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• HBA RAGBRAI Announcement Party - Update

  • When
    January 26, 2019
  •  
    6:30 PM - 9:00 PM
  • Location
    Hiawatha Community Center, 1610, 101 Emmons St, Hiawatha, IA 52233

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  You are invited to the HBA annual RAGBRAI Route Annoucement Party for food, fun and games featuring live streaming coverage of the Des Moines event. Wear your oldest RAGBRAI jersey, oldest wins a prize. Compete for a Northtowne gift certificate in the guess the route contest.

   A tribute to Kevin Morgan will be presented by Terry Whaley and Richard Manning. All are invited to share memories and photos of Kevin. 

  Update - HBA will provide a taco bar and fixings (taco meat, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, chopped tomatoes, chopped onions, homemade salsa, sour cream, queso, corn chips, flour tortillas, Doritos, beans and rice), tableware and water. Bring a side dish or dessert and drink (soda, wine or beer, sorry, no tequila allowed).

  HBA merchandise will be available for purchase.                                                                                                                       

                           

   

  
  

  
  

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• 2019 Ride Leader Sign Up Meeting

  • When
    February 20, 2019
  •  
    6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  • Location
    Marion Public Library, 1095 6th Ave, Marion, IA 52302

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• RAGBRAI XLVII

  • Start
    July 20, 2019
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    July 27, 2019
  • Spaces left
    49

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  Join us on RAGBRAI XLVII

  July 20 thru July 27, 2019

  • Inside, overnight camping in mostly air-conditioned facilities
  • Daily door-to-door baggage transport   
  • Daily route maps and cue cards with directions to each overnight location
  • Chartered bus...to & from the start and end towns  

  COST FOR WEEK-LONG RIDERS INCLUDES:

  RAGBRAI FEES         $175.00  (Week-long Riders) (Daily see below)

  + Tax                         $10.50

  = Sub                        $185.50

  + HBA Fee                $675.00 

  = Sub                        $860.50 

  - HBA Pts                    $300.00  (if Max HBA Pts earned)

  Net =                       $560.50   (Paid to HBA directly) you will be invoiced and then you can forward your check

  ***NOTE*** A maximum of 300 points earned by club participation during 2017 may be used to offset the Overnight Accommodations and Transportation fee on a 1 point to $1 basis. 

  Request your earned points totals from our Membership Director. 

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  Daily Riders:

  • Obtain Wristbands from RAGBRAI OUTSIDE of group #34
  • $80.00 per night for accommodation
  • $100.00 Transportation, Cedar Rapids to start (PRIORITY IS TO WEEK LONG RIDER
  • $40.00 Transportation from end town to Cedar Rapids, IA

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  • Here are 6 easy steps to ensure that you are considered for RAGBRAI with HBA:

    (Complete one application for each participant.)

  1	Download and complete a HBA RAGBRAI rider and accommodation form. Read Club Guidelines For RAGBRAI
  2	Complete RAGBRAI wristband registration and associate with HBA Group (#34) for a week-long wristband. (Register on RAGBRAI.com, designate group #34 for HBA, DO NOT pay RAGBRAI directly, instead send your wristband fee along with other items below to HBA) We encourage week-long HBA riders to sign up with RAGBRAI ASAP. If you registered with RAGBRAI for the July 2018 ride, you will receive an e-mail in November 2018 with a reminder of your USER ID and PASSWORD. If you forget or lose your password, click on 'Lost Password', then enter your username and e-mail address. Your password will be sent to you.
  3	For Minors only, print a copy of the Minor's Waiver. Sign, date it and submit.
  4	We prefer you pay your 2019 Membership Dues via HBA website prior to Dec 31st, 2018.  (You must have paid your 2019 HBA Membership to register and participate with HBA on RAGBRAI. Annual is Individual: $30.00   Family: $40.00)
  5	An invoice will be emailed to you. Make your check payable to HBA, deduct club participation points earned in 2018 (300 points maximum). Request your earned points totals from our Membership Director.
  6	In Summary: send or submit the following items to HBA  (by Feb 15, 2019): Sign and send a RAGBRAI Accommodation and Transportation with HBA (step 1) Complete RAGBRAI wristband registration with HBA, Group #34 for the week-long wristband. (see step 2) Sign and send a RAGBRAI Waiver, for Minors (step 3). Send Your 2018 HBA Membership Renewal (step 4) Include Your Check with the above and send (step 5). to:  Hawkeye Bicycle Association - Ragbrai Director  Mark Sillman 402 Larick Dr. Marion, IA 52302 319-721-5285 Email Mark

  Important Notes: Completing the REGISTER's on-line RAGBRAI form and HBA's RAGBRAI Application Form does not automatically get you a wristband and HBA accommodations.  RAGBRAI allots 60 to 70 week-long passes to HBA.  We cannot guarantee passes for all applicants.  Local, active HBA cyclists who participate in HBA events and club rides get 'first dibs'.  Club members who are not local, and out-of-town relatives of local HBA members add a lot of fun to our shared experience, and they will continue to be welcomed.  If the number of applicants for HBA exceeds the allotted number of passes, plan-B is for extra riders to apply for individual wristbands through the RAGBRAI lottery.  HBA can sometimes provide overnight housing and daily baggage transport if the extra rider can provide their own transportation to the starting town.  Send a separate application for each person:  (More than one application can be mailed in the same envelope.) You must sign the HBA RAGBRAI Application and the RAGBRAI waiver(minors only). Unsigned applications will be returned.   The cancellation fee this year is $40 until April 30th and $80 afterward.  The remaining fee will be refunded when we are able to sell your spot.  This fee helps cover costs and effort associated with reselling the passes.

  
  

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