(Atlantic) The Atlantic RAGBRAI Committee is ready to entertain cyclists, visitors and community members alike at “Atlantipalooza” on Monday, July 22, 2024.
Kelsey Beschorner, Publicity Committee Member, stated….
The tag line “Technically, it’s all downhill from here” pays tribute to the RAGBRAI 2024 route being the “hilliest” route to date, and with Atlantic being at the highest elevation, it’s technically all downhill from here. T-shirts will be printed with the new logo for sale in the community and to RAGBRAI guests.
Atlantic last served as a host community in 2019, welcoming just under 20,000 people to town. The committee, made up of 25 committee chairs, and over 300 day-of volunteers, raised a record $50,000 that was divided between the Atlantic Police Department, Atlantic Volunteer Fire Department, Atlantic School Boosters Club and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce. Chamber Director Bailey Smith is looking forward to having another record year.
The official Atlantic RAGBRAI website, www.atlanticragbrai.com, is live and will be full of information in the coming weeks. This will be the hub for local community members and for RAGBRAI riders to get information about housing, vendor opportunities, entertainment, maps, volunteering and more. If you are interested in lending a helping hand, fill out the volunteer form found on the website.
The Atlantic RAGBRAI Committee will continue to meet regularly to plan various activities for the July 22nd overnight celebration. As information is available, it will be shared with the community and on the website. In the mean-time, everyone is encouraged to follow Atlantic RAGBRAI on Facebook at www.facebook.com/AtlanticRAGBRAI for all things RAGBRAI Atlantic.
