! Thank you listeners for tuning into the Just Go Bike podcast each week! We have met so many great people during interviews, and we love running into you here and there. Kelsey and Courtney from the Des Moines Register are on the show today. They have been on the beat covering RAGBRAI for a number of years and have had the chance to interview and/or photograph...

From Sgt Bluff to Lansing, RAGBRAI has just released all of the 2022 pass through and meeting towns! AP runs through (rides through?) the towns, the mileages, theme days, and more. Want even more information? Check out Phil Joens' article: https://ragbrai.com/check-out-ragbrais-newly-announced-pass-through-and-meeting-towns-with-details-highlights/ Most of the facts for this episode were drawn fro...

It's been almost two weeks since Murph departed on her cross-country cycling adventure with Team Biking to Remember, raising funds for Alzheimer's. So AP catches up with her about all she's seen and experienced so far, and what biking over a mountain range is really like. Follow her journey on Instagram and Facebook, search for Team Biking to Remember! Have a topic for a future episode? Message us...

AP gets into it this week with four main squawking points. Including how to be featured on an upcoming episode, how the RAGBRAI 2022 planning process is going, answers some frequently asked questions from the RAGBRAI info inbox, and last but not least - a classic John Karras article about breakfast at Donald Kaul's house. Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com...

Just Go Bike contributor Kyle Munson is on the show today to interview Phil Joens. Phil is a Public Safety Reporter for the Des Moines Register and covers all kinds of stories in the area. He is also a long time RAGBRAI rider and has a unique perspective on RAGBRAI now that he gets to cover the big ride as part of his job. Kyle and Phil talk baseball, bicycles and do a little reminiscing about the...

On this episode AP and Murph caught up with Jason Sumner from the Ride the Rockies team who is a long time cyclist and a Colorado Native living in Crested Butte. He is a journalist and has authored the book: 75 Classic Rides Colorado. Ride the Rockies, a multi day bicycle tour that explores communities in Colorado, has many similarities to RAGBRAI and has the history to prove it. Back in 1985, Cla...

How many RAGBRAIs have you ridden? 5? 10? 20? Coreen Frasier has completed over 30! Take a listen to this inspiring re-broadcast from Episode 155. Coreen, a former bike racer, and a cancer survivor, has great stories from the road, a shower hack, and more from three decades of cycling across Iowa. Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com . www.ragbrai.com www.mu...

Coach David Ertl, certified level 1 cycling coach through USA Cycling is on today. Coach Ertl has been coaching for over 20 years! Each year he provides RAGBRAI riders with a training plan as well as tips to make your ride more enjoyable. And all of it is free! A few tips from Coach Ertl worth highlighting: Hills: don’t avoid them when training! Water: drink more than you think you need Food: don’...

This week AP and Murph are going to dig into each of the 8 overnight towns on the RAGBRAI route and offer up some highlights of what we can look forward to when we bike across Iowa in July, 2022. The overnight towns for RAGBRAI XLIX are: Sergeant Bluff, Ida Grove, Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Mason City, Charles City, West Union and Lansing. Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepo...

Did you know back in the early years of RAGBRAI, riding a 100 mile day was part of the planned route each year? This year to honor our founding fathers, John Karras and Donald Kaul, we are going back to the roots they created almost 50 years ago. So if you are riding RAGBRAI in 2022, you will get to do a century ride! Sound impossible? It is not! On today’s episode, enjoy a Parrott Talk where AP w...

A Bonus Episode This Week! The RAGBRAI route has been announced and this past Saturday, the morning after the route party, Murph fired up the portable recorder and took a walk around the Iowa Bike Expo to talk with some of the vendors as well as each of the 2022 overnight towns. She was also able to spend a few minutes with Matt Phippen, RAGBRAI director of operations. Please forgive the sound qua...

On the show today is Brian O’Leary who is the executive director for The Dream Team. The Dream Team is a five month program that partners youth with adult mentors in the Des Moines area to provide a unique opportunity to build relationships, achieve personal growth, and learn life skills. The program culminates with a week long bicycle ride across Iowa and the emotional experience of riding from t...

Meet Matt Phippen on the podcast today. This Iowa native and longtime friend of RAGBRAI, has been hired as the new director of operations. It is obvious Phippen is passionate about continuing the legacy of RAGBRAI, and showcasing the great state of Iowa. As the director of operations Phippen will oversee the day-to-day logistics of RAGBRAI including route planning and logistics, town planning, and...

Did you know a Facebook group exists just for people doing RAGBRAI for the first time? It’s called RAGBRAI Newbies and on the show today is Anna Abrams, the founder of the group, to talk about riding across Iowa for the first time. She wanted to feel more connected with other new riders and decided a Facebook group could provide a place for newbies to voice concerns, worries and questions, knowing...

This week Murph and AP respond to listeners requests for more RAGBRAI Q & A. Topics on this episode include: January Expo vs July Expo, how to get home after RAGBRAI, shipping your bike to and from the ride, transferring credentials, and more… Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com

This week Murph and AP dive in deep on RAGBRAI Q & A. Topics include: registration costs and what is included with your registration, kids on RAGBRAI, start and end times, luggage transport, and where to shower! Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com. www.ragbrai.com www.murphologypodcast.com

Did you know the world's largest Cheeto is in Algona, Iowa? How about, did you know the future birthplace of Star Trek’s James T. Kirk is Riverside, Iowa? This week meet Eugene Schlaman, author of the book Iowa Bike Towns. Eugene was born in Anamosa, Iowa and grew up in Hampton. He has ridden 14 RAGBRAI’s and was always curious about the history and fun facts of towns along the route. So he starte...

This week enjoy a Parrot Talk where Andrea answers a listener question who wants some tips on keeping hands warm while cycling. Then she also shares a great article by John Karras back in 1979, who goes in depth with details of RAGBRAI 7. Do you have a question for Parrot Talk? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com. www.ragbrai.com https://ragbrai.com/events/ragbrai-route-announcement-party/ h...

Iowan Heather Poskevich didn't think she had an athletic bone in her body when she picked up a bicycle in 2015. Six years later she found herself crossing a desert on a 930 mile cycling race across the West. An ER physician at MercyOne, Poskevich is an ultracyclist that met up with Brian Powers to talk about how she got into racing and what it was like to participate in the Race Across the West wh...

Happy Thanksgiving from the gang at Just Go Bike! Today meet Denise Mueller, who experienced her first RAGBRAI in 2021 and had a blast. She rode RAGBRAI just like the rest of us, stopping along the way to enjoy all that Iowa has to offer. But what is really amazing about Denise is that she is the fastest cyclist on earth! Denise holds the world record for paced bicycle land speed, pedaling her bic...

AP and Murph are back with more Just Go Bike! RAGBRAI Registration for 2022 is now open and on this episode the ladies will talk about important dates along with what’s changed and what is new, including why RAGBRAI is labelled as 8 days, what’s up with no more lottery, and moving the route announcement to Friday. Plus so much more RAGBRAI related info! Also, Andrea will give us the scoop on Ride...

RAGBRAI Newbies! JustGoBike podcast presents a special series called RAGBRAI 101, for RAGBRAI first timers and veterans alike. RAGBRAI 101 answers riders biggest questions from what to pack, how to train, and how to survive the great bicycle ride across Iowa! Hosted by Kathy Murphy, from the Murphology Podcast, the series provides new episodes several times a week. If you have a RAGBRAI 101 questi...

This episode is all about the 2021 RAGBRAI route. AKA Murph interviewed a community member from each of the overnight towns and asked them what they have planned for us. Whether this is your very first RAGBRAI or you are a RAGBRAI veteran, this year will be full of all things Iowa. The people of Iowa are really what make RAGBRAI a one of a kind event. You probably already know, but you will soon b...