It’s our tenth GTR and to celebrate, we are headed to another new city, Albany. To honor the hundreds of Floridian teams who have attended past GTRs, we are pleased to offer a weekend of tandem-friendly, fast riding featuring fabulous social events. With STR in Kentucky this year, GTR 2008 goes to the southern part of Georgia and will be the largest tandem rally in the deep south, the “true” Southern Tandem Rally. You will want to register early for all of the fun...

Friday, May 16
GTR gets off to a remote, rolling start with rides of 34, 52, or 68 miles through the fertile pecan, peanut, corn and soybean fields to the south of Albany. We’ll have a morning ride start (cooler weather) as well as an afternoon ride for the warm-blooded types. Pick the one that’s best for you or ride them both. On Friday night, our busy social schedule kicks off with a dessert social at the Flint RiverQuarium, where you will meet over 100 different species of (party) animals, your fellow tandem riders. You will also discover the creatures and fish that are native to South Georgia.

Saturday, May 17
We are headed to the farm and horse country to the north of Albany today. There is a distance for everyone's skill and comfort level on Saturday. Routes may change a bit, but right now options of 35, 41, 53, 69, or 83 miles take us to a air-conditioned, gourmet lunch at gorgeous Chehaw Park. Past GTR attendees will be happy to know that Jessie Dixon (who grew up in Albany) of D’s Catering will again be providing our lunch. After lunch, everyone will be thankful for the quiet 4-mile ride on a bike path along the Flint River that will lead us back to our host hotel. After Saturday’s ride, relax at the hotel pool, have some snacks, and talk about who won the county line sprints.

Saturday night features a BBQ blowout at the Thronateeska Heritage Center, which is located in Albany’s old train depot. We’ll have a grand celebration, catered by Once Upon A Grill. Check out some of the photos of their food that will fill our tummies at GTR 2008. And you can bring your own adult beverages to the party.

Sunday, May 18
Sunday’s ride features a 26 or 39 mile jaunt to the east of Albany. You will enjoy more flat riding around the Marine Corps Logistics Base as we bring GTR to a close.

Park It and Walk
For the first time in GTR history, we should be able to walk to all of our social events from the host hotel. Once Friday's rides are over, you can park your car and not drive anywhere until it’s time to leave on Sunday afternoon.

Host Hotel
Our official host hotel is the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Albany. It is brand new, palatial, and is located within walking distance from all of the GTR social venues. The GTR rate for rooms is $103/night, which includes a HOT breakfast for two. You are in charge of your own hotel arrangements, so book early to make sure you have a room. Click here for more hotel information including how to make your internet reservation.

How Much for all the Fun?
The cost for GTR 2008 is $175 per tandem team. Kids ages 4-12 are $50 each. Your rally cost includes the dessert social on Friday, lunch on Saturday, dinner on Saturday night, t-shirts, maps and assorted GTR goodies. The cost of the rally does NOT include your hotel room. We make absolutely no money on the rally!

GTR Registration
We hit our rally limit of 85 teams in only 4 days this year, which broke the record of 6 days in 2007! You can check your registration here and find out who got into the rally, and who got onto the waiting list.

GTR Mailing List
If you wish to be on our mailing list to receive information about future Georgia Tandem Rallies, click here to send us your e-mail address.

GTR Questions? Answers here...
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.

"We look forward to seeing old friends and meeting new ones at GTR 2008."

--Roger Strauss and Eve Kofsky, GTR Ride Directors

E-Mail: info@georgiatandemrally.com
Phone: 770-565-4150