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We got the gang back together for the 100th Episode of the JustGoBike Podcast! Alumni members, fan favorites, and more! Thank you for 100 episodes of bikes, fun, beverages, and pie - we never thought we would make it this far and now you're stuck with us for another 100+ episodes! So come for the bikes, stay for the fun, and leave with a smile!

Wow 99 episodes! Murph interviews Sarah Cooper as she transitions from elite ultra distance cyclist to race director to a handful of tough gravel races in 2019. TJ and Mark chat about the upcoming 100 episode party at Big Grove Brewery on January 10 and ParrotTalk returns to talk about the upcoming PeopleForBikes DRAFT event on January 24 in Des Moines.

The JustGoBike Podcast team wishes you and your family a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Murph chats with Roy Rhodes who is an ironman of cycling. Roy has ridden his bike everyday for over 1,000 days and counting! TJ talks about the 100 JustGoBike Podcast Celebration slated for Thursday, January 10 at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City. A bike ride, live podcast and live music by Mike McAbee will round out the schedule.

To get you into the holiday season, TJ's guest is Justin Hanneken from Ends of the Earth Cycling talking about this on-bike ministry of goodness that the team spreads. We also have set a date of Thursday, January 10 for our 100th Episode of JustGoBike Celebration in Iowa City. The location will be announced soon! Andrea returns with a ParrotTalk and squawking about the RAGBRAI Guess the Route Cont...

Mark and TJ start getting hyped for the Iowa Bike Expo and RAGBRAI Route Announcement Party (woot!) and Kathy Murphy talks with fan favorite Matt Phippen from Scheels about Zwift training and sticking with biking during the Winter months.

After a philanthropic update from TJ and Mark, Murphology gets funky with Lindsay and Riley from FUSE Fitness, a workout group with live DJ sets. ParrotTalk chimes in later to give you the lowdown on helmet alternatives.

Murph visits with Julie Harris of the Nebraska Bicycle Alliance. Mark and TJ talk Bill Walton, Ron Livingston and Hallmark specials!

This week we hear from Tom Davis with the Iowa Scholastic MTB Club. Mark and TJ talk highlights from the National Bicycle Tourism Conference in San Antonio and the opening of RAGBRAI registration. Scooter! Andrea returns with a ParrotTalk on clipless pedals.

Murph chats with Tina Anderson, the founder of the Tour de Brew in the Quad Cities. Andrea and TJ host this week's show in Mark's absence and talk about the upcoming National Bicycle Tourism Conference and the new RAGBRAI logo.

This week Mark talks with Sue George from Bike Flights about their services to ship bikes all over the world.  Mark and TJ visited Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City to record this week's show and perhaps sample a tasty beverage.  They were so impressed they are thinking of a future event there!  Hmmm?

Mark and TJ chat about happenings in the bike world including the new RAGBRAI logo, attending the Iowa Festivals & Events meeting, some gravel follow up and remind everyone to vote!

This week we hear from Todd Young, one of the directors of Iowa City Gravel (or ICG), the ride that explores the rolling countryside of rural Eastern Iowa. Whether you choose 100 miles or 100 kilometers, the ICG will be a fun challenge. Mark and TJ also talk about the variety of gravel opportunities in Iowa.

Kathy Murphy gets the scoop on the various programs throughout the area working to re-populate the Monarch Butterfies. TJ flies solo and talks about planning the RAGBRAI route for 2019.

This week Loess is More on the Just Go Bike Podcast as Murphology chats with Lance Brisbois of the Loess Hills Parks and Peaks Bicycle Tour! Cycling through this hilly section of Western Iowa has its ups and downs... mostly ups. All that and a Jingle Cross Recap, plus a ParrotTalk!

The UCI Cyclo-Cross World Cup is happening again in Iowa City. Mark and TJ preview the big event that was voted the "World's Best" event last year! Murph socializes with some Cedar Rapids riders about their favorite places to ride.

Mark and TJ are back fresh from Reno after InterBike and give a recap of their adventures. They also discuss PeopleforBikes' new program RideSpot and other things learned while attending InterBike.

Andrea Cohen of Iowa City has completed the grueling Tour Divide and tells her tales to Murph in the latest JustGoBike podcast. TJ and Mark talk about upcoming events and recent travels.

On this week's episode of the JustGoBike Podcast: Mark and TJ run down the bike news of the week, and Kathy Murphy AKA Murph tells us tales of her many adventures on organized bike rides. And as a bonus you find out how many degrees she is from Kevin Bacon!

We have Georgia on our minds today and it's not just because those delicious peaches are in season again. Kathy Murphy AKA Murphology talks with Jacob Spath about his experience riding Trans North Georgia (TNGA) a 350+ mile bikepacking route through the southern Appalachian Mountains from South Carolina to Alabama. Most of the descriptions about this path include the word "formidable" so we're loo...

Who doesn't love pizzas after working up a hunger on the bike? Dang Brother Pizza's Kevin explains to Murph how he went from riding RAGBRAI to serving up tasty wood fired pizzas during the week across Iowa. Mark and TJ talk about what's happening in the Iowa bike scene.

It's all about the Iowa Bicycle Coalition this week on the JustGoBike Podcast! Mark and Murph give Team RAGBRAI a much-needed break, and chat about IBC - past, present, and future.

Chris Fitzgerald, originally from Forest City, chats with Murph about his cycling adventures and the time he has had with his dad. Mark and TJ talk about life after RAGBRAI and getting back in the groove

What a wonderful week of RAGBRAI! The weather, the food, the people, the sites, the sounds... what a great week! Mark, TJ and Andrea reminisce about that fantastic event from Onawa to Davenport.

RAGBRAI XLVI is almost here! TJ talks with Danielle Rogers about fun happenings on tap for Newton and Staci White and Amber Kephart about the great things in store when RAGBRAI rolls into Sigourney