ONAWA, Iowa (KCAU) — Thousands of cyclists have begun their nearly 400-mile trip across the state of Iowa for RAGBRAI.
Over 40,000 RAGBRAI cyclists took off early Sunday morning from this year’s starting town Onawa, with some cheering and waving from the town’s residents.
While riders weren’t able to directly dip their tires in the Missouri River due to construction, the Onawa Volunteer Fire Department was able to keep this tradition alive by bringing some of it to the town…