Iowa
Over 20,000 cyclists begin RAGBRAI 51 in Southern Iowa
GLEENWOOD, Iowa (KTIV) – Over 20,000 cyclists took to the roads of Iowa Sunday for Day 1 of RAGBRAI 51.
This year’s ride started in Glenwood, a few miles south of Council Bluffs.
The first day went through Silver City, Henderson and Emerson before ending in Red Oak, Iowa. Day 1 was 41.9 miles and had nearly 2,500 feel of climb.
On Monday, cyclists will leave Red Oak and travel through Elliott, Griswold and Lewis before ending Day 2 in Atlantic.
This year’s route is the hilliest ever in the ride’s history and has riders participating from every U.S. state and several countries.
RAGBRAI 51 comes to a close on Saturday after 434 miles in Burlington, Iowa.
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