The Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, has officially announced the route for this summer’s ride. The event will run from July 25th through the 31st. It will begin in Le Mars with subsequent overnight stops in Sac City, Fort Dodge, Iowa Falls, Waterloo, Anamosa, and DeWitt before finishing up in Clinton. Riders will be in Waterloo on July 28th. Tavis Hall, Director of Experience Waterloo, says he expects a couple million dollars in tourism revenue from RAGBRAI. Last year’s ride was cancelled due to the pandemic. This summer will also see the first time that there will be a competing ride across Iowa in the form of Iowa’s Ride, which will run July 18th through July 24th and will run east to west, beginning in Dubuque with stops in Monticello, Vinton, Eldora, Clarion, Emmetsburg, Sheldon, and finishing in Rock Rapids.
