RAGBRAI 52 will be shorter and flatter than usual. Easy, right?
Not so much as you might think.
Even the most experienced riders will feel sore muscles and sore bottoms as the second-shortest edition of the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa treks 406 miles July 20-26 from Orange City to Guttenberg, said David Ertl, a USA Cycling certified coach. RAGBRAI 52
Ert has written a training blog for RAGBRAI.com since 2009. This year's route will be just 18 miles shorter than the 424-mile advertised distance in 2024, he said, and few riders, including the most experienced, ride 400 miles in any week.