After having to cancel the annual RAGBRAI in 2020 at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers announced the bike ride across Iowa is back on for 2021 with Fort Dodge as one of the overnight stay hosts.
In January 2020, Fort Dodge was announced as an overnight host for the 48th annual RAGBRAI, but by April, the event had to be canceled.
Organizers hosted a route announcement party on Saturday to share details of the 2021 event, which includes a route of 426 miles and 11,481 feet of climb from July 25-31.
The seven-day ride will begin on July 25 in Le Mars and make its way east toward the Mississippi River. The overnight stop in Fort Dodge will be July 26.