See ya never, northwest Iowa

A new bike ride slated to traverse the entire state will be much shorter.

Officials with Iowa's Ride announced Tuesday the event will be held over one weekend July 16-18 in Eldora. Previously, the ride was supposed to take place July 18-24 starting in Dubuque and ending in Rock Rapids. Emmetsburg and Sheldon were named overnight towns on the original route.

According to a release from Iowa's Ride, officials wouldn't have been able to adequately accommodate riders and adhere to COVID-19 distancing guidelines.

"We had several of our small community schools or city facilities that were still not...