*** Breaking News: BRAG 2011 Confirmed Route *** 

The BRAG 2011 route has been confirmed. BRAG will begin in Atlanta at Oglethorpe University, and March to the Sea, with overnight stops in Oxford, Milledgeville, Dublin, Metter, Hinesville, and ending in Savannah.  Plans are underway to make BRAG 2011 the best ever. For motelers, view the motel list here. For detailed ride information please visit www.brag.org.

Milledgeville is planning an optional BBQ dinner on the old capitol grounds along with a band for the evening entertainment.  There will be optional tours of the Old Governor's Mansion as well as trolley rides around town. 

Everyone knows "It's Better in Metter," so the town is going all out to welcome BRAG riders back to Metter.  Plans are to have a "Party in the Park" Thursday evening with local entertainment and a DJ.

To register by mail, click here  

To register by credit card, click here 

Come ride with us at the 18th annual BRAG Spring Tune-Up ride on April 15-17, 2011, in Madison, GA.  Join fellow cyclists as you clear the cobwebs off your bicycle and shake the winter right out of your legs.  Ride for a day or for the entire 3-day weekend.  Join us for the fun, the food, the fellowship, and the festival at BRAG Spring Tune-Up 2011!

On Friday night, we will have a free Happy Hour beer party downtown at the air-conditioned Conference Center, We'll also have some Cokes, Dasani Water, and snacks to go with the beer.  Outside, Madison is hosting a Classic Car Cruise-In Friday night.  Bring your ID for the beer party.  We will be checking them. 

Saturday night's Happy Hour will be at the Brady Inn downtown.

Also again this year:  Free Homemade Pimento Cheese Sandwiches at one rest stop each day of the tour.  We're not just BRAGing about our PBJs anymore!

If you prefer to stay in a motel, Madison has several motels to choose from, including our sponsor, the James Madison Inn downtown.  There are also several Bed and Breakfasts in the Madison area, including the Brady Inn, the site of Saturday's Happy Hour.  Make reservations early.  For more information on accommodations, click here.  

For more details, visit www.brag.org.  

To register online with credit card

To register by mail

If you are an Early Bird registrant for BRAG 2011 and need to add a t-shirt, tank top, jersey, bus seat, etc., please download a registration form here or from the web and mail it in with your check.  All you need to do is put your name on the form and check what you need.  Please mark somewhere on the registration form that you are "PRE-REGISTERED."  We will match it with your original registration.  If you have questions or need additional information, please email vicki@brag.org.

Georgia BikeFest 2011

 The Georgia BikeFest will be October 14-16, 2011, and will be held in Columbus, GA. BRAG 2010 stayed two nights in Columbus during its week-long ride in June and the riders thoroughly enjoyed their visit. We will camp at the same site as BRAG, right next to the Chattahoochee River and Riverwalk, within walking distance of restaurants and pubs. The good news is the City of Columbus wants us back and is planning an exciting weekend. Mark your calendar now to attend.

Join Team BRAG and CEO Jerry Colley as we take part in the 39th Annual RAGBRAI (Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa).  We will leave Lilburn, GA on Friday, July 22 and return Sunday, July 31.  We will drive close to the finish line on Friday, July 22, and stay in a hotel, double occupancy.  We will take a bus to the start on July 23, ride our bikes across Iowa starting on Sunday, July 24 and finishing on Saturday, July 30.  Then we will start driving home, again staying in a hotel Saturday night, double occupancy.  We will arrive back in Lilburn on Sunday afternoon, July 31.  During the week, we will camp with Pork Belly Ventures.
 
If interested, please send an email to Jerry Colley at Jerry@brag.org.  Pricing will be available soon.
 
TIGTBF (This Is Going To Be Fun)

A huge thank you goes to everyone who signed up for this great adventure.  We all look forward to biking and cruising along the Mediterranean Sea and exploring the historic coastline of southwest Turkey.  Stay tuned to Facebook in May for some fabulous trip photos!  For late summer or fall of 2012, maybe Andalusia area of Spain or Holland Bike and Barge.  Let us know your suggestions!  gcolley@aol.com or jerry@brag.org. 

Don't fool around.  Mark your calendars now to attend the 5th annual April Fools Ride, Saturday, April 2, 2011, in Milledgeville, GA.  This is an official BRAG Training Ride.  Come join the Bicycling Club of Milledgeville and the Milledgeville Rotary Club, rain or shine, for a
scenic country ride through central Georgia's Piedmont region. Choose an easy 8 mile ride through historic downtown Milledgeville, the antebellum capital of Georgia; a moderate 35 or 48 mile loop through the rolling hills of Baldwin County; or challenge yourself with a hilly metric
century (64 miles) through Brown's Crossing; or go all out for a 103 mile century ride through Baldwin, Wilkinson and Jones Counties!  SAG and fully staffed rest stops are provided.  For more information, www.mvillebikes.com.

We are looking for cyclists from all over who are ready for a challenge and want to spend a part of their summer on an amazing bike adventure across the country.  The ride will start June 10, 2011, in Seattle, travel 3,600 miles through 14 states, and end August 14, 2011, Washington, DC.  The cyclists will be serving as Fuller Center ambassadors as they build and renovate Fuller Center homes and speak to church groups, media, and civic organizations.  For additional information, visit their website. 

Be a part of uniting a million voices to improve the future of biking by signing the PFB pledge today.  If each one of you recruits just one friend, we will instantly double the size of our movement from nearly 200,000 to 400,000.  With twice as many supporters, we will double our clout and dramatically enhance our capability to make bicycling in America safer and more appealing for everyone who rides.  Sign the pledge today at http://www.peopleforbikes.org/page/s/pledge.