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24 Hours in Florence: A Cyclist’s Early Arrival Guide
At a Glance BRAG International’s Tuscany bike tour starts with a shuttle from Florence to San Gimignano on Day 1. The tour also ends in Florence, with a guided walking tour and a pasta-making class on Day 6. Spending 24 hours in Florence before the tour gives you time to recover from jet lag and…
Read MoreHistory of the Century Bike Ride
Century bike rides (100 miles) are very popular among recreational bike riders. History of the Century Bike Ride may explain why!
Read MoreFall Is Calling: Your Guide to Cycling Georgia’s Best Season
There’s a morning in October — you’ll know it when it arrives — when you clip in, roll out, and realize the air has finally turned. The soup of a Georgia summer has burned off. The light comes in low and gold. The first fallen leaves crunch under your tires, and somewhere ahead a ridge…
Read MoreThe 21 Best Bike Trails in Georgia
From the flat, rails-to-trails glide of the Silver Comet to the technical singletrack of the north Georgia mountains, the Peach State packs an astonishing amount of variety into two wheels. That’s why you can pedal past Civil-rights landmarks in the heart of Atlanta, roll along a converted railroad named for a racehorse in the west…
Read MoreEuropean Bike Tours: What Makes BRAG International Different?
Comparison-shop European bike tours long enough and the listings start to blur. Similar routes, similar photos, similar mileage, and prices that look close enough to make you wonder what separates one week from another. The route is rarely the answer. What actually shapes your trip is everything built around it: who meets you, where you…
Read MoreTop 10 Reasons to Pedal Georgia’s Shores This Winter
There’s a stretch of Georgia most people only ever see in summer; sunburned, swatting gnats, fighting for a parking spot at the beach. They never meet the coast the way BRAG cyclists do. That’s because we know the truth. The Georgia coast saves its best self for winter! The heat lifts. The gnats go underground.…
Read MoreThe Wisdom of 40 Summers: Kevin Fitzgerald’s Sage Guide to BRAG
Ask most BRAG veterans about their most memorable ride, and you’ll get a good story. Ask Kevin Fitzgerald, and you might get a scene from Georgia Public Television. In 1990, framebuilder Jim Bradford needed someone to pilot his tandem for a day, so he handed the reins to Kevin—and Jim’s 8-year-old son, Blake, took the…
Read More24 Hours in Lisbon: A Cyclist’s Early Arrival Guide
Before the wine, the cork forests, and the medieval hilltop towns of the Alentejo, give yourself a day in Lisbon, the city that started it all. If you’re booked on BRAG International’s Portugal Bike Tour through the Alentejo, you already know the ride ahead is something special: wineries, converted convents, and a night under Dark…
Read MoreWinter Bike Tours on the Florida/Georgia Coast
The Ultimate Guide for Active Adults Winter on the Florida and Georgia Coasts offers the perfect escape from harsh northern climates, and what better way to explore the Golden Isles than on two wheels? Winter bike tours in Florida and Georgia provide an ideal combination of comfortable weather, stunning scenery, and gentle exercise that’s perfect…
Read MoreIs BRAG like RAGBRAI?
BRAG cyclists safely travel along quiet Georgia backroads to cross the state in 2015.
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