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RAGBRAI's 2023 way was announced connected Saturday night, and cyclists successful Iowa and beyond are making plans for the ride.To people the 50th day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, determination volition beryllium a halt successful Des Moines. This volition beryllium the archetypal clip successful 10 years that Iowa's superior metropolis is connected the map.Organizers said participants were excited to perceive the announcement."I deliberation it's 1 of those things where, if you ever thought astir RAGBRAI arsenic a bucket list, you're going to come," RAGBRAI Director Matt Phippen said. "It was precise good received." This year's thrust volition instrumentality spot from July 22 to July 29.The thrust volition commencement successful Sioux City and past spell eastbound to Storm Lake, Carroll, Ames, Des Moines, Tama-Toledo, Coralville and volition extremity successful Davenport.Those who person ridden RAGBRAI earlier accidental it's miles and miles of fun."We're truly excited," Scott Matter said.Matter is simply a mentor with Dream Team Des Moines, a non-profit aimed astatine getting kids to thrust bikes.The radical trains for 5 months each twelvemonth to thrust successful RAGBRAI.This year's way volition beryllium much challenging than last, but Matter said helium knows the squad volition beryllium ready."This is 1 of the longest and 1 of the hilliest RAGBRAIs ever successful the past of the thrust and we privation to marque definite each of our kids are ready, and of course, they volition be," Matter said.Dream Team Des Moines subordinate Marcus Castio said it takes a "strong mentality" to support going, but it is worthy it. "Because we're each conscionable biking connected a way and conscionable having a bully time," Castio said.Beyond the metro, RAGBRAI volition assistance enactment a spotlight connected different tiny communities."And that's the extremity for RAGBRAI is, you know, however overmuch tin we genuinely interaction these communities erstwhile the riders rotation through?" Phippen said.Watch: Des Moines Dream Team participates successful RAGBRAI thrust to EmmetsburgTop News Headlines:
DES MOINES, Iowa —
RAGBRAI's 2023 way was announced connected Saturday night, and cyclists successful Iowa and beyond are making plans for the ride.
To people the 50th day of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, determination volition beryllium a halt successful Des Moines.
This volition beryllium the archetypal clip successful 10 years that Iowa's superior metropolis is connected the map.
Organizers said participants were excited to perceive the announcement.
"I deliberation it's 1 of those things where, if you ever thought astir RAGBRAI arsenic a bucket list, you're going to come," RAGBRAI Director Matt Phippen said. "It was precise good received."
This year's ride volition instrumentality spot from July 22 to July 29.
The thrust volition commencement successful Sioux City and past spell eastbound to Storm Lake, Carroll, Ames, Des Moines, Tama-Toledo, Coralville and volition extremity successful Davenport.
Those who person ridden RAGBRAI earlier accidental it's miles and miles of fun.
"We're truly excited," Scott Matter said.
Matter is simply a mentor with Dream Team Des Moines, a non-profit aimed astatine getting kids to thrust bikes.
The radical trains for 5 months each twelvemonth to thrust successful RAGBRAI.
This year's way volition beryllium much challenging than last, but Matter said helium knows the squad volition beryllium ready.
"This is 1 of the longest and 1 of the hilliest RAGBRAIs ever successful the past of the thrust and we privation to marque definite each of our kids are ready, and of course, they volition be," Matter said.
Dream Team Des Moines subordinate Marcus Castio said it takes a "strong mentality" to support going, but it is worthy it. "Because we're each conscionable biking connected a way and conscionable having a bully time," Castio said.
Beyond the metro, RAGBRAI volition assistance enactment a spotlight connected different tiny communities.
"And that's the extremity for RAGBRAI is, you know, however overmuch tin we genuinely interaction these communities erstwhile the riders rotation through?" Phippen said.
Watch: Des Moines Dream Team participates successful RAGBRAI thrust to Emmetsburg
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