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RAGBRAI (pronounced "RAG-bray" but often mispronouned as "RAG-brye") is a massive cross-state bicycle ride across Iowa that is well known throughout the U.S. and the world. The title RAGBRAI is an acronym for Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. 8,500 cyclists register each year to ride from a community on Iowa's western border to another community on Iowa's eastern border, stopping in towns across the state.
The length of RAGBRAI varies from year to year, but it is usually 400 to 500 miles long. Eight "host communities" are selected each year; two of them are the beginning and end points, while the other six serve as overnight stops for the bicyclists. The distance between each host community is usually between 50 and 70 miles. At the beginning of the ride, riders traditionally dip the rear wheel of their bikes in either the Missouri River or the Big Sioux River (depending on the starting point of the ride), and at the end, the riders dip the front wheels in the Mississippi River.
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Allianz Championship - Features a charity golf tournament to be held May-June, 2005 in Polk City. Includes the history of the tournament, 2004 money leaders, volunteer opportunities, a schedule of events, ticket sales, sponsorships, and an application.
Meta Description: [ Allianz Championship is a champions charity golf tournament in central Iowa. ]
DesMoinesRiver.org - Supports the development, use and appreciation of the Des Moines River Water Trail and advocates for similar river trails statewide. Includes guides and logs for the river and links to related sites.
Meta Description: [ Advocating for river trails and library funding in Iowa ]
Ducks Unlimited - Mid-Iowa Chapter - Preserves and restores wetlands, and bolsters waterfowl populations within the state of Iowa and elsewhere. Provides events, a calendar, and membership details. Located in Des Moines.
ElSurfo - Sports - Iowa - Sports in Iowa. Features links to many teams, events and websites.
Meta Description: [ Guide to Iowa Professional, Semi-Pro, and College Sports. Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Football, Motor Sports, Horse Racing, Soccer, etc. ]
Fitness Sports - Complete statewide racing calendar for the state of Iowa for running and triathlons. Tied to a specialty store that sells running and swimming gear.
Meta Description: [ Iowa running and triathlon race calendar and information,Iowa original and largest running store, we carry shoes from adidas, asics, avia, brooks, Etonic, Mizuno, new balance, nike, saucony, we carry over 150 models of running shoes, 50 models of track and field spikes, we also carry all of the n... ]
GORP - Iowa Destinations - A comprehensive guide to travel, tourism and recreation throughout Iowa, including hiking, biking, trails, clubs.
Meta Description: [ GORP's Iowa travel guide provides information on outdoor recreation, family trips, Iowa tourism, parks and more…... ]
Heartland Boating - The boaters' directory to Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas,Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia ports. Information on marinas, charters, fishing, lofts, chandlers.
Meta Description: [ The Boaters' directory to Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas,Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia ports. Information on marinas, charters, fishing, lofts, chandlers and more. ]
Iowa Brewers Union - Includes a calendar of events, styles of the month, membership information, and a set of applets to perform common brewing calculations.
Meta Description: [ Think Beer ]
Iowa City Athletic Officials Association - Includes roster of referees, their game schedules and list of high schools in the southeast region of the state.
Meta Description: [ Providing quality officials for Southeast Iowa ]
Iowa Department of Natural Resources - Features state parks, fish and wildlife, environmental protection, fishing and hunting information and volunteer opportunities.
Meta Description: [ The Official Home page for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. ]
Iowa Gaming Association - The IGA supports responsible gaming and the positive impact on Iowa's Economy through careful reinvestment of gaming revenue.
Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union - Solely devoted to interscholastic competition for girls in the state of Iowa.
Iowa Lottery - Winning lottery numbers for all state games and Powerball, and information on new scratch games.
Meta Description: [ welcome to the official iowa lottery powerball web site ]
Racing In Iowa - Covers all tracks and sanctions within the state. Also news and driver information.
Meta Description: [ Racinginiowa.com is the leader in Iowa motorsports coverage on the internet. Racinginiowa provides results, points, news and local track photos when available . Coverage is updated 7 days a week Racinginiowa.com also offers a racing forum for each Iowa track a free classifieds section and much m... ]
Special Olympics Iowa - Provides year-round sports training and competition for children and adults with mental retardation.
Meta Description: [ Special Olympics of Iowa ]
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