Northwest Iowa — RAGBRAI officials began inspecting this year’s route on Sunday. RAGBRAI Chairman Matt Phippen says a group of riders inspected the first leg of the route from Orange City to Milford.
Phippen says the pre-inspection teams are also taking some time to explore the pass-through and overnight cities.
Today (Mon.), Phippen says the route inspection team will be biking the second leg of the route from Milford to Estherville, including the roughly 15 miles through Minnesota, where the riders will go through some Jackson county parks on the south side of Loon Lake. It’s the first time ever RAGBRAI has crossed state lines.
Phippen adds riders will also have an option to ride small legs of the route on gravel roads if they want to.
Phippen and other RAGBRAI officials met with local committee members and answered questions from the public during a meeting early Sunday evening in Milford.
