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RAGBRAI riders ended their trip across the state Saturday by dipping their front tires in the Mississippi River in Guttenberg.

Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand, who’s running for Iowa governor in 2026, participated in his first day of RAGBRAI on Thursday, riding from Iowa Falls to Cedar Falls with Team Spare Tire out of the Iowa City/Coralville area. Once the ride was complete, Sand met with Cedar Falls Mayor Danny Laudick for a short tour of downtown.

From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.

For the first time since the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa began over 50 years ago, the ride will veer out of state — taking it 15 miles into Minnesota on its second day this summer.

This summer’s ride is about 406 miles with 10,487 feet of climb — its second-shortest and sixth-flattest route ever, organizers said.

Thousands of cyclists streamed Friday into their last overnight stop of Mount Pleasant as they neared the end of their 434-mile trek across the state in the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa -- the hilliest route in the event’s 51-year history.

Riders complete day 6 of RAGBRAI and make a stop in Fairfield

The Iowa Bicycle Coalition turns 20 this year and has a new executive director at the helm to continue its legacy of promoting safe and enjoyable cycling throughout the state of Iowa.

The 2024 route, announced late Saturday, will take riders July 20-27 from Glenwood in Western Iowa along a southern route ending in Burlington.

Republican Sen. Adrian Dickey of Jefferson County originally was charged with interference with official acts after allegedly refusing to move out of a roadway when asked by a police officer.

“I think it's because we're all face-to-face, you know? The divisiveness comes from the fact that we're all in our houses, and on computers and social media, and we're not in person," said Beth M. Howard, an author and documentary filmmaker who was working on a film about Iowans' curious affinity for pie.

An 80-plus-mile ride, coupled with 100-plus-degree heat indexes made for a tough day for the tens of thousands of bicyclists who rode from Tama-Toledo to Coralville on day six of RAGBRAI Friday.

Photos from day six of RAGBRAI 2023 as riders brave 100 degree heat to make the 80.6 mile journey from Tama-Toledo to Coralville.

Here’s what to know for Friday about road closures, transportation, entertainment and where to cool off as temperatures continue to climb. The entertainment and various events are free and open to the public.

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