Members of the RAGBRAI Washington Planning Committee met with staff from Des Moines Monday at the Washington Public Library. Photo courtesy of Dani Kane

The RAGBRAI Washington Planning Committee met with leaders from Des Moines Monday evening to discuss plans for Washington’s stop along the annual bike ride. Volunteer Dani Kane tells KCII News, the RAGBRAI staff is pleased with Washington’s progress and called the work “ahead of the game.” The planning comittee is made up of an advisory board, executive chairs and nearly 50 committees and subcommittees. The local event’s website RAGBRAIWashington.com is scheduled to go live this Friday, April 1st.

The theme for Washington is “Gettin’ Piggy with It.” Washington will host approximately 20,000 people July 29th for RAGBRAI.