Orange City, Iowa — Orange City will swell from around six-thousand residents to perhaps 26-thousand as the northwest Iowa town hosts the start of the statewide bicycle ride, RAGBRAI, in July. Mike Hofman, executive director of the Orange City Chamber of Commerce, says he’s working feverishly to line up overnight accommodations for the massive influx of pedalers from around the planet.
The annual cycling event will need to have hundreds of volunteers and Hofman’s urging all locals to step up.
The 45th annual ride runs July 23-29. Other overnight towns include: Spencer, Algona, Clear Lake, Charles City, Cresco, Waukon and Lansing.
