It's all about the route



About the 2012 RAGBRAI ROUTE
Look forward to some picturesque towns the cross-state bicycle tour has never before visited. Expect the usual assortment of Iowa oddities and interesting sites along the way, plus the abundance of friendly Iowans and great food that make the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa what it is.


SUNDAY, JULY 22
SIOUX CENTER to CHEROKEE 54.4 miles • 1,675 feet of climb

MONDAY, JULY 23
CHEROKEE to LAKE VIEW 62.0 miles • 2,173 feet of climb


TUESDAY, JULY 24
LAKE VIEW to WEBSTER CITY 81.2 miles • 1,657 feet of climb


WEDNESDAY, JULY 25
WEBSTER CITY to MARSHALLTOWN 77.1 miles • 1,997 feet of climb

THURSDAY, JULY 26
MARSHALLTOWN to CEDAR RAPIDS 84.8 miles • 3,576 feet of climb

FRIDAY, JULY 27
CEDAR RAPIDS to ANAMOSA 42.2 miles • 1,907 feet of climb

SATURDAY, JULY 28
ANAMOSA to CLINTON
69.4 miles • 2,811 feet of climb


Now, for a bit of perspective...

RAGBRAI XXXIX
July 24-30, 2011

This RAGBRAI will go down as one of the hottest RAGBRAIs ever!  The riders were treated to the 4Hs – Heat, Humidity, Hills… and more Heat!  It will technically go down as the second warmest RAGBRAI on record, with temps topping triple digits often. Day 1 Riders headed out of Glenwood and ran smack into the Loess Hills.  The day would feature nearly a mile of climb (4,946 feet of climb) over the 64 miles to the first overnight town of Atlantic.  Day 2 Atlantic to Carroll day was to be one of the tougher stretches that the riders would face all week.  With close to 4,800 feet of climb over 65 miles,

It doesn't take a math scholar to see that the hills we climbed in the

first 2 days of last years route totaled 9746 feet which is even more 

than the first 4 days of this years route put together (7402 feet). All 

I have to say to that is......

YAHOO!  .... I think I mean 

YAHOO!

Now don't get me wrong, I am not saying that this year will be a 

piece of cake but...let's face it, it certainly looks better. At least on 

a piece of paper.

So if any of you have any friends or family that live in these towns 

on the route this year, let them know that we will be coming 

through. We can look them up and share a cold one. In the days 

before we leave, I will try to tell you a bit about these cities/towns.  

RAGBRAI is a big deal to each of them...so they put on a bit of 

make-up and their sunday best greeting us with open arms...and if I 

am lucky, a freshly baked pie.