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HBA does RAGBRAI the best, while not exactly roughing it.
Here is your invitation for July 24-31, 2010
  • Air-conditioned, inside, overnight camping 
  • Smart! bike protection racking system - no need to box your bike 
  • Daily door-to-door baggage transport 
  • New! heated showers, even on cloudy or rainy days 
  • Daily route maps and cue cards with directions to each overnight location 
  • New! 8:30 a.m. daily baggage truck departure (to accomodate teens and other late sleepers) 
  • Chartered bus...to & from the start and end towns 
  • Convivial cohorts 
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    Here are 6 easy steps to insure that you are considered for RAGBRAI with HBA: 
    1 Complete the HBA RAGBRAI Application. 

    Read and agree to HBA Ragbrai Expectations (see page 2 of the application form).

    Sign and date it.
    2 Complete the online RAGBRAI Application/Registration.  Specify HBA (group #34).
  • If you registered for the 2009 ride, RAGBRAI e-mailed your 2009 USER ID to you on November 12.
  • If you forget or lose our password, click on 'Lost Password', then enter your username and e-mail address. Your password will be sent to you.
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    3 At the end of Step 2, print a copy of the RAGBRAI Waiver.  Click on 'Waiver Download'

    Sign and date it.
    4 You may include your 2010 membership renewal , due January 1, 2010. 
  • Individual: $20;   Family: $30.   Sustaining: $35.
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    5 Make your check payable to HBA for $325. 
  • If you purchased any RAGBRAI products while registering (step 2 above) or renewed your HBA membership, then add those amounts to your check.
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    6 Send the following items:
  • HBA RAGBRAI Application (step 1).
  • Signed RAGBRAI Waiver (step 3).
  • Your 2010 HBA Membership Renewal (step 4)
  • Check (step 5).

    • to:
    Dick Woodward
    3041 Circle Hill Court NE
    Cedar Rapids, IA 52402-3420
    (319) 362-9890

    Important Notes:

  • Send your application before February 15th. The earlier the better.

  • Any decisions about who gets included among the 'first 60' will be made by that date.

  • Completing the REGISTER's on-line RAGBRAI form and HBA's RAGBRAI Application Form does not automatically get you a wristband and HBA accomodations.

  • Send a separate application for each person:  (More than one application can be mailed in the same envelope.)

  • You must sign both the HBA RAGBRAI Application and the RAGBRAI waiver. Unsigned applications will be returned. 

  • The cancellation fee this year is $40. until April 30th, and $80. afterwards.  The remaining fee will be refunded when we are able to sell you spot.  This fee helps cover costs and effort associated with reselling the passes. 
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    HBA's Rules For Participating in RAGBRAI:

  • The DES MOINES REGISTER makes 60 wristbands available to HBA club members. Local, active HBA cyclists who participate in HBA events and club rides get 'first dibs' on the wristbands.

  • In the past, prior-year riders could register ahead of other HBA members. That has changed slightly, but prior-year RAGBRAI ridership will continue to be important.

  • Non-local club members and out-of-town relatives bring a lot of fun to our shared experience. The will continue to be welcomed.

  • If the number of applicants exceeds 60, plan-B is for extra riders to apply for individual wristbands through the lottery. HBA can provide servies (overnight facilities, daily baggage transport, etc.) if the extra riders can provide their own transportation to the starting point.

  • In 2010, we supported an 13 extra week-long riders, plus 5 day-pass riders
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    Links to other pages of interest to RAGBRAI participant:
    Official RAGBRAI Website  Participation Rules 
    Loading Information  Expectations 
    Overnight Information  Dick Woodward (HBA Ragbrai Chair)  
    What To Take  The REGISTER's Guidelines For Clubs