RAGBRAI

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The western Iowa city will kick off the annual bike ride across the state this weekend. Its local businesses hope to profit off the thousands of visitors.

Thousands of cyclists will pass through Iowa’s small towns on the 49th annual RAGBRAI next week. Some of those towns are using it as an opportunity to change their communities for the better.

As thousands of riders prepare for RAGBRAI next week, one bike team is celebrating 25 years of working with young riders on and off the course.

The Simulation in Motion program will give paramedics across this year’s RAGBRAI route the chance to test their emergency preparedness.

Eugene Schlaman is the author of the new book "Iowa Bike Towns," a collection of facts, stories and legends associated with towns that have been on the RAGBRAI route since 1973.

Guest host Rick Brewer speaks with the author of the new book "Iowa Bike Towns" Eugene Schlaman.

Host Ben Kieffer talks about the status of Iowa's housing market, listens back to a conversation about bicycling excursions of the 1800's and speaks with a tobacco prevention specialist about vaping.

The Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa was canceled in 2020 because of the pandemic. RAGBRAI organizers have put in place many coronavirus safety precautions for this year's return. Currently, hundreds of new COVID-19 cases are confirmed in Iowa every week and vaccination demand has weakened in the state.