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PHOTOS, VIDEOS and ARTICLES on RAGBRAI 2022

  • JARED MCNETT
  • Jul 29, 2022
  • Jul 29, 2022 Updated Jul 21, 2023
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See coverage of RAGBRAI 2022 that stretches from Sergeant Bluff all the way to Charles City, Iowa

RAGBRAI Day Zero

RAGBRAI Day Zero

Bikes are carried out of the back of a moving truck during RAGBRAI Day Zero on Saturday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day Zero

RAGBRAI Day Zero

Kelly and Tom Koenigs of Sergeant Bluff sit in the shade during RAGBRAI Day Zero on Saturday.

Owen Ziliak, Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day Zero

RAGBRAI Day Zero

The Buckeye Bike and Brew Crew team from Tiffin, Ohio pose for a photo in front of a RAGBRAI display during RAGBRAI Day Zero on Saturday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day Zero

RAGBRAI Day Zero

Jamey Mossengren, also known as The Unicycling Unicorn, juggles a flaming torch, a knife and a selfie stick with his phone on it during RAGBRAI Day Zero on Saturday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

2022 RAGBRAI Expo brings foam, salt tabs and tens of thousands of cyclists to Sergeant Bluff

For the entirety of Saturday, Sergeant Bluff was the center of attention in Iowa.

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Sioux City Experts offer advice to weather RAGBRAI (and all those towns)

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PHOTO and VIDEO of the 2022 RAGBRAI Expo in Sergeant Bluff

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RAGBRAI Day One, 2022

RAGBRAI Day One, 2022

A cyclist pumps a fist as riders leave Sergeant Bluff to begin RAGBRAI on July 24. 

Owen Ziliak, Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Daniel White, left, and his dad, Timothy White, from Denver, Colorado dip their tires in water from the Missouri River on Sunday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Riders pack up their belongings before beginning their trip across Iowa on Sunday in Sergeant Bluffs.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Carol Clark points riders in the direction of pie on Sunday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI participants make their way out of Sergeant Bluff during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

And they're off...RAGBRAI riders set out from Sergeant Bluff

Cyclists pass through Bronson and Anthon during the first day of RAGBRAI 2022 on Sunday.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

SERGEANT BLUFF — Cyclists from around the world ventured out on the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, heading east from Sergeant Bluff at sunrise with their sights set on Ida Grove.  

The first day covered 53.1 miles of the 454.1 total miles. Riders were treated to fair weather, with a high of 85 degrees and light cloud cover. 

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RAGBRAI Day One

Daniel White, left, and his dad, Timothy White, from Denver, Colorado dip their tires in water from the Missouri River on Sunday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal
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RAGBRAI Day One

A cyclist passes by a corn field outside of Bronson, Iowa on Sunday.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal
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RAGBRAI Day One

Cyclists refill their water bottles at a filling station on Sunday in Anthon, Iowa.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal
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RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI participants cheer on Jerry, a chicken, during a game of chicken poop bingo on Sunday in Anthon, Iowa.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal
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PHOTOS: RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One, 2022

RAGBRAI Day One, 2022

A cyclist pumps a fist as riders leave Sergeant Bluff to begin RAGBRAI on July 24. 

Owen Ziliak, Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Riders pack up their belongings before beginning their trip across Iowa on Sunday in Sergeant Bluffs.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Daniel White, left, and his dad, Timothy White, from Denver, Colorado dip their tires in water from the Missouri River on Sunday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Carol Clark points riders in the direction of pie on Sunday in Sergeant Bluff.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI participants make their way out of Sergeant Bluff during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

A cyclist passes by a corn field outside of Bronson, Iowa on Sunday.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Riders pass by a worn out sign welcoming them to Bronson on Sunday in Bronson, Iowa.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Riders walk with their bikes once making it to the next town on Sunday in Anthon, Iowa.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

Cyclists refill their water bottles at a filling station on Sunday in Anthon, Iowa.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI participants cheer on Jerry, a chicken, during a game of chicken poop bingo on Sunday in Anthon, Iowa.

Owen Ziliak Sioux City Journal

RAGBRAI Day One

RAGBRAI rolls into Charles City Thursday

CHARLES CITY, IOWA — Charles City has seen RAGBRAI come to town numerous times over the last handful of years.

So the city is not shy in expressing confidence about the welcome riders will receive when they roll into town Thursday, the fourth stop of six on the 2022 RAGBRAI rout.

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