RAGBRAI is one of the latest events to be postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The event, which takes cyclists across Iowa, is now set for July 25 to July 31, 2021. It had been planned for July 19 to July 25.
The towns along the route will remain the same in the 2021 event. The full route, with meeting and pass-through towns, will be announced at a later date.
“While we wish we were biking across Iowa this July, our resolve is to make 2021 even better and we look forward to lifting these communities up when it is safe,” organizers said in a statement on the RAGBRAI website.
Riders who registered and paid for the 2020 ride can transfer their registration to the 2021 ride, get a full refund or donate their registration fee to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition.
Riders who want a full refund are required to fill out a request form by June 1.
Organizers also are planning a weekend fall ride, with more information to be released later this spring.
Photos: RAGBRAI masses invade Council Bluffs
Participants in RAGBRAI find their tents during RAGBRAI’s kickoff outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday.
Gary Loonan of Huntley, Illinois, sports a bicycle tattoo as he walks around the RAGBRAI Expo outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday. This is Loonan’s 27th year at RAGBRAI.
Larry Cain of Waterloo, Iowa, wears a RAGBRAI hat during the RAGBRAI Expo outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday. This is Cain’s seventh year at RAGBRAI.
Dennis Cole of Grapevine, Texas, rides around in a Bacchetta Carbon Trike during the RAGBRAI kickoff event outside of the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs on Saturday.
James Pettit of Urbandale, Iowa, looks through gear during the RAGBRAI Expo outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday. This is his first year at RAGBRAI.
Gary Loonan of Huntley, Illinois, sports a bicycle tattoo as he walks around the RAGBRAI Expo outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday. This is Loonan’s 27th year at RAGBRAI.
Bicycle jewelry is sold at the RAGBRAI Expo outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday.
Tom Scala of Pittsburgh holds a rock his mother gave him before RAGBRAI outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday.
Mark Proia of Pavilion, New York, sports a purple beard during RAGBRAI outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday. This is Proia’s first year at RAGBRAI.
Participants put up tents during RAGBRAI outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday.
Ellen Rosenberg of Washington, D.C., puts her bike together during RAGBRAI outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday.
Angela Prevo of Bloomfield, Iowa, walks her bike through the RAGBRAI Expo outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday. This is Prevo’s third year at RAGBRAI.
Participants in RAGBRAI find their tents during RAGBRAI’s kickoff outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday.
A bicycle holds several patches from past RAGBRAI rides outside of the Mid-America Center on Saturday.
Matt Knapp of Hawaii removes a bike from atop a trailer on Saturday in Council Bluffs. Knapp has been a participant of RAGBRAI for 35-plus years.
A group talks in a field of tents. On Saturday, cyclists, friends and family could peruse the latest in biking apparel and equipment, enjoy food from 80 vendors and hear live music before the bike ride.
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Kelsey Stewart
Kelsey covers health and fitness for The World-Herald. Follow her on Twitter @kels2. Phone: 402-444-3100.
