(Des Moines, Iowa) -Officials in Des Moines, Friday night, announced the route for this year’s RAGBRAI event. This year marks the 49th time the event has taken place. It would have been the 50th, had the pandemic not forced a postponement last year.

The 2022 RAGBRAI runs from July 24th through the 30th. It starts with a dip of the bike rear tires in the Missouri River at Sergeant Bluff, and ends 430-miles to the east in Lansing, with the front tires being dipped in the Mississippi River.

Officials say there will be 11,900 feet of climb over the seven days of the ride. Cyclists will overnight in Ida Grove, Pocahontas, Emmetsburg, Mason City, Charles City and West Union.