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List of RAGBRAI overnight stops

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Eight "host communities" are selected each year by RAGBRAI organizers, with the exception of the inaugural route (1973). Two of the communities are beginning or end points, while the other six serve as overnight stops for the participants.

From 1973 to 2016, the distance between consecutive host communities averaged about 67 miles. 1985 was the longest route at 540 miles and 1977 the shortest at 400 miles. On average, the length of the route has been 467 miles.

At the beginning of the ride, riders traditionally dip the rear wheel of their bikes in either the Missouri River or the Big Sioux River (depending on the starting point of the ride), and dip their front wheels in the Mississippi River at the end of the ride. There has been at least one incident of a rider losing his bike after riding into the Mississippi River.[citation needed]

Statistics

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  • As of 2022, 14 communities have served as the starting point, and 12 have hosted the finish.
  • 108 communities have been overnight hosts.
  • The ride has passed through all 99 of Iowa's counties in its history.
  • Atlantic has served as an overnight host 8 times (1974, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2019, 2024)
  • Two cities have served as the starting point 8 times: Sioux City (1973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2023) and Glenwood (1980, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2024).
  • In 2019, Burlington became the first community to have been both a finish point as well as an overnight host that was not a finish.
  • 1978 was the first year with recurring host cities (Sioux City and Storm Lake).
  • 1981 was the most recent year with all first-time host cities.
  • 1999 was the first year with no first-time host city.
  • 2022 was the most recent year with a first-time host city (Pocahontas).
  • Iowa City has the distinction of being the city with longest time between hosting an overnight stay, at 42 years (1976 and 2018). Lansing is the next-longest at 40 years (1977 and 2017); and Centerville and Leon are tied for the third-longest at 35 years (both hosted in 1981 and 2016).
  • Willamsburg has the distinction of being the city with longest time without a repeat (1973 to present).

By year

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Route (numbers indicate occurrences)
Year Dates Num Miles (a) Climb (ft)(a) Starting City Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1973 Aug 26–31 I 412 TBD Sioux City (1) Storm Lake (1) Fort Dodge (1) Ames (1) Des Moines (1) Williamsburg (1) Davenport (1) N/A
1974 Aug 4–10 II 422 TBD Council Bluffs (1) Atlantic (1) Guthrie Center (1) Camp Dodge (1) Marshalltown (1) Waterloo (1) Monticello (1) Dubuque (1)
1975 Aug 3-9 III 450 TBD Hawarden (1) Cherokee (1) Lake View (1) Boone (1) Newton (1) Sigourney (1) Mount Pleasant (1) Fort Madison (1)
1976 Aug 1-7 IV 430 TBD Sidney (1) Red Oak (1) Harlan (1) Jefferson (1) Nevada (1) Grinnell (1) Iowa City (1) Muscatine (1)
1977 Jul 31-Aug 6 V 400 10,675 Onawa (1) Ida Grove (1) Laurens (1) Algona (1) Clear Lake (1) New Hampton (1) Decorah (1) Lansing (1)
1978 Jul 30-Aug 5 VI 440 TBD Sioux City (2) Storm Lake (2) Humboldt (1) Iowa Falls (1) Vinton (1) Mount Vernon (1) Maquoketa (1) Clinton (1)
1979 Jul 29-Aug 4 VII 480 TBD Rock Rapids (1) Spencer (1) Rockwell City (1) Story City (1) Tama-Toledo (1) Fairfield (1) Wapello (1) Burlington (1)
1980 Jul 27-Aug 2 VIII 468 TBD Glenwood (1) Atlantic (2) Carroll (1) Perry (1) Webster City (1) Waverly (1) Elkader (1) Guttenberg (1)
1981 Jul 26-Aug 1 IX 490 26,374 Missouri Valley (1) Mapleton (1) Lake City (1) Greenfield (1) Leon (1) Centerville (1) Keosauqua (1) Keokuk (1)
1982 Jul 25-31 X 523 TBD Akron (1) Cherokee (2) Estherville (1) Forest City (1) Charles City (1) Independence (1) Tipton (1) Davenport (2)
1983 Jul 24-30 XI 492 TBD Onawa (2) Harlan (2) Guthrie Center (2) Ames (2) Clarion (1) Grundy Center (1) Manchester (1) Dubuque (2)
1984 Jul 22-28 XII 474 TBD Glenwood (2) Shenandoah (1) Creston (1) Adel (1) Pella (1) Ottumwa (1) Mount Pleasant (2) Burlington (2)
1985 Jul 21-27 XIII 540 TBD Hawarden (2) Sibley (1) Emmetsburg (1) Humboldt (2) Mason City (1) Waterloo (2) Monticello (2) Clinton (2)
1986 Jul 20-26 XIV 479 TBD Council Bluffs (2) Red Oak (2) Audubon (1) Perry (2) Eldora (1) Belle Plaine (1) Washington (1) Muscatine (2)
1987 Jul 19-25 XV 437 TBD Onawa (3) Denison (1) Storm Lake (3) Fort Dodge (2) Forest City (2) Osage (1) West Union (1) Guttenberg (2)
1988 Jul 24-30 XVI 433 TBD Sioux City (3) Ida Grove (2) Carroll (2) Boone (2) Des Moines (2) Oskaloosa (1) Fairfield (2) Fort Madison (2)
1989 Jul 23-29 XVII 479 TBD Glenwood (3) Clarinda (1) Atlantic (3) Jefferson (2) Story City (2) Cedar Falls (1) Dyersville (1) Bellevue (1)
1990 Jul 22-28 XVIII 495 TBD Sioux Center (1) Spencer (2) Algona (2) Hampton (1) Oelwein (1) Cedar Rapids (1) Washington (2) Burlington (3)
1991 Jul 21-27 XIX 432 TBD Missouri Valley (2) Atlantic (4) Winterset (1) Knoxville (1) Grinnell (2) Amana (1) Anamosa (1) Bellevue (2)
1992 Jul 19-25 XX 494 TBD Glenwood (4) Shenandoah (2) Bedford (1) Osceola (1) Des Moines (3) Oskaloosa (2) Mount Pleasant (3) Keokuk (2)
1993 Jul 25-31 XXI 525 TBD Sioux City (4) Sheldon (1) Emmetsburg (2) Clarion (2) Osage (2) Decorah (2) Manchester (2) Dubuque (3)
1994 Jul 24-30 XXII 511 TBD Council Bluffs (3) Harlan (3) Carroll (3) Perry (3) Marshalltown (2) Marion (1) Maquoketa (2) Clinton (3)
1995 Jul 23-29 XXIII 493 TBD Onawa (4) Lake View (2) Fort Dodge (3) Iowa Falls (2) Tama-Toledo (2) Sigourney (2) Coralville (1) Muscatine (3)
1996 Jul 21-27 XXIV 437 TBD Sioux Center (2) Sibley (2) Estherville (2) Lake Mills (1) Charles City (2) Cresco (1) Fayette (1) Guttenberg (3)
1997 Jul 20-26 XXV 464 TBD Missouri Valley (3) Red Oak (3) Creston (2) Des Moines (4) Chariton (1) Bloomfield (1) Fairfield (3) Fort Madison (3)
1998 Jul 19-25 XXVI 488 TBD Hawarden (3) Cherokee (3) Rockwell City (2) Boone (3) Eldora (2) Cedar Falls (2) Monticello (3) Sabula (1)
1999 Jul 25-31 XXVII 487 TBD Rock Rapids (2) Spencer (3) Algona (3) Clear Lake (2) Waverly (2) Decorah (3) Manchester (3) Bellevue (3)
2000 Jul 23-29 XXVIII 450 TBD Council Bluffs (4) Harlan (4) Greenfield (2) Ankeny (1) Knoxville (2) Ottumwa (2) Washington (3) Burlington (4)
2001 Jul 22-28 XXIX 506 TBD Sioux City (5) Storm Lake (4) Denison (2) Atlantic (5) Perry (4) Grinnell (3) Coralville (2) Muscatine (4)
2002 Jul 21-27 XXX 480 TBD Sioux Center (3) Cherokee (4) Emmetsburg (3) Forest City (3) Charles City (3) Oelwein (2) Anamosa (2) Bellevue (4)
2003 Jul 20-26 XXXI 452 (477) TBD Glenwood (5) Shenandoah (3) Bedford (2) Osceola (2) Oskaloosa (3) Bloomfield (2) Mount Pleasant (4) Fort Madison (4)
2004 Jul 25-31 XXXII 490 (517) TBD Onawa (5) Lake View (3) Fort Dodge (4) Iowa Falls (3) Marshalltown (3) Hiawatha (1) Maquoketa (3) Clinton (4)
2005 Jul 24-30 XXXIII 485 TBD Le Mars (1) Sheldon (2) Estherville (3) Algona (4) Northwood (1) Cresco (2) West Union (2) Guttenberg (4)
2006 Jul 23-29 XXXIV 444 TBD Sergeant Bluff (1) Ida Grove (3) Audubon (2) Waukee (1) Newton (2) Marengo (1) Coralville (3) Muscatine (5)
2007 Jul 22-28 XXXV 479 TBD Rock Rapids (3) Spencer (4) Humboldt (3) Hampton (2) Cedar Falls (3) Independence (2) Dyersville (2) Bellevue (5)
2008 Jul 20-26 XXXVI 471 TBD Missouri Valley (4) Harlan (5) Jefferson (3) Ames (3) Tama-Toledo (3) North Liberty (1) Tipton (2) LeClaire (1)
2009 Jul 19-25 XXXVII 442 TBD Council Bluffs (5) Red Oak (4) Greenfield (3) Indianola (1) Chariton (2) Ottumwa (3) Mount Pleasant (5) Burlington (5)
2010 Jul 25-31 XXXVIII 450 14,502 Sioux City (6) Storm Lake (5) Algona (5) Clear Lake (3) Charles City (4) Waterloo (3) Manchester (4) Dubuque (4)
2011 Jul 24-30 XXXIX 454 20,197 Glenwood (6) Atlantic (6) Carroll (4) Boone (4) Altoona (1) Grinnell (4) Coralville (4) Davenport (3)
2012 Jul 22-28 XL 471 TBD Sioux Center (4) Cherokee (5) Lake View (4) Webster City (2) Marshalltown (4) Cedar Rapids (2) Anamosa (3) Clinton (5)
2013 Jul 21-27 XLI 407 TBD Council Bluffs (6) Harlan (6) Perry (5) Des Moines (5) Knoxville (3) Oskaloosa (4) Fairfield (4) Fort Madison (5)
2014 Jul 20-26 XLII 418 TBD Rock Valley (1) Okoboji (1)ǂ Emmetsburg (4) Forest City (4) Mason City (2) Waverly (3) Independence (3) Guttenberg (5)
2015 Jul 19-25 XLIII 462 (489) 15,948 (?) Sioux City (7) Storm Lake (6) Fort Dodge (5) Eldora (3) Cedar Falls (4) Hiawatha (2) Coralville (5) Davenport (4)
2016 Jul 24-30 XLIV 417 (452) 18,488 (?) Glenwood (7) Shenandoah (4) Creston (3) Leon (2) Centerville (2) Ottumwa (4) Washington (4) Muscatine (6)
2017 Jul 23-29 XLV 403 (433) 13,078 (13,534) Orange City (1) Spencer (5) Algona (6) Clear Lake (4) Charles City (5) Cresco (3) Waukon (1) Lansing (2)
2018 Jul 22-28 XLVI 432 (450) 12,851 (13,920) Onawa (6) Denison (3) Jefferson (4) Ames (4) Newton (3) Sigourney (3) Iowa City (2) Davenport (5)
2019 Jul 21-27 XLVII 446 (499) 15,069 (17,586) Council Bluffs (7) Atlantic (7) Winterset (2) Indianola (2) Centerville (3) Fairfield (5) Burlington (6) Keokuk (3)
2020 ǂǂ ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
2021 Jul 25-31 XLVIII 454 (482) 11,379 (13,086) Le Mars (2) Sac City (1) Fort Dodge (6) Iowa Falls (4) Waterloo (4) Anamosa (4) DeWitt(1) Clinton (6)
2022 Jul 24-30 XLIX 462 11,900 Sergeant Bluff (2) Ida Grove (4) Pocahontas (1) Emmetsburg (5) Mason City (3) Charles City (6) West Union (3) Lansing (3)
2023 Jul 23-29 L 511 17,167 Sioux City (8) Storm Lake (7) Carroll (5) Ames (5) Des Moines (6) Tama-Toledo (4) Coralville (6) Davenport (6)
2024 Jul 20-27 LI 434 18,375 Glenwood (8) Red Oak (5) Atlantic (8) Winterset (3) Knoxville (4) Ottumwa (5) Mount Pleasant (6) Burlington (7)

^ (a): Including the "century loop" and other additional "loops".
^ ǂ: The 2014 overnight Okoboji stay was hosted by five communities: Arnolds Park, Milford, Okoboji, Spirit Lake, and West Okoboji.
^ ǂǂ: There was no RAGBRAI in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The planned 2020 route was used in 2021, with modifications due to overnight town availability changing.[1]

By city

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City # of Visits First Year Most Recent Years (S=Start, E=End)
Adel 1 1984 1984 1984
Akron 1 1982 1982 1982 (S)
Algona 6 1977 2017 1977, 1990, 1999, 2005, 2010, 2017
Altoona 1 2011 2011 2011
Amana 1 1991 1991 1991
Ames 5 1973 2023 1973, 1983, 2008, 2018, 2023
Anamosa 4 1991 2021 1991, 2002, 2012, 2021
Ankeny 1 2000 2000 2000
Arnolds Parkǂ 1 2014 2014 2014
Atlantic 8 1974 2024 1974, 1980, 1989, 1991, 2001, 2011, 2019, 2024
Audubon 2 1986 2006 1986, 2006
Bedford 2 1992 2003 1992, 2003
Belle Plaine 1 1986 1986 1986
Bellevue 5 1989 2007 1989, 1991, 1999, 2002, 2007 (E, all years)
Bloomfield 2 1997 2003 1997, 2003
Boone 4 1975 2011 1975, 1988, 1998, 2011
Burlington 7 1979 2024 1979, 1984, 1990, 2000, 2009, 2019, 2024 (E, all years except 2019)
Camp Dodge 1 1974 1974 1974
Carroll 5 1980 2023 1980, 1988, 1994, 2011, 2023
Cedar Falls 4 1989 2015 1989, 1998, 2007, 2015
Cedar Rapids 2 1990 2012 1990, 2012
Centerville 3 1981 2019 1981, 2016, 2019
Chariton 2 1997 2009 1997, 2009
Charles City 6 1982 2022 1982, 1996, 2002, 2010, 2017, 2022
Cherokee 5 1975 2012 1975, 1982, 1998, 2002, 2012
Clarinda 1 1989 1989 1989
Clarion 2 1983 1993 1983, 1993
Clear Lake 4 1977 2017 1977, 1999, 2010, 2017
Clinton 6 1978 2021 1978, 1985, 1994, 2004, 2012, 2021 (E, all years)
Coralville 6 1995 2023 1995, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2015, 2023
Council Bluffs 7 1974 2019 1974, 1986, 1994, 2000, 2009, 2013, 2019 (S, all years)
Cresco 3 1996 2017 1996, 2005, 2017
Creston 3 1984 2016 1984, 1997, 2016
Davenport 6 1973 2023 1973, 1982, 2011, 2015, 2018, 2023 (E, all years)
Decorah 3 1977 1999 1977, 1993, 1999
Denison 3 1987 2018 1987, 2001, 2018
Des Moines 6 1973 2023 1973, 1988, 1992, 1997, 2013, 2023
DeWitt 1 2021 2021 2021
Dubuque 4 1974 2010 1974, 1983, 1993, 2010 (E, all years)
Dyersville 2 1989 2007 1989, 2007
Eldora 3 1986 2015 1986, 1998, 2015
Elkader 1 1980 1980 1980
Emmetsburg 5 1985 2022 1985, 1993, 2002, 2014, 2022
Estherville 3 1982 2005 1982, 1996, 2005
Fairfield 5 1979 2019 1979, 1988, 1997, 2013, 2019
Fayette 1 1996 1996 1996
Forest City 4 1982 2014 1982, 1987, 2002, 2014
Fort Dodge 6 1973 2021 1973, 1987, 1995, 2004, 2015, 2021
Fort Madison 5 1975 2013 1975, 1988, 1997, 2003, 2013 (E, all years)
Glenwood 8 1980 2024 1980, 1984, 1989, 1992, 2003, 2011, 2016, 2024 (S, all years)
Greenfield 3 1981 2009 1981, 2000, 2009
Grinnell 4 1976 2011 1976, 1991, 2001, 2011
Grundy Center 1 1983 1983 1983
Guthrie Center 2 1974 1983 1974, 1983
Guttenberg 5 1980 2014 1980, 1987, 1996, 2005, 2014 (E, all years)
Hampton 2 1990 2007 1990, 2007
Harlan 6 1976 2013 1976, 1983, 1994, 2000, 2008, 2013
Hawarden 3 1975 1998 1975, 1985, 1998 (S, all years)
Hiawatha 2 2004 2015 2004, 2015
Humboldt 3 1978 2007 1978, 1985, 2007
Ida Grove 4 1977 2022 1977, 1988, 2006, 2022
Independence 3 1982 2014 1982, 2007, 2014
Indianola 2 2009 2019 2009, 2019
Iowa City 2 1976 2018 1976, 2018
Iowa Falls 4 1978 2021 1978, 1995, 2004, 2021
Jefferson 4 1976 2018 1976, 1989, 2008, 2018
Keokuk 3 1981 2019 1981, 1992, 2019 (E, all years)
Keosauqua 1 1981 1981 1981
Knoxville 4 1991 2024 1991, 2000, 2013, 2024
Lake City 1 1981 1981 1981
Lake Mills 1 1996 1996 1996
Lake View 4 1975 2012 1975, 1995, 2004, 2012
Lansing 3 1977 2022 1977, 2017, 2022 (E, all years)
Laurens 1 1977 1977 1977
Le Mars 2 2005 2021 2005, 2021 (S, all years)
LeClaire 1 2008 2008 2008 (E)
Leon 2 1981 2016 1981, 2016
Manchester 4 1983 2010 1983, 1993, 1999, 2010
Mapleton 1 1981 1981 1981
Maquoketa 3 1978 2004 1978, 1994, 2004
Marengo 1 2006 2006 2006
Marion 1 1994 1994 1994
Marshalltown 4 1974 2012 1974, 1994, 2004, 2012
Mason City 3 1985 2022 1985, 2014, 2022
Milfordǂ 1 2014 2014 2014
Missouri Valley 4 1981 2008 1981, 1991, 1997, 2008 (S, all years)
Monticello 3 1974 1998 1974, 1985, 1998
Mount Pleasant 6 1975 2024 1975, 1984, 1992, 2003, 2009, 2024
Mount Vernon 1 1978 1978 1978
Muscatine 6 1976 2016 1976, 1986, 1995, 2001, 2006, 2016 (E, all years)
Nevada 1 1976 1976 1976
New Hampton 1 1977 1977 1977
Newton 3 1975 2018 1975, 2006, 2018
North Liberty 1 2008 2008 2008
Northwood 1 2005 2005 2005
Oelwein 2 1990 2002 1990, 2002
Okobojiǂ 1 2014 2014 2014
Onawa 6 1977 2018 1977, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2004, 2018 (S, all years)
Orange City 1 2017 2017 2017 (S)
Osage 2 1987 1993 1987, 1993
Osceola 2 1992 2003 1992, 2003
Oskaloosa 4 1988 2013 1988, 1992, 2003, 2013
Ottumwa 5 1984 2024 1984, 2000, 2009, 2016, 2024
Pella 1 1984 1984 1984
Perry 5 1980 2013 1980, 1986, 1994, 2001, 2013
Pocahontas 1 2022 2022 2022
Red Oak 5 1976 2024 1976, 1986, 1997, 2009, 2024
Rock Rapids 3 1979 2007 1979, 1999, 2007 (S, all years)
Rock Valley 1 2014 2014 2014 (S)
Rockwell City 2 1979 1998 1979, 1998
Sabula 1 1998 1998 1998 (E)
Sac City 1 2021 2021 2021
Sergeant Bluff 2 2006 2022 2006, 2022 (S, all years)
Sheldon 2 1993 2005 1993, 2005
Shenandoah 4 1984 2016 1984, 1992, 2003, 2016
Sibley 2 1985 1996 1985, 1996
Sidney 1 1976 1976 1976 (S)
Sigourney 3 1975 2018 1975, 1995, 2018
Sioux Center 4 1990 2012 1990, 1996, 2002, 2012 (S, all years)
Sioux City 8 1973 2023 1973, 1978, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2023 (S, all years)
Spencer 5 1979 2017 1979, 1990, 1999, 2007, 2017
Spirit Lakeǂ 1 2014 2014 2014
Storm Lake 7 1973 2023 1973, 1978, 1987, 2001, 2010, 2015, 2023
Story City 2 1979 1989 1979, 1989
Tama/Toledo 4 1979 2023 1979, 1995, 2008, 2023
Tipton 2 1982 2008 1982, 2008
Vinton 1 1978 1978 1978
Wapello 1 1979 1979 1979
Washington 4 1986 2016 1986, 1990, 2000, 2016
Waterloo 4 1974 2021 1974, 1985, 2010, 2021
Waukee 1 2006 2006 2006
Waukon 1 2017 2017 2017
Waverly 3 1980 2014 1980, 1999, 2014
Webster City 2 1980 2012 1980, 2012
West Okobojiǂ 1 2014 2014 2014
West Union 3 1987 2022 1987, 2005, 2022
Williamsburg 1 1973 1973 1973
Winterset 3 1991 2024 1991, 2019, 2024

^ ǂ: The 2014 overnight Okoboji stay was hosted by five communities: Spirit Lake, Okoboji, Arnolds Park, West Okoboji and Milford

References

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  1. ^ "RAGBRAI XLVIII postponed to July 25 – 31, 2021". 20 April 2020.