WATERLOO HOSTS NEEDED FOR RAGBRAI® RIDERS

The Waterloo RAGBRAI® Housing Committee is seeking Waterloo residents living south of Ridgeway Avenue to house RAGBRAI® riders overnight the evening of Thursday, July 29.  Interested parties should contact Housing@WaterlooRAGBRAI.com. For more information, contact Lonnie Elmore, Waterloo RAGBRAI® Housing Chair, at (319) 233-8350.

RAGBRAI® Fast Facts

•           Participants come from all 50 states and many foreign countries

•           Started in 1973 as a six day ride across the state by two Des Moines Register columnists

•           Averages 472 miles per year on the ride

•           They have visited 780 Iowa towns in their 37 year existence and all 99 counties

•           It is estimated that there will be 15,000 – 20,000 riders on RAGBRAI XXXVIII.