2021 RAGBRAI: How fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic has inspired riders
Cameraderie. The physical challenge. Tourism. The food — and beer. People give many reasons for signing up to pedal the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa. But this year, there's a new one: the COVID-19 pandemic. The participants include doctors and nurses who worked on the harrowing front lines at hospitals; people honoring cycling friends lost to the disease; and families looking for a way to reunite and enjoy one another's company after a long, forced separation. Here's what they told the Des Moines Register about their reasons for joining the more than 15,000 fellow ri...
Source: press-citizen.com