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 riders who are making the weeklong journey across the heart of the heartland, beginning Sunday.
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