Welcome to
Pork Belly Ventures LLC
RAGBRAI Charter Service
With 10,000 participants from all over the country and the world, RAGBRAI is the oldest and the largest bike ride in the world, the granddaddy of them all. Ask any veteran: this one-of-a-kind event will suck you in, wear you out, and crack you up. First-timers, once you’ve done it, you’ll be circling that magical July week on your calendar for years to come. In 2011, we’ll participate in our twenty-eighth bike ride across Iowa, from the Missouri River to the banks of the Mississippi. We cordially invite you to come and pass the corn with us.
The RAGBRAI off-season lasts from August to December, but during this time, you are more than welcome to contact us with questions by hitting “Contact Us” or by phoning us. Call Pete at 712-328-6836 or Tammy at 712-328-0161. Reading around our site will answer many first-timer questions, but please bear in mind that some information here pertains to last year’s dates and route. PBV pricing for 2011 will not be available until the RAGBRAI route is announced in late January.
Finding what you need:
Click on Invitation Letter for a description of our charter and services. Most folks inquire about the many extras we provide in our Weeklong Support; scroll down a bit to “What is included in PBV’s Weeklong Support?” and please bear in mind that we improve this service every year. Keep scrolling for bus transportation options, tent rental and daily set-up, and many FAQs. You’ll find info on our bus transportation from the Omaha airport (and back to the airport at week’s end) for those who fly or drive to the west side of Iowa.
Click on Details for fuller descriptions of how we transport bikes, our tent rental option, and our east/west shuttle prior to RAGBRAI (if you drive to Iowa’s east side, we can carry you from the weeklong parking at ride’s end to the start town).
Click on First-Timers for our advice on training, planning, preparation, camping, spending, and more.
Click on Testimonials to see what first-time and long-time RAGBRAIers have to say about PBV.
You won’t find pricing at our website. Please contact us.
RAGBRAI Season Dates and Deadlines:
2011 Route Announcement available at ragbrai.org in late January.
2011 PBV Invitation Letter available at porkbellyventures.com in late January.
2011 PBV Registration: Register ASAP after our invitation goes out. (Note that our popular tent service will fill up early. Sure, you could get lucky if someone cancels later on, but you’re much better off registering in January or February. We turned a lot of people away on rental tents last year.)
RAGBRAI Registration Deadline: Submit your electronic ride application to the Des Moines Register no later than April 1. (Snail-mail aps are due much earlier. See ragbrai.org.)
RAGBRAI Lottery Results: Announced on May 1.
PBV Cancellation Deadline: This deadline will be in mid-June, to be announced in our invitation letter. After this mid-June date, we will not make refunds.
2011 RAGBRAI Ride Dates: Sunday to Saturday, July 24 to July 30. Riders will travel to Iowa on Friday or Saturday, July 22 or 23, to begin cycling on Sunday morning.
If you have questions about Pork Belly Ventures, or if you would like to be included in our invitation list, please hit “Contact Us” or call: Tammy at 712-328-0161 or Pete at 712-328-6836.
Thank you for visiting us, and whatever you decide about a charter,
we wish you a great week in Iowa!
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Pork Belly Ventures 2011