RAGBRAI® TRANSPORTATION
Registration
Important Dates and
Deadlines • Initial
Deposits • Drop
Off Location at the Start of RAGBRAI
Registration
Limits • Bicycles
That Require Special Handling and Care
Regular
Registration Deadline and Late Registration • Changes,
Cancellations, and Refunds
Initial
deposits for our 2023 RAGBRAI Transportation is now open!
CLICK
HERE to register!
Our
transportation service is available only to officially registered
participants of RAGBRAI. Unfortunately we cannot allow anyone to join us
who does not
have an official RAGBRAI
wristband number.
Registering for our transportation service does not automatically
register you to participate in RAGBRAI itself or Pork Belly Ventures
or any other charter service, and registering to participate in RAGBRAI or
for Pork Belly Ventures or any other charter service does not automatically
register you
for our transportation
service. You must register and pay for our transportation service, RAGBRAI
itself, and Pork Belly Ventures
or any other charter service separately on your own. We strongly
recommend registering for everything
at the same time and as early as possible.
- Click Here for more information about registering for RAGBRAI itself.
- Click
Here for more information about Pork
Belly Ventures charter service.
- Click
Here to
register for our transportation service.
Important
Dates and Deadlines
RAGBRAI
- Nov. 15th, 2022
- RAGBRAI event registration opens
- Jan. 28th, 2023
- RAGBRAI route announcement
- May 15th, 2023
- Deadline for all online RAGBRAI event registrations
- Mid May
- RAGBRAI wristband numbers provided
Our Transportation Service
- Nov. 15th, 2022
- Registration on an initial deposit basis opens to guarantee space
on our RAGBRAI Transportation Service
- Shortly after the RAGBRAI route is announced on Saturday, Jan. 28th,
2023
- We will announce our full price schedule and all new participants
must pay the full
registration amount (initial deposits are no
longer being accepted).
- March 15th, 2023
- Deadline for participants who previously registered
on an initial deposit basis who
decide
- TO PARTICIPATE
to remit their remaining balance due
to us
- NOT TO PARTICIPATE to request a refund
- Deadline for reduced pricing and guaranteed seat availability
for postponed 2020 participants.
- After the RAGBRAI wristband numbers are provided mid May
- RAGBRAI wristband number required for all new registrations.
- All previous registrations must provide us their RAGBRAI
wristband number.
- June 24th, 2023 - 12:00 am CDT
- A late fee of $30.00 each way will be assessed
for all new registrations.
Initial
Deposits
Registration for RAGBRAI is now a first-come, first-served
basis and no longer utilizes a lottery system. Accordingly, before the
RAGBRAI route and our full price schedule is announced we will accept
registrations on an initial deposit basis. This way you can be guaranteed
a spot on our transportation service immediately after you initially register
for RAGBRAI itself and guarantee your personal
plans
as appropriate.
After our Full Price Schedule is Announced
After our full price schedule
is announced, all participants who registered on an initial deposit basis
must remit any remaining amount due and provide the following information
about your Personal Travel and Lodging plans by 11:59
pm CST March 15:
- Will you park your car in Chicago long term during the week of RAGBRAI
- Will you arrive in Chicago on the Saturday morning before the start
of RAGBRAI on some specific trains
- Where you will give us your bicycle in Chicago before the start of
RAGBRAI
- Your drop off location at the start of RAGBRAI
- Where you will you give us your baggage at the end of RAGBRAI
- Your drop off location in Chicago Saturday evening after the end of
RAGBRAI
- When you want your bicycle in Chicago after the end of RAGBRAI
Or, if you decide that the full price
for our transportation service is more than you are willing to pay, we can
issue you a refund of your registration fees minus an administrative fee
of
$30.00 if you submit your refund request by 11:59 pm CST
March 15. Please note that if
we have reached our registration limits and have a waiting list when
you cancel, we will immediately offer your seat to another participant
on our waiting list and another one may not become available in the future.
If you do not remit the remaining
amount due or submit your refund request by 11:59 pm CST
March 15 we will cancel your registration and seat reservation
and you will forfeit your entire deposit.
- Click
Here for more information about our waiting list policy.
After our full price schedule is announced all new registrations must
pay the full registration amount and we will no longer accept any more
registrations on a deposit basis.
Drop
Off Location at the Start of RAGBRAI
You must let us know if you want us to drop you off at at our
transportation staging point or at the Pork Belly
Ventures camping location
at the start of RAGBRAI so
that we can properly
load
bikes and baggage in Chicago.
If you register for our transportation service before these locations
have been determined and don't know which location you want use, we will
follow up with you after they are determined. Otherwise we
will need to assume that you will want to be dropped off at our transportation
staging point.
- Click
Here for more information about the RAGBRAI starting
town drop off locations.
Registration Limits
Our registration limit for both transportation
services is 56 people, the capacity of a standard charter coach bus.
Once
we reach our registration limits we will maintain a
waiting list. If enough people are on the waiting list we will
charter
an additional
coach bus.
- Click
Here for more information about our waiting list policy.
Transportation
of Bicycles That Require Special Handling and Care
There will be an additional
fee to transport bicycles that reuire special handling and care such
as
recumbents, e-bikes, and
tandems. However, there will not be an additional charge to transport a tandem
bicycle
if both
people riding it also both register
for
the same transportation
services. Trikes (any bicycle
with three or more wheels) are
not allowed because we cannot
easily and quickly transport them in any support vehicle.
- Click
Here for more information about transporting bicycles
that require special handling and care.
Regular
Registration Deadline and Late Registration
The regular registration deadline for all RAGBRAI transportation
services will be at 11:59 pm CST, Friday June 23rd,
2023, which is
exactly one month before the start of RAGBRAI.
After the regular registration deadline a late fee of $30.00 each
way for
our transportation service will be assessed.
- Click
Here for more information about registration deadlines
and late registration.
Changes, Cancellations, and Refunds
WE DO NOT ISSUE
ANY REFUNDS AT ANY TIME FOR ANY REASON
- Click
Here for more information about our refund policy.
- Click
Here for more information about changes and cancellations.
Force Majure
In the event we are completely unable to run an event due to circumstances
beyond our control your registration will be honored as a credit toward any
future Bicycle Illinois and Bike Wisconsin event, service, or merchandise
item that will never expire.
Travel Insurance
If you do not participate and would like a refund you
MUST purchase an individual travel insurance plan, which will reimburse
you according to the plan coverage. Many plans are very reasonably priced.
As part of your initial online registration you will have the option to
purchase an individual travel insurance plan offered through RegShield.
This plan must be purchased as part of your initial online registration
- it cannot be added later.
If do not purchase the RegShield plan online or register using the paper
registration form you can still purchase an individual travel insurance
plan. Click
Here or visit https://www.travelexinsurance.com/ to
get the details and benefits of the plan offered through Travelex Insurance,
get a quote, and purchase coverage.
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