The Atlantic ®RAGBRAI Committee is ready to “Sunday Funday” with cyclists, visitors and community members Sunday, July 21, 2019. Bailey Smith, Executive Committee member says “Atlantic is the first full day of RAGBRAI, so the committee wanted to think of a theme that would get participants excited, but also showcase how gracious and pleased we are to be a host community. ‘Sunday Funday’ was brought up and instantly stuck.”

The logo highlights things that represent Atlantic, like the City Park Monument and agriculture, acknowledges the cyclists and their support crews that will be visiting and expresses an atmosphere of fun and music to come in Atlantic. T-shirts will be printed with the new logo for sale in the community and to RAGBRAI guests.

Atlantic last hosted RAGBRAI in 2011, generating proceeds that benefited four local non-profits. This year, four local non-profits will again benefit from the success of RAGBRAI to include: the Atlantic Police Department, Atlantic Volunteer Fire Department, Atlantic Community Schools Booster Club and the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce.

The official Atlantic RAGBRAI website, www.atlanticragbrai.com, will be live and 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 21st 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.