Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

Bicycle Ride Across Georgia

The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) is an annual road-cycling tour across the US state of Georgia. It began in 1980 as an offshoot of RAGBRAI.

The route covers approximately 400 miles over 7 days with options for longer distances. Mid-week, the tour stays two nights in one town allowing riders to either rest or ride a century with lesser mile options. Rest stops are every 8-15 miles and snacks and drinks are provided to registered riders.

2008 BRAG

The announced route for the 2008 BRAG begins Saturday, June 7 in Oxford, GA and ends on St. Simons Island, GA on Saturday, June 14. 2008's route stops overnight in the following towns:
* Sunday, June 8 - Griffin, GA - Spalding High School
* Monday, June 9 - Macon, GA - First Presbyterian Day School
* Tuesday & Wednesday, June 10-11 - Dublin, GA - Dublin High School
* Thursday, June 12 - Hazlehurst, GA - Jeff Davis County High School
* Friday, June 13- Jesup, GA - Wayne County High School
* Saturday, June 14 - St. Simons Island, GA - Neptune Park

2007 BRAG

The route for the 2007 BRAG began Sunday, June 9 in Columbus, GA and ended in Savannah, GA on Saturday, June 16. 2007's route stopped overnight in the following towns:
*Sunday, June 10, 2007 - Americus, GA - GA SW State University
*Monday - June 11, 2007- Cordele, GA - Crisp County HS
*Tuesday -Wednesday - June 12-13, 2007 -Douglas, GA - S GA College
*Thursday - June 14, 2007- Baxley, GA - Appling County Comp HS
*Friday, June 15, 2007 - Hinesville, GA - Bradwell Institute
*Saturday, June 16, 2007 - Savannah, GA - Grayson Stadium/Daffin Park

External links

* [http://www.brag.org The BRAG Web Site]
* [http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2006-06-29-georgia-cyclists_x.htm Article in USA Today]


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