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And just like that RAGBRAI LIII is history! Here is our last daily episode. Thanks for tuning in. Join us again soon for more Just Go Bike Podcast episodes! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

More live interviews from Murph & AP as RAGBRAI riders pedal across the state! Tune in daily and if you are riding RAGBRAI LIII, stop by and see us in each overnight town at the Just Go Bike tent! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

More live interviews from Murph & AP as RAGBRAI riders pedal across the state! Tune in daily and if you are riding RAGBRAI LIII, stop by and see us in each overnight town at the Just Go Bike tent! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

More live interviews from Murph & AP as RAGBRAI riders pedal across the state! Tune in daily and if you are riding RAGBRAI LIII, stop by and see us in each overnight town at the Just Go Bike tent! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

More live interviews from Murph & AP as RAGBRAI riders pedal across the state! Tune in daily and if you are riding RAGBRAI LIII, stop by and see us in each overnight town at the Just Go Bike tent! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

More live interviews from Murph & AP as RAGBRAI riders pedal across the state! Tune in daily and if you are riding RAGBRAI LIII, stop by and see us in each overnight town at the Just Go Bike tent! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

More live interviews from Murph & AP as RAGBRAI riders pedal across the state! Tune in daily and if you are riding RAGBRAI LIII, stop by and see us in each overnight town at the Just Go Bike tent! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

RAGBRAI LIII has begun and Murph & AP spent the day talking to riders at the Expo in Onawa. Tune in daily for more tales from the route, and if you are on RAGBRAI LIII, stop by and see us in each overnight town at the Just Go Bike tent! RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com

It's time for RAGBRAI LIII !! Murph Interviews representatives from each of the 2026 overnight towns to find out more about each community and what they have planned for riders. Onawa: https://onawa.com/ragbrai Harlan: https://ragbrai.com/route/day-1/ Guthrie Center: https://ragbrai.com/route/day-2/ Boone: https://ragbrai.com/route/day-3/ Marshalltown: https://ragbrai.com/route/day-4/ Independence: https://ragbrai.com/route/day-5/ Dyersville: https://ragbrai.com/route/day-6/ Dubuque: https://ragbrai.com/route/day-7/ Episode 393: The Veteran Flagpole Initiative Connects with RAGBRAI: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-393-the-veteran-flagpole-initiative-connects-with-ragbrai RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: https://ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII...

Coffee drinkers, this episode is for you!! Murph caught up with some of the coffee shops that you will find as you pedal across the state during RAGBRAI LIII. Coffee shops included in this episode are: The Kringle Man in Elk Horn: https://www.thekringleman.com/ Courtyard Cafe in Perry: https://www.facebook.com/courtyardcafeperry Niland’s Cafe in Colo: https://www.facebook.com/nilandscafe Grounded in Marshalltown: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581575135760 The Natural Grind in Grundy Center: https://www.thenaturalgrind.com/#/ Green Roast Cafe in Jesup: https://www.facebook.com/p/Green-Roast-Cafe-61582652210057/ Em’s Coffee Co in I...

Murph sat down with Mike Schulte, drummer for the Pork Tornadoes, to get his take on the headliner bands playing during RAGBRAI LIII. He is pretty pumped at the all star list for this year, and you should be too! Onawa: Gut Feeling Harlan: Decoy Guthrie Center: Gimikk Boone: Hairball Marshalltown: The Pork Tornadoes Independence: Not Quite Brothers Dyersville: Spazmatics Pork Tornadoes Website: https://porktornadoes.com/ RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: https://ragbrai.com/route/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: https://ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. https://www.youtube...

Your official RAGBRAI LIII navigation routes are here, brought to you by Ride with GPS! Brett from Ride with GPS chats with Murph and AP about the free, simple to use Cycling Software Platform that helps riders discover and plan better cycling experiences. Follow the links to get your maps, your way. Whether you're a rider or a driver there are several options for downloading and using the route files provided. RAGBRAI LIII Route Maps: https://ragbrai.com/route/ Ride with GPS: https://ridewithgps.com/ RAGBRAI LIII information: www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: https://ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or...

Have you ever wanted to eat a pork chop, wrapped in a paper towel, while standing on a farm somewhere in rural Iowa? Of course you do, and this year marks the 43rd year you can get an Iowa chop, grilled onsite, from the Mr Pork Chop stand during RAGBRAI! Aaron Bernhard is the third generation to take on the Mr Pork Chop business that started in 1983 when his Grandpa saw an opportunity that clearly has been a success. Aaron chats with Murph about the business, how they grill all those chops and what’s planned for RAGBRAI 53. Mr Pork Ch...

Murph & AP share some of the cool places they went to while riding the RAGBRAI Route Inspection Ride. Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Registration for RAGBRAI LIII www.ragbrai.com Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.

If you are looking at logistics for RAGBRAI and want your vehicle waiting for you in Dubuque, Mr. Car Shipper to the rescue! RAGBRAI is a one way bicycle tour and riders utilize team buses, shuttles, friends, etc to get back to their vehicle. Mr. Car Shipper is another option for RAGBRAI Riders. It is a car transport service and this is the second year they are partnering with RAGBRAI. Stacy and Daniel from Mr. Car Shipper are on this episode to tell us about the company and how it works for riders. https://www.mrcarshipper.com/ragbrai Just Go...

Here is a recap of Day 7 of the 2026 Route Inspection. Our last day started in Dyersville, we then visited the Field of Dreams, Farley, Epworth, Centralia, and ended our day at the Mighty Mississippi in Dubuque. What a great week touring small town Iowa! If you missed any be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LIII communities, interviews with fellow Route Inspectors, and more! Registration for...

Here is a recap of Day 6 of the 2026 RAGBRAI Route Inspection. Our day started in Independence, we then visited Winthrop, Manchester (Meeting Town), Earlville and ended our day in Dyersville. Joining Murph & AP is fellow Inspection Rider Scott Sumpter from BikeIowa. Be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LIII communities, interviews with fellow Route Inspectors, and more! Registration for RAGBRAI LIII: www.ragbrai.com Watch, or...

Here is a recap of Day 5 of the 2026 Route Inspection. Our day started in Marshalltown, we then visited Green Mountain, Beaman, Grundy Center, Morrison, Reinbeck (Meeting Town), Washburn, Gilbertville, Jesup, and ended our day in Independence. Joining Murph & AP are fellow Inspection Riders, the Webers. Be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LIII communities, interviews with fellow Route Inspectors, and more! Registration for RAGBRAI LIII: www...

Here is a recap of Day 4 of the 2026 Route Inspection. Our day started in Boone, we then visited Gilbert, Nevada (Meeting Town), Colo, State Center, and ended our day in Marshalltown. We biked about 70 miles and experienced a total elevation of about 1,800 feet of climbing. Joining Murph & AP is fellow Inspection Rider Laura Rice. Be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LIII communities, interviews with fellow...

Here is a recap of Day 3 of the 2026 Route Inspection. Our day started in Guthrie Center, we then visited Panora, Yale, Perry (Meeting Town), Ogden, and ended our day in Boone. We biked about 61 miles and experienced a total elevation of about 1,500 feet of climbing. Joining Murph & AP is Bob Libby from Care Ambulance. Be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LIII communities, interviews with fellow...

Here is a recap of Day 2 of the 2026 Route Inspection. Our day started in Harlan, we then visited Elk Horn, Exira (Meeting Town), and ended our day in Guthrie Center. We biked about 56 miles and experienced a total elevation of about 3,500 feet of climbing again today! Be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LIII communities, interviews with fellow Route Inspectors, and more! Registration for RAGBRAI LIII...

Here is a recap of Day 1 of the 2026 Route Inspection. Our day started in Onawa, we then visited Turin, Soldier, Dunlap (Meeting Town), Earling, Westphalia and ended our day in Harlan. We biked about 60 miles and experienced a total elevation of about 3,500 feet of climbing today! With us on this episode is fellow Ride Inspector Scott Matter from the Dream Team. Be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from...

Here is a recap of Day 0 of the 2026 RAGBRAI Route Inspection. Our day started at RAGBRAI HQ in Des Moines where we gathered, loaded up our gear and bikes, and made our way to Onawa. Murph and AP are joined by Ride Director Matt Phippen. Be sure to catch up with the JustGoBike Podcast daily reports on each day of the RAGBRAI Inspection Ride! Co-hosts AP and Murph will fill you in on the ups and downs of the route, news and highlights from the RAGBRAI LIII communities, interviews with fellow Route Inspectors, and more! Registration for RAGBRAI LIII: www...

This year, RAGBRAI is offering riders an extra challenge with the addition of an all-new loop route: the America 250 Double Loop. The America 250 Double Loop extends the Day 5 route to a 250‑kilometer ride (with a route just over 159 miles) in celebration of the 250th anniversary of our country. Several riders went out recently and rode the entire route, and are on the podcast today to share their experiences. Scott Olson, Scott Sumpter, and ride director Matt Phippen talk stats and highlights of their long day in the saddle. Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Registration for RAGBRAI LIII www.ragbrai.co...

Audrey and Kate are on to tell us about their community bike shop, which is located in Iowa City. Iowa’s Community Bicycle Shops are the Community Fund beneficiaries for RAGBRAI LIII. Funds raised will be directed to 6 Community Bicycle Shops in Iowa: The Iowa City Bike Library, the Street Collective in Des Moines, Chain Reaction Bike Hub in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective in Waterloo, We-Cycle in Ames, and the Dubuque Bike Co-Op. https://icbikelibrary.org/ https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-349-the-iowa-city-bike-library-is-on-a-mission-to-get-more-people-on-bikes Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Registration for RAGBRAI LIII www.ragbrai.com Watch, or listen on...

Episode 400! Congratulations to Murph, AP and everyone at the Just Go Bike Podcast!! And THANK YOU for continuing to be a listener, maybe even a fan! On today’s episode we ‘flush’ out a topic that everyone has to do but not everyone discusses: bathroom breaks. The KYBO takes center stage today and Tim from Dude Wipes plunges in with toilet tales on how Dude Wipes went from three college guys joking about ‘number 2’ to a multi-million dollar personal care brand that makes flushable, biodegradable wipes, wiping over one billion butts….and counting. AND they are coming to RAGBRAI! https://dudewipes.co...

Kathryn, Mark and Roger from the Cedar Valley Bike Collective are on to tell us about their community bike shop, which is located in Waterloo, Iowa. Iowa’s Community Bicycle Shops are the Community Fund beneficiaries for RAGBRAI LIII. Funds raised will be directed to 6 Community Bicycle Shops in Iowa: The Iowa City Bike Library, the Street Collective in Des Moines, Chain Reaction Bike Hub in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective in Waterloo, We-Cycle in Ames, and the Dubuque Bike Co-Op. https://www.cvbikecollective.org/ Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Registration for RAGBRAI LIII is open! www.ragbrai.co...

The Tour of the Mississippi River Valley bicycle event is back again in 2026! Coming up June 6 & 7, this two day bike ride is put on by the Quad Cities Bike Club and has been around for about 45 years. Tina, the TOMRV ride director is on to talk about this popular event that attracts cyclists annually to ride the scenic and challenging roads along the glacier-carved Mississippi River Valley. From flat stretches to steep bluffs, TOMRV offers a variety of terrains that challenge riders, from competitive racers to fitness enthusiasts. If you are looking for stunning views and plenty of hill training...

Lael Wilcox, ultra cycling endurance athlete, is on the Just Go Bike podcast today! Lael chats with Murph about her latest quest, to pedal around the world and not only break the women's record, but break the men's record as well. That’s over 18,000 miles!! She rode her bike around the world in 2024 and holds the women’s record, averaging 170 miles of pedaling each day. This time she is shooting for over 230 miles of pedaling per day, for 78 days! She has been endurance cycling for awhile, she won the Trans Am Bike Race back in 2016, biking across the US in just...

Evan Schmidtke is on this episode to tell us more about the Chain Reaction Bike Hub, located in Cedar Rapids. Iowa’s Community Bicycle Shops are the Community Fund beneficiaries for RAGBRAI LIII. Funds raised will be directed to 6 Community Bicycle Shops in Iowa: The Iowa City Bike Library, the Street Collective in Des Moines, Chain Reaction Bike Hub in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective in Waterloo, We-Cycle in Ames, and the Dubuque Bike Co-Op. https://www.crbikehub.org/ Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Registration for RAGBRAI LIII is open! www.ragbrai.com Watch, or listen on our Ju...

This week AP and Murph sit down with ride director Matt Phippen to talk about the full RAGBRAI LIII route. Matt dives into mileage, elevation and we talk a bit about each of the towns we will be visiting on the RAGBRAI route. Registration for RAGBRAI LIII is open! www.ragbrai.com Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast@gmail.com.

Rebekah Vaughan, Weekend Morning Anchor, and Joe Winters, Chief Meteorologist at KCRG are on to chat about their RAGBRAI experiences along with plans for riding RAGBRAI 53. Rebekah also shares what it is like to ride with the extra challenge of POTS, which is Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, a disorder of the autonomic nervous system causing an abnormal, rapid heart rate (tachycardia) and lightheadedness upon standing. We also get a little inside scoop on what it is like behind the scenes at KCRG. https://www.kcrg.com/ Joe’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/joewinterskcrg Rebekah’s Facebook Page: https://www...

Eric Dolash from the Veteran Flagpole Initiative is on the podcast to talk about his Iowa based nonprofit. They have big plans this year! Eric and his crew will be riding RAGBRAI again and plan to install flagpoles in the yards of veterans directly along the route. The nonprofit’s mission is simple, fund and install flagpoles in veteran’s yards across Iowa at no cost to the veteran. To date they have installed almost 200 flagpoles! https://www.veteranflagpoles.org/ Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have...

Rob Williams is on this episode to tell us more about the Dubuque Bike Coop. Iowa’s Community Bicycle Shops are the Community Fund beneficiaries for RAGBRAI LIII. Funds raised will be directed to 6 Community Bicycle Shops in Iowa: The Iowa City Bike Library, the Street Collective in Des Moines, Chain Reaction Bike Hub in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective in Waterloo, We-Cycle in Ames, and the Dubuque Bike Co-Op. Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at...

Coach Ertl is back to talk to us about training for RAGBRAI LIII! NOW is the time to start getting those training miles in so that you can be in your best shape to tackle the miles, and hills, of Iowa in July. Coach says preparation is the key…training your body to sit on the saddle for long periods of time, testing out equipment and clothing, and of course dialing in your nutrition are just a few ways to get yourself prepared. And don’t forget to get your bike tuned up! Coach Ertl Training Blogs and Training Plan: ragb...

Bobby Kennedy, Director of Bike Shop Operations is on this episode to tell us more about the Des Moines Street Collective. Iowa’s Community Bicycle Shops are the Community Fund beneficiaries for RAGBRAI LIII. Funds raised will be directed to 6 Community Bicycle Shops in Iowa: The Iowa City Bike Library, the Street Collective in Des Moines, Chain Reaction Bike Hub in Cedar Rapids, Cedar Valley Bicycle Collective in Waterloo, We-Cycle in Ames, and the Dubuque Bike Co-Op. Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic fo...

Murph and AP were on the road for this episode, getting a first hand, behind the scenes look at the beginning stages of planning for each of the RAGBRAI LIII overnight towns. RAGBRAI director Matt visits each of the communities many times to go over timelines and all that goes into hosting us riders in July. Iowa looks a bit different in February, but the RAGBRAI buzz was high while Murph and AP sat in on meetings in each of the overnight towns. RAGBRAI LIII overnight towns include: Onawa, Harlan, Guthrie Center, Boone, Marshalltown, Independence, Dyersville, and Dubuque. Just Go...

Did you know the largest single day bike ride in the United States happens in New York City? Andy Gould is on to tell us more about Bike New York, and the Five Boro Bike Tour. May 3, 2026 will be the 48th edition of the Five Boro Bike Tour and over 30,000 riders take to the streets! Bike New York is the nonprofit who puts on this event each year. In addition to the Five Boro Bike Tour, Bike New York hosts other events and provides programs and classes to New Yorkers. https://www.bike.nyc/ Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ ...

Murph & AP caught up with RAGBRAI Riders at the Iowa Bike Expo in Des Moines during the RAGBRAI Route Announcement Weekend in January, 2026 and asked the important question, Why do you RAGBRAI?? Guests include: Coz and Joe Lindsay, Kate Wiley, Shawna from Big Grove Brewery, Scott Sumpter from Bike Iowa, Derek Stepanek, Ben Gonnerman, and Mike Mott from the Iowa Beer Bus. Iowa City Bike Library episode: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-349-the-iowa-city-bike-library-is-on-a-mission-to-get-more-people-on-bikes Iowa Beer Bus episode: https://soundcloud.com/justgobike/episode-357-ragbrai-vendor-highlight-the-iowa-beer-bus Big Grove Brewery: https://biggrove.com/ BikeIowa: https://www.bikeiowa.com/ Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ ...

This week AP and Murph sit down with ride director Matt Phippen to talk about RAGBRAI LIII and the 2026 route, along with his process on how to get the route from paper to reality. Matt dives into mileage, elevation and a bit about each of the 8 overnight towns on the RAGBRAI route. The overnight towns for RAGBRAI LIII are: Onawa, Harlan, Guthrie Center, Boone, Marshalltown, Independence, Dyersville, and Dubuque. Just Go Bike: ragbrai.com/justgobike/ Watch, or listen on our Just Go Bike YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/@JustGoBikePodcast Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at justgobikepodcast...