With temperatures in the 20s and a brisk breeze in central Iowa, it’s hard to imagine dripping in sweat. But at Vibrant Music Hall in Waukee on Saturday night, that reality felt within reach as cycling enthusiasts gathered to kick off RAGBRAI 2025 at the route announcement party.
Attendees packed the venue and between shouts of “just tell us already!” they sipped on Big Grove beer, danced in front of the neon RAGBRAI sign and waited in line to get this year’s merchandise.
Come July, most of the people in the room will put on their favorite padded shorts and synthetic-blend athletic top to ride their bike from one end of Iowa to the other in the Register's Annual Great Bike Ride Across Iowa.