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A one-day bike ride has been set to travel through southeast Iowa next week. The “A Fast Ride Across Iowa in a Day” (AFRAID) is a ride of 276 miles in length that will follow Highway 92 from Council Bluffs through Sigourney, Washington and Columbus Junction en route to Muscatine.

Leah Garland with Bethany Christian Services in Pella says this ride is to bring the awareness of adoption services available to families.

This one day race will take place on Saturday, May 19th.  Garland says they are hoping many people will cheer on the riders as they travel through this part of the state.

The route and estimated time of arrival follows:

Town ETA
COUNCIL BLUFFS 5:00 a.m. Start
CARSON 6:30 a.m.
GRISWOLD 7:30 a.m.
MASSENA 8:50 a.m.
FONTANELLE 9:30 a.m.
GREENFIELD 10:00 a.m.
WINTERSET 11:30 a.m.
INDIANOLA 1:00 p.m.
KNOXVILLE 2:45 p.m.
OSKALOOSA 4:10 p.m.
SIGOURNEY 5:35 p.m.
WASHINGTON 7:10 p.m.
COLUMBUS JUNCTION 8:15 p.m.
MUSCATINE (Musser Park on the River) 9:30 p.m.
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