On a January weekend marked by weather warm enough to comfortably ride, RAGBRAI announced its return to central Iowa.
The 2018 Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, which will take place from July 22 to 28, will start in Onawa and end in Davenport. In between, riders will stop overnight in Denison, Jefferson, Ames, Newton, Sigourney and Iowa City.
Coming in at 428.1 miles and about 12,576 feet of climb, this summer’s route should be fairly easy compared to past rides. It will stack up to be the fourth flattest in RAGBRAI’s 46-year history, and the seventh shortest.