Bicycle Ride Across Georgia
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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.
[edit] 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
[edit] 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