![]() They'll pick it up after the first leg or two, but there's a lot of people that just don't know the protocol for being safe while cycling." ![]() ![]() "So I think there's going to be a little bit of a teaching aspect for those people. "Everybody I talk with knows a family member or friend that is doing their first day of RAGBRAI," Matter said. The Dream Team teaches its youths a set of basic "call outs" for keeping other riders informed. "People need to be prepared to ride defensively," said Scott Matter, a mentor for the Dream Team, which helps disadvantaged youths improve their lives through cycling.Ĭommunication is key, whether it be with hand signals or by talking to the riders around you. Tens of thousands more unregistered riders will likely join RAGBRAI as it goes through Sioux City, Ames and Iowa City and especially Des Moines. Last year 18,000 people registered for RAGBRAI, including single day riders. There are 28,000 riders registered, including for single days. "I think there's going to be a higher percentage of incidents, accidents, crashes," Sumpter said, "just from the pure numbers and some of the streets we're going through are pretty narrow." Be cautious, patient and courteous More people unused to riding long distances in groups will likely jump on for parts of this year's ride than in any previous year, he said. The first day is typically the most dangerous day as new RAGBRAI riders get their initial experience of being surrounded by other riders, said Scott Sumpter, founder of. View Gallery: Final RAGBRAI route maps for 2023 ![]()
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