The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa will celebrate 50 years with what is expected to be record registration and quite a few nods to the history of the ride.
Here’s everything you need to know about the week-long cycling extravaganza.
What is RAGBRAI?
It may be hyperbole, but Iowans like to boast thatRAGBRAIis the world's largestannual mobile party. Each summer, cyclists set out from a point on or near the Missouri River in westernIowa and ride seven day-long routes to their destination on the Mississippi River. The route changes from year to year, so almost all of Iowa has participated at one point or another.
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This year’s scenic tour of Iowa pays homage to the original bike ride in 1973. Here are the much-anticipated dates and starting, ending and overnight towns for this year’s route:
- Sunday, July 23 ? Sioux City to Storm Lake.
- Monday, July 24 ? Storm Lake to Carroll.
- Tuesday, July 25 ? Carroll to Ames.
- Wednesday, July 26 ? Ames to Des Moines.
- Thursday, July 27 ? Des Moines to Tama-Toledo.
- Friday, July 28 ? Tama-Toledo to Coralville.
- Saturday, July 29 ? Coralville to Davenport.