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RAGBRAI's 2023 route distance, towns revealed for the 50th anniversary - Des Moines Register

RAGBRAI's 2023 route distance, towns revealed for the 50th anniversary - Des Moines Register

RAGBRAI's 2023 route distance, towns revealed for the 50th anniversary - Des Moines Register
Jan 29, 2023 1 min, 1 sec

Overnight towns from the original route will be Storm Lake, Ames and, of course, Des Moines, where as many as 100,000 riders are expected in an attempt to set a world record for the largest single-day bike ride.

“To start and finish up, I’m a big fan of history, what it means,” said Phippen, who was working on the golden anniversary route even before he hosted his inaugural RAGBRAI as ride director last year.

Right out of the gate, riders will face a challenging 77-mile pedal from Sioux City to Storm Lake among western Iowa’s roller-coaster Loess Hills, with over 3,500 feet of climb.

It started as an idea by Des Moines Register features writer and copy editor John Karras and Washington columnist Donald Kaul to ride across Iowa and write stories along the way.

For better or worse, in scorching heat or bone-chilling rain, over mountain-like hills or glacial plains, RAGBRAI immerses people in a world with its own culture and food for a week, said the bicycle coalition’s Wyatt.

And as the 50 th anniversary ride comes to a close, riders once again will end their pilgrimages by zooming in formation through downtown Davenport as people hoot and holler, hug and kiss and cry.

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