DAY 7 - WASHINGTON TO MUSCATINE

49.7 MILES
1314 FEET OF CLIMB

DAY 6 - OTTUMWA TO WASHINGTON

68.5 MILES
2541 FEET OF CLIMB

DAY 5 - CENTERVILLE TO OTTUMWA

50.7 MILES
1999 FEET OF CLIMB

Our host was first Lutheran! Grateful for the air conditioning. 

The "lunch town" was only 20 miles in so Drew and Kyle pushed 35 miles to "Mr Pork Chop" which sells amazing 16oz chops

More classic Americana sitting at a roadside vendor! 

 

 

 

DAY 4 - LEON TO CENTERVILLE

65.1 MILES
2708 FEET OF CLIMB

 

Here's the team taking off at 545a on Wednesday! 

 

Gorgeous sunrises ! 

 

Breakfast town of Garden Grove! 

 

Here is Ole the Bull as we came into town for lunch

 

Lake Rathbun dam on the Karras Loop

 

A little American and POW/MIA pride along the route 

 

Dinner decisions were hard (not really)... Heading out to lasagna at the Christian church! Note the team laundry hanging out to dry! 

 

DAY 3 - CRESTON TO LEON

58.5 MILES
3318 FEET OF CLIMB
Technically more "climb per mile" than Monday! 

Leon IA, a town of 1900, was overwhelmed Tuesday night hosting 15,000 guests, and the cell sevice was poor. 

Here's the route Tuesday!

Here's the group taking off!

 

Stopping for lunch! Classic views of Iowa!

 

Lunch town of Mt Ayr!

 

Our host home was Loving Chapel Methodist church! 

They had a great pork loin dinner!

DAY 2 - SHENADOAH TO CRESTON

75.2 MILES
3994 FEET OF CLIMB

RAGBRAI 2016

RAGBRAI 2016 is almost here!



The XLIV RAGBRAI course will lead cyclists across the state’s scenic southern terrain, but it’s not as daunting as participants might expect.

“Any time we announce a southern route, people automatically assume it’s going to be extremely hilly and very difficult,” RAGBRAI director T.J. Juskiewicz said. “The interesting thing with this route is, the data says it’s not that difficult.”

This year’s ride/social gathering begins July 23 in Glenwood and ends July 30 in Muscatine.

The course covers 419.9 miles (third-shortest in the event’s 44-year history), with a total climb of 18,488 feet (making it the 24th flattest).

Route Announcement can be found here

According to the data, it's the 15th easiest course on record!






(photo courtesy of KTIV.com)