Alternatives to RAGBRAI

[saab2000]

So I’ve done RAGBRAI the past four years, with varying degrees of enjoyment. Overall I like it but honestly it’s sort of like the Groundhog Day movie with Bill Murray. Every day is kind of the same thing and that aspect of it has kind of worn me down. This year was my least favorite, with very small host towns, meaning small, cramped camping areas. The best towns are the ones where the camping area is in a large park or something similar. Plenty of room and plenty of shade.

Anyway, is anyone familiar with similar supported rides? I do like that a rider’s gear is transported each day and I also really like that the roads are effectively closed, though not all roads are all the way closed obviously. Is there anything similar to RAGBRAI? Doesn’t need to be a copy but I will very likely take 2025 off of RAGBRAI but I’d still like a goal to train for.

Thoughts? Suggestions? I know there are riders here who make the trek to Iowa every year.