Photos from RAGBRAI 2013 in Fairfield | Town of 10,000 Welcomes 24,000 Riders & Support Staff


Photos by Werner Elmker

The Register set up their booth right on the square.

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Tents filled parks, schoolgrounds, and backyards all over the city.

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Sponsor’s tent on the square.

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A rider stops to admire the flower plantings on the square.

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First National Bank played up the Cirque de Fairfield theme.

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Buses carrying equipment for teams of riders parked all over town.

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Riders of all sizes and ages joined RAGBRAI.

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Around 5:30, people gathered at the Jefferson County Courthouse to try to break the world record for the most people wearing a fake mustache at one time—1532, set in Grand Rapids in March 2013.

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It’s not official yet, but an esimated 2,500 people donned mustaches in Fairfield – setting a new world record!