GTR 2012: May 17-20, Dublin, GA

GTR 2012: The Luckiest Tandem Rally in the USA
The luck of the Irish will be with us as we visit Dublin, GA for GTR 2012. Dublin is a quiet town of about 15,000 located 60 miles east of Macon, which makes it a perfect place to find traffic-free cycling. Dublin is the home to many manufacturers as well as Deano's, voted one of the 10 best pizza places in the country by USA Today. We've got a great weekend of riding and socializing planned and we hope you will be a part of it. Dublin is our ninth new city in the last nine years, continuing the GTR tradition of showing you the entire state of Georgia.

Here are the details as we know them. These are, of course, subject to change...

Thursday, May 17
GTR weekend starts off with, what else, a party! And when you are in Dublin, the best place to party is an Irish pub. We've got a pub reserved downtown, so come on by and have a Black and Tan or a Baileys as we start the rally festivities.

Friday, May 18
GTR's first ride rolls on Friday morning, where we will have four (remote start) options of 29, 36, 51 or 65 miles that head north of Dublin. Today is the hilliest of our three days, but you will be able to breeze up (and down) the heartrate challenges on the ride. The 51-mile option visits the old towns of Danville and Allentown, where four counties come together. The 65-mile visits Toomsboro, and goes atop a ridge with beautiful views, so if you are in shape for it, you will get a great visual reward. Friday's dinner is on your own, but join us afterwards for a party at the Dublin City Market featuring ice cream from Scoops, one of our favorite ice cream stores in the state. Scoops is so good that you will probably want to visit there on your own while you are in town.

Saturday, May 19
Saturday is always the busiest and most fun day at GTR. Riders will have four options of 33, 43, 52 or 67 miles that go to the south and east of Dublin. This ride is a bit flatter than Friday's, and you will find some surprisingly flat areas on your ride. Hungry? We've got you covered, with a gourmet lunch at the Dublin Chamber of Commerce. (Your ride directors are Chamber members this year!) Eat all you want, because it's a short, five-mile back to your hotel after lunch. After your ride, join us for a post-ride get-together at the host hotel. Saturday night features a low-country boil, BYOB blowout at the Ice House, a building that used to be an ice house, believe it or not, and has been turned into a great location for our Saturday night banquet.

Sunday, May 20
Have we saved the best ride for last? We've got time to get in one more ride before we depart for home. Sunday will feature two options of 28 and 39 miles over fairly flat terrain.

Dublin Terrain
To the south of Dublin, it's surprising flat. To the north, it gets hilly in spots, so expect a nice blend of flat riding combined with some climbs at GTR 2012. We'll be sure to throw in a couple of "aerobic opportunities" so that our Floridian friends can have something to complain about!

NEW! See the elevation gains for all of the GTR 2012 routes.

Find Dublin from Your House
Dublin is located 60 miles east of Macon on I-16, which puts it about 70 miles from GTR 2011 and 90 miles south of GTR 2005 in Madison.Use this cool Google Map to figure out how far you are from Dublin. It's easy!


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GTR 2012 Registration
Here's what you really need to know: Registration for GTR 2012 will begin February 6, 2012 and will last until our mail delivery on February 15, 2012. Forms will be available here on February 4, 2012. No registrations will be accepted after February 15. Make it easy on us and get your registration here on time. GTR Hall of Fame members will get early registration in January of 2012. Hall of Famers will get an e-mail with registration information in January. We will use the same seniority-based system that we used for GTR 2010 and GTR 2011. There is no longer any pressure to be the first to register. You just need to get us your form during our registration period.

Rally Limit
In order to preserve our sanity and because of space limitations at some of our venues, we must limit the size of the rally each year. The limit for GTR 2012 looks to be between 100-110 teams, depending on how many registrations we receive.

A Note to New Teams
The "word on the street" is that it is hard for new teams to get into the rally. We have had more than twenty new teams at GTR every year, so your chances are very good that you will get to attend. Our goal is that every team that wants to come can come to the ride. We hope that you will apply and take a chance that you will get in. You have nothing to lose.

GTR Hotel Reservations
After you register, you will be provided with information on how to get a hotel room at our host hotels in Dublin. This keeps people who are not attending the rally from booking rooms and keeping them from people who are attending. You should book your hotel room as soon as possible after you get the hotel info so that you can get block space.

GTR 2012 Costs
Your rally cost includes 3 social events, lunch and dinner on Saturday, a t-shirt, exciting GTR SWAG, maps, cue sheets, and a really good time. Your cost does not include your hotel room, which is $80-100 per night, depending on where you stay. GTR 2012 fees are as follows:

Tandem team (captain and stoker) $195 (the same as GTR 2011)
Extra person and kids 13 and over $85
Children 4-12 $50 (includes t-shirts and SWAG)
Children 0-3 FREE (no t-shirts or SWAG)
Cancellation fee $25

Cancellations on or before April 25, 2012 will get a full refund (minus the cancellation fee). There is no refund for cancellations after April 25th.

GTR Hall of Fame
If you have attended six or more Georgia Tandem Rallies AND you have attended the rally within the last two years (Covington 2010 or Macon 2011), you are in the GTR Hall of Fame. Big deal? Yes, because you get early registration to GTR 2012 and you get the first shot at GTR 2012 hotel rooms. Click here to see who is in the GTR Hall of Fame.

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