RAGBRAI, largest bike-touring event in the world,
came to Fairfield, Iowa on July 25th, 2019.
RAGBRAI, The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, is an annual seven-day bicycle ride across the state. Heading into its 47th year, RAGBRAI is the oldest, largest and longest recreational bicycle touring event in the world.
With an estimated 10,000 riders coming to town, RAGBRAI is the largest tourism event the community will experience. The last time Fairfield was a host community was in 2013, during which time the riders and local residents collaborated to establish a Guinness World Record for the largest gathering of people wearing false mustaches (with almost 3,000 people participating).
Each overnight community establishes a theme for their event and this year’s Fairfield committee has selected the theme “Geared for Weird”, a Steampunk/glow party mashup. Josie Hannes of Josie Hannes Design is behind the creative logo which includes elements of the Steampunk genre such as airships, gears, and steam-powered bikes. Steampunk is a genre of science fiction that has a historical, Victorian setting and typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology. This theme offers a wide variety of possibilities for decorating and costuming.
Facebook page:
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Website:
www.fairfieldragbrai.com
Videographers: Steve Thulander, Rene Holmberg,
Gary Roth, Mich Putnam, Jason Strong, Werner Elmker
Video editing: Werner Elmker
Video produced by Werner Elmker Audio-Visual Studio
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Instagram - @wernerelmker
In cooperation with:
Fairfield Media Center
www.fairfieldmediacenter.com
First Aerial - Drone Media Services
www.firstaerial.net
Playlist with other biking videos from Fairfield, Iowa:
• Biking through Fairfield
There's something about Fairfield...
Recently named by Smithsonian Magazine as one of America’s best small towns, Fairfield is big on culture and thriving on creativity. Fairfield lives like a metropolitan community, earning distinctions such as one of Iowa’s “Great Places” and being dubbed “America’s most unusual town” by Oprah.
Fairfield is a unique place where the Iowan approach to life is spiced up with diverse culture, an eclectic scene of entertainment, shops, and eateries. Visit for a day, a weekend or more. Have lunch at one of our bistros, visit with local artists during 1st Fridays Art Walk, bike through wetlands and prairies along the Fairfield Loop Trail, experience the magic of a Broadway inspired show at the Sondheim Center and discover what makes Fairfield unique.
More information at:
www.travelfairfield.com
jeffersoncountyconservation.com
www.jeffersoncountytrails.org