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Ride and Events: Each month we feature a monthly ride from surrounding area ride calendars. We encourage our tandem club members to come out and meet new faces and ride as a group. We hope we see you at the next ride!

 

As a club, we also encourage members to post and lead rides. Please contact our ride coordinator, John Talani at jtalani@carolina.rr.com or 704-504-1875 if you would like to feature a ride during the month. If it's a last minute ride, still call and the "word" will get out.

 

 

Monthly ride calendar:  Call a member, invite your friends, take your family or simply ask your Captain or Stoker to come out and ride with you from the selection of monthly rides featured.

 

 

Other 2009 Featured Club rides:  One-time rides that TailWind members invite you to participate in. Feel free to join us as a group. The more the merrier. We always have fun where the "tailwind" blows.

  • January 1 - New Year's Ride with Bicycles East of Matthews, NC

  • January 10 or 11 ~ Polar Bear Rides (Other bike club event to start the new year out right)

  • February 14 ~ Be Mine! (Gastonia, NC) Team host: Roy and Nancy

  • March 21 ~ Feel Lucky? St. Pat's Ride (Stanfield, NC) Team host: Bill and Joyce Murphy

  • April 4-5 ~ Bridge Run Ride Cookout (Charleston, SC) Team host: Dwight/Donna   Fun Here

  • April 10-13~ Easter in Aberdeen with TailWind (Aberdeen, NC) Team host: Team TASK

  • April 18 - ~ Not So Foolish April Ride (Mint Hill, NC) Team host: Jay and Mary Brosnan

  • April 25-26 ~ Burnsville Metric (Burnsville, NC) Team host: Team TASK

  • May 7 ~ Free Tandem Rides during Bike!Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) Click for Flyer

  • May 16 ~ Mother's Day Ride (Mint Hill, NC) Team up with host Jim and Nancy for a great ride.

  • May 22-24 ~ GTR 2008 - (Athens, GA) Pre-registration required; stay and ride Memorial Day 25th

  • June 13 ~ Picnic and Poker Ride (Concord, NC) Team host: Dan/Dolores Coughlin

  • June 25-28 ~ Blue Ridge Parkway at Peaks of Otter, (Bedford, VA) Team host: Team TASK

  • July 4 ~ Fabulous 4th, (Tryon, NC) Try this on your own

  • July 12 ~ Dog Days of Dallas, (Dallas, NC) Team hosts: Gaston Cyclists event

  • August 15 ~ Hot, Hot, Hot Ride, (TBA) Ride, eat, cool off at pool side. Team hosts: volunteer team fill in

  • Sep. 18-20 ~ WTW, BeeKeeper (Wilmington Tandem Weekend) Team Hosts: Duncan/Laura McCabe

  • Oct 3 & 4 ~ MS 2-day ride (Greenville, SC) Ask Susanna for more info. as a group effort

  • Oct.9-11 ~ Southern Tandem Rally (The Villages, FL) Pre-registration required. A fun rally to attend.

  • Oct. 10 ~ Hog Jam (Kershaw, SC) Team hosts: Charlie and Resa Blackmon

  • Oct. 17 ~ Cotton Pick'n Bale Ride, (Stanfield, NC) Plan to attend this back-road ride w/Team Bill&Joyce    

  • Nov. 7 ~ Roy-boy's Fall Birthday Ride (Gastonia, NC) Team hosts: Roy and Nancy  35ml

  • Dec. 2  ~ Christmas Holiday Party (Charlotte, NC) Click here for info.

  • Dec. 12 ~ Reindeer Romp Ride, CANCELLED (Charlotte, NC) Team hosts: Team TASK

TailWind Tandem 2009 Tri-fold Flyer

 

Want to ride that route again. Did you enjoy the scenery?  Feel free to do any of the rides we have done as a group again on your own. The scenery is always better the second time around.

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Tandem Rallies

 

3-Loop Ride from Morrison YMCA (Ballantyne area, South Charlotte)

3State-3Mountain -   25 Miles  (Chattanooga, TN)

3State-3Mountani -   63 Miles  (Chattanooga, TN)

3State-3Mountain - 100 Miles  (Chattanooga, TN)

 

Be Mine Valentine Ride ~ 36 Miles Sweetheart Miles ~ 40miles  (Gastonia, NC)

Booty Loop

Burnsville Metric - 60 Miles (Burnsville, NC)

Burnsville Metric - 60 Miles (Burnsville, NC) -- Or backwards 2006

 

Chester, SC - 46 miles (Sponsor Rockhill Bicycle Club)

Concord, NC - 50 Mls - YMCA

Cotton Pick'n Bale Ride  - Stanfield, Hosts Bill & Joyce Murphy Cue sheets avail. 34 or 50

Crowder Mt. Leaf Tour and Picnic Ride 03 - 42 mls - Team TASK (West Charlotte Area)

Crowder Mt. Leaf Tour and Picnic Ride 02  - 39.8 mls - Team TASK (West Charlotte Area)

 

Davidson - 30 Mile (Davidson, NC)

Davidson - 64 Mile (Davidson, NC)

Dog Days of Dallas 2003 - 65, 45 25 mls by GCC - Northwest Charlotte Area (Dallas, NC)

 

Foot Hills Century - 60 Mls.  - Germanton Park Hwy 65 East (Winston-Salem, NC)

Foot Hills Century 100 Mls. - Germanton Park Hwy 65 East (Winston-Salem, NC)

Freewheelers Routes (SC) ~ http://www.freewheelers.info/FWroutes.html

 

Go For Blood - 32 Ml 2004 -   (Cane Creek Park) Waxhaw, NC

Go for Blood - 60 Ml 2004 -   (Cane Creek Park) Waxhaw, NC

 

Gold Hill Rides are around 55-63 mls. in length, scenic

and great routes to do over and over again

Gold Hill Invitational - Windmill Ride 2000 (Gold Hill, NC)

Gold Hill Invitational - Bear Creek Crossing 2001  (Gold Hill, NC)

Gold Hill Invitational - Morrow Mountain 2005  (Gold Hill, NC)

Gold Hill Invitational - High Rollin Round High Rock 2006 (Gold Hill, NC)

Gold Hill Invitational - Millbridge Run (2007) (Gold Hill, NC)

Gold Hill Invitational - The Full Circle Tour (Gold Hill, NC)

 

Harrisburg - 30mls (Harrisburg, NC)

Holiday Fun Ride - 35 mls - Team TASK West Charlotte Area (Charlotte, NC)

Holly Shelter Shuffle (Long 80mls), Duncan and Laura McCabe (Wilmington, NC)

Holly Shelter Shuffle (Med. 68mls) , Duncan and Laura McCabe (Wilmington, NC)

Hog Jam Ride -37 mls   or    45 mls Charlie/Resa Blackmon (Kershaw, SC)

Huntersville - 35 Miles (Huntersville, NC)

 

Jingle Bell Rock n' Roll - 38mls- Team TASK  West Charlotte Area (Charlotte, NC)

 

Liburdi Dimetrics 2003 - 45mls - MS Ride -South Charlotte Area (Davidson, NC)

 

Monroe Airport Ride - 50mls from YMCA Ballantyne (Charlotte, NC)

Murray's Mill Cue Sheet or Map  - 16, 32 and 65 mls - (Catawba, NC)

Newzie Suzies Chili Ride - 38mls -  Team TASK - West Charlotte Area (Charlotte, NC)

 

Not so Foolish April Ride - Mint Hill Park on Fairview Rd.  -  30mls   47mls  (Mint Hill, NC)

North Carolina Short Bike Rides: Click here for up to 41 ride options

 

Park 521 - 30 Miles Park Road area  (Pineville, NC)

Picnic and Poker Ride - TailWind, Dan & Dolores Coughlin (Concord, NC)

 

Reindeer Romp, 20 miles - Arysley Village, YMCA Steel Creek Branch (Charlotte, NC)

Reindeer Romp, 40 miles - Arysley Village, YMCA Steel Creek Brach (Charlotte, NC)

Ride4Life, - 23 miles   57 miles (Davidson, NC)

Ride of Spring, - 28 miles -near McConnell’s Highway SC 322 ( Rock Hill, SC)

Ride of Spring, - 39 miles - near McConnell’s Highway SC 322 ( Rock Hill, SC)

Ride of Spring, - 62 miles -near McConnell’s Highway SC 322 ( Rock Hill, SC)

Ride to Read, - 20 miles - Steele Creek YMCA, Hwy 49 (Charlotte, NC)

Ride to Read, - 40 miles - Steele Creek YMCA, Hwy 49 (Charlotte, NC)

Ride to Read, - 60 miles - Steele Creek YMCA, Hwy 49 (Charlotte, NC)

 

Roy-Boys Fall Birthday Ride, 35 miles - Forestbrook Shopping Center, Gastonia, NC

Shamrock Ride - 40 mls - Bill and Joyce Murphy (Mint Hill, NC)

Spring Forward - 20 mls - "F" Train Forbis (West Charlotte) Charlotte, NC

Spring Forward - 45 mls- "F" Train Forbis (West Charlotte) Charlotte, NC

Spring Forward - 63 mls - "F" Train Forbis (West Charlotte) Charlotte, NC

Sweet Heart Ride - 36 mls - Forest View High School, Gastonia, NC

 

THC Spring 2003 Metric/Half Metric 47 mls - (West Charlotte)  Fort Mill, SC

THC Spring2003 Metric/Half Metric 64 mls -  (West Charlotte)  Fort Mill, SC

 

Tour de Pickle - 27 mls, (Mt. Olive, NC)

Tour de Pickle - 52 mls, (Mt. Olive, NC)

Tour de Pickle - 75 mls, (Mt. Olive, NC)

 

Tour de Pig, - 35K mile cue sheet/map (Lexington, NC )

Tour de Pig, - 50K mile cue sheet/map (Lexington, NC )

Tour de pig, - 100K mile cue sheet/map (Lexington, NC )

 

Tour of Schools Bike Ride - 16 Mls - (Lexington, NC )

Tour of Schools Bike Ride - 30 Mls - (Lexington, NC)

Tour of Schools Bike Ride - 63 Mls - (Lexington, NC)

 

Unknown Adventure Ride - 45 or 54 mls - Team TASK West Area (Charlotte, NC)

 

Waxhaw Downtown Loop - 38 Mls - (Waxhaw, NC)

 

 

 

Tandem Rally Routes:

 

GTR Routes

Madison, GA

GTR05 - Friday  - Miles: 22, 31, 46 am/pm

GTR05 - Saturday -  Miles: 17, 32, 40 am   Miles: 14, 28, 45 pm

GTR05 - Sunday - Miles: 24, 30, 41 am

 

Americus, GA

GTR06 - Friday - March to Andersonville

GTR06- Saturday (am) - Bike to Blackshear; pm ~ The All-Americus Ride

GTR06 - Sunday - Presidential Pedal to Plains

 

LaGrange, GA

GTR07- Fri. - 32 or 46 (short, medium)

GTR07 Fri.  - 59 (long)

GTR07 Sat. remote - 33

GTR07 Sat. - 23, 44 or 51; return 27 mls.

GTR Sun. - 26, 43 mls.

 

Athens, GA

GTR09 - Fri      Pick your route

GTR09 Sat.      Pick your route

GTR 09 Sun.   Pick your route

 

Southern Tandem Rally (STR) Routes:

 

STR2004 Start location at Hampton Inn & Suites, I-85 N at Speedway Blvd (Concord, NC)

STR2004 Route - Friday - Remote Directions

STR2004 Route - Friday - Short Route - Cue sheet         Short Route - Map

STR2004 Route - Friday - Long Route  - Cue sheet        Long Route - Map

STR2004 Route - Saturday Morning - Hotel/Spwy/Lunch - Cue Sheet      Map

STR2004 Route - Saturday Morning - Hotel/Spwy/Mine/Lunch - Cue Sheet     Map

STR2004 Route -Saturday Morning - Hotel/Spwy/Lunch -   Cue Sheet     Map

STR2004 Route - Saturday Morning - Remote start/Mine/Lunch - Cue Sheet     Map

STR2004 Route - Saturday Afternoon - Lunch to Remote -  Cue Sheet      Map

STR2004 Route - Saturday Afternoon - Lunch/Hotel - Med/Long Cue Sheet

STR2004 Route - Saturday Afternoon - Lunch/Hotel -Short, Med. Long Map

STR2004 Route - Saturday Afternoon - Lunch to Hotel - Short Cue

STR2004 Route - Sunday - Short Cue Sheet    Map

STR2004 Route - Sunday - Long Cue Sheet    Map

 

Ride the STR 2005 Routes: (Kingsport,TN)

All routes - Fri-Sun

 

Ride the STR 2006 Routes: (Sanford, NC)

STR2006 Route - Thursday

STR2006 Route - Friday

STR2006 Route - Saturday

STR2006 Route - Sunday

 

Ride the STR 2007 Routes: (Chattanooga, TN)

STR2007-Fri. All Routes - 47mls

STR2007-Sat. am Short 33mls

STR2007-Sat. am Med. 54 mls

STR2007-Sat. am KOM 59 mls

STR2007-Sat. pm lunch to Hotel 2mls

STR2007-Sat. pm KOM 20Mls

STR2007-Sun. All 35mls


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