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TANDEM RALLY!

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The new Florida PANTHERS Tandem Club invites you to attend the Florida Tandem Rally 2010 the weekend of Nov. 5-7 in “Florida’s Friendliest Home Town,” The Villages, Florida.

With many wide boulevards and golf cart lanes, The Villages is a great location for tandem riding.  An active retirement community of approximately 75,000 residents, The Villages is centrally located in Florida. It is 24 miles south of Ocala off U.S. Highway 27/441 and a few miles east of I-75.

The weekend activities will be headquartered at the Waterfront Inn.  The hotel overlooks Lake Sumter, offering a spectacular view.  If you want to take a short cruise on the lake, two boats with captains and crews are berthed at the rear of the hotel for your convenience. You can also take some pleasant strolls along the lakefront to the heart of Sumter Landing, a pedestrian-friendly downtown with shops and restaurants evoking a New England fishing village.  

 Every evening from 5 to 9 pm live music is performed in the Sumter Landing Town Square for your dancing and listening; there is also a two-for-one happy hour.  Surrounding the Town Square and along the nearby streets are 15 restaurants that offer many different dishes to satisfy your appetite after the rides, and many shops in which to browse. 

All rides will start and end at The Waterfront Inn.  We will offer rides on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

The registration fee will cover detailed maps for the rides, pre-ride snacks, Saturday’s lunch and admission to the Saturday evening banquet.
 

Friday’s Ride!
The rides on Friday will be 30 miles or 42 miles.  There will be no official starting time, so you may ride one or both routes at any time during the day.  Emergency support will be available via your phone call if needed.  You will be on your own for refreshments during the rides although the routes will designate a number of rest stops, most of them at convenience stores where you can buy food and drinks.

Saturday’s Ride!
Rides of 30, 50 and 70 miles will be on tap for Saturday.  Plan to ride your fastest average speeds as these routes will be flat.

Saturday Evening Banquet!
This will be a buffet meal held at Sea Breeze, one of the Recreational Centers within The Villages.

Sunday’s Ride!
The route for Sunday will be 28 or 40 miles.  


The Florida Tandem Rally 2010 application is now available HERE!

 Do not miss this event.  It will be one you will remember!


   

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