Right now, thousands of bicyclists are headed east as they roll to the Mississippi River as part of the annual RAGBRAI run across the state, and I was one of them — if only for a brief time.
Nonpareil photographer and reporter Joe Shearer snaps a selfie as cyclists arrive in Turin during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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Cyclists make a pitstop at a beer garden between Dunlap and Earling on Iowa Highway 37 during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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Taylor Glanzer of Onawa high fives cyclists passing through Turin during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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Cyclists ride past cornfields between Dunlap and Earling on Iowa Highway 37 during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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Cyclists get some shade under a tree at a stop between Soldier and Dunlap during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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A cyclist crosses the Maple River between Turin and Soldier on the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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Bicyclists ride through Onawa during the start of the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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Cyclists ride toward Soldier on Iowa Highway 37 during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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Cyclists cross the Maple River on their way to Soldier during the first day of RAGBRAI on Sunday, July 19, 2026.
JOE SHEARER, THE NONPAREIL
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