Have you had the luck to be serenaded by a trumpet player as you work your way up one of the many Iowa hills during RAGBRAI? Alicia Rau is on the podcast to tell us what it is like to ride across Iowa with her pocket trumpet, playing to riders at dusk and dawn, and anytime in between! An Iowa native who lives in New York as a professional trumpet player, she will be back to ride RAGBRAI L so keep your eye out for a biker carrying a pocket trumpet on the back of her bike, it is probably the Trumpet Chick!

www.aliciarau.com

https://www.youtube.com/user/Aliciarau/videos

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Registration for RAGBRAI L closes May 15!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

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AP and Murph are on to answer some more of your recent frequently asked questions. Where can I find information on long term parking in Sioux City and Davenport? When will wristbands be assigned? I don’t want to camp, what options do I have? These questions, and more will be answered in this episode. If you have a question, you can always head over to ragbrai.com for information about the ride, or email the team at RAGBRAI directly at [email protected].

Registration for RAGBRAI L closes May 15!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

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BRAG is Georgia’s version of RAGBRAI and it has been around since 1980 after Dot Moss went to Iowa to ride RAGBRAI and thought…we should do this in Georgia!! And the Bike Ride Across Georgia, also known as BRAG was born. Today AP and Murph talk with Franklin Johnson, who is the executive director at BRAG, to talk about the ins and outs of his week long bicycle tour that takes place every year in June. He is a Georgia native who is responsible for several bike tours in addition to BRAG. Franklin even comes to Iowa with a team every July to ride RAGBRAI!

https://brag.org/

https://www.youtube.com/@BicycleRideAcrossGeorgia/videos

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected]

www.ragbrai.com

DesMoinesRegister.com/RAGBRAIdocumentary

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Do you have a favorite bicycle movie? This week AP and Murph teamed up with the Confused Breakfast Podcast Host Mike Schulte, who you may know from a popular band on RAGBRAI, The Pork Tornadoes, to talk about our favorite bike movies. All three of us provide our top 3 movies, and what each means to us. Special thanks to Upload Media Group for the use of their podcast studio and equipment!

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected]

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DesMoinesRegister.com/RAGBRAIdocumentary

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www.ConfusedBreakfast.com

www.porktornadoes.com

We are pretty excited to be able to help our guests share a big announcement on today's podcast! The RAGBRAI documentary is getting closer to completion and May 4th, 2023 is the first opportunity you have to see the film...and on the red carpet!!!

Get your tickets NOW and learn more: DesMoinesRegister.com/RAGBRAIdocumentary

Directors: Kelsey Kremer and Courtney Crowder

Starring: Dayna Chandler, Torie Giffin, Daniel Giffin, Andrew Boddicker, Ian Zahren, Adam Lineberry and Liam Lineberry.

Listen to the podcast episode with Torie Giffin: https://soundcloud.com/murphology-podcast/episode-68-the-buffalo-lodge-bicycle-resort-is-a-haven-for-bicyclists

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected]

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DesMoinesRegister.com/RAGBRAIdocumentary

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This week we talk more with ride director Matt Phippen as we continue our deep dive into the full route for RAGBRAI L. We talk about all the pass through communities we will be biking through this coming July. This is part two of two and we cover the route from Des Moines to Davenport.

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected] .

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This week we caught up with ride director Matt Phippen for a deep dive into the full route for RAGBRAI L. We talk about all the pass through communities we will be biking through this coming July. This is part one of two and we cover the route from Sioux City to Des Moines.

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected] .

www.ragbrai.com

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How do you join a team? What kind of shoes should you wear? What happens if it rains all day? These questions and more are answered in this episode. Murph and AP go through some of the frequently asked questions from riders and there is a good chance some of these questions have been on your mind as well!

RAGBRAI 101 Hotline: 515-303-0385

Shimano sandals: https://ragbrai.com/product/ragbrai-shimano-sandals-preorder/

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected] .

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It’s called RAGBRAI Fashion, look it up! That’s right, today’s episode is a ParrotTalk and has three fun-filled articles from The Des Moines Register on what the trendy RAGBRAI rider likes to wear. From boxers to bike shorts and everything in between this episode has it all!

The Des Moines Register articles used for this episode:

RAGBRAI Dress and Other Short Subjects, Dave Brown, July 30, 1980

RAGBRAIers, Iowans: A Love Story to Tell Again, John Karras and Chuck Offenburger, July 26, 1985

Fashion Trend: Stylish Comfort, Sarah Baker, July 25, 2000

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-l-registration/.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected] .

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Coach David Ertl, certified level 1 cycling coach through USA Cycling is back to help get us trained and ready for RAGBRAI. Coach Ertl has been coaching for over 20 years! Each year he provides RAGBRAI riders with a training plan as well as tips to make your ride more enjoyable. And all of it is free!

Find the Training Log at https://ragbrai.com/ragbrai-l-is-coming-be-ready-for-it-with-the-2023-training-plan/

Registration for RAGBRAI L is open!! If you would like to bicycle across Iowa the last week of July, you can secure your spot by registering online at venturesendurance.enmotive.com/events/re…ragbrai-l.

Have a topic for a future episode? Message us at [email protected] .

www.ragbrai.com

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