Motorcycle Rally London-Tbilisi-Astana 2009

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Rally Route

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Rally London - Tbilisi - Bahrain 2010

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Announced Dates:
Departure from London - Wed 22 September 2010
Arrive to Tbilisi - ?
Arrive to Bahrain - Thu 14 October 2010

The Rally London to Tbilisi is an annual charity sporting event established and co-chaired by Levan Vasadze and Lord Gillford, sponsoring the following charities. The general Sponsor of Rally is Bagrationi 1882. Its central goal is to help the charities in their work and to provide rally riders with a unique travel experience. This year The Rally will start on Setember 20, from London.

Valuator participants from all over the world gather every year to cover this difficult and long route in order to raise money for charity. If you want to join the participants please, go to "Want to participate?" page and then complete the registration form there. The organizers will contact you shortly regarding detailed information. The Cost of registering with the rally is 500 pounds (to cover the rally`s admin costs).

The rally encompasses a demanding and an adventurous journey across Europe traditionally ending on its edge in Tbilisi at Bagrationi 1882, a beautiful sparkling wine factory in Tbilisi, with a big reception and celebration, with the riders` loved ones flying in to see the riders finish and joining them on a romantic evening in Tbilisi.

This year however, the rally is going further onwards from Tbilisi to Bahrain, adding a second stage. The riders are free to join both or any of the two stages. In case of joining the second stage, they will need to drive (or ship) their bikes to Tbilisi, with the help of the Rally staff and ride on to Bahrein with the rest of the team.

The site www.london2tbilsi.com is be updated regularly and provide with needed information the viewers from allover the world.

The Rally is not a race, but a friendly, unique yet demanding sporting experience, during which the riders are offered an opportunity to cruise through Europe West to East and see its unparalleled beauty and diversity, camp, stay in small and big towns, run into various adventures and help each other out while the rest of the world watches them make their way online. For urban bike riders it is a unique opportunity to join an organized and cultured group of individuals for a humane cause and a truly phenomenal ride experience.

The Rally London Tbilisi will be held annually and the participants from different countries will gather over and over again to cover this difficult and long route in order to raise money for charity.

For the official Rally Blog please visit http://london-to-tbilisi.blogspot.com/

What can YOU do to help Charity Organizations?! 1. Participate in Rally or Transfer Money to London2Tbilisi Fund by Justgiving.com

Photos 2009:

>> Photo Gallery 2009

Few Statistics from Lord Gillford

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Day One 637
Day two. 281
Day three 359
Today 491

1,788 miles so far
No accidents
7 or 8 bike drops tho... (takes min 2 people to lift them back up)
11 mountain passes
7 countries
Just arrived in Sofia Bulgaria
1030pm with dry martini in hand
Meanwhile Tully has his feet up in Chelsea resting up for second leg. Let's hope his fellow countrymen show more form than him at the Oval tomorrow!!!
Best to all
P

Rally Updates

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The Rally London To Tbilisito Astana 2009 Participants are now in Istambul. They will be in Tbilisi on 23rd of August.

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Rally for Charity

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Dates:

Departure from London - Sat 15 August 2009
Arrive to Tbilisi - Tue 23 August 2009
Arrive to Astana - Fri 4 September 2009

The Rally London to Tbilisi is an annual charity sporting event established and co-chaired by Levan Vasadze and Lord Gillford, sponsoring the following charities Saphekhurebi, The Shooting Star Children`s Hospice, and SOS Kazakhstan Childrens Orphanage. Its central goal is to help the charities in their work and to provide rally riders with a unique travel experience. The rally encompasses a demanding and an adventureous jurney across Europe traditionally ending on its edge in Tbilisi at Bagrationi 1882, a beautiful sparkling wine factory in Tbilisi, with a big reception and celebration, with the riders` loved ones flying in to see the riders finish and joining them on a romantic evening in Tbilisi.

This year however, the rally is going further onwards from Tbilisi to Astana, adding a second stage. If the experiment is successful, the rally may continue in following years to add various second stages to the traditional London to Tbilsi 11-12 day route. The riders are free to join both or any of the two stages. In case of joining the second stage, they will need to drive (or ship) their bikes to Tbilisi, with the help of the Rally staff and ride on to Astana with the rest of the team.

The Cost of registering with the rally is 500 pounds (to cover the rally`s admin costs). To participate in the rally, go to "Want to participate?" page and then complete the registration form there.

The Rally is not a race, but a friendly, unique yet demanding sporting experience, during which the riders are offered an opportunity to cruise through Europe West to East and see its unparalleled beauty and diversity, camp, stay in small and big towns, run into various adventures and help each other out while the rest of the world watches them make their way online. Normally, those riders who want to do so, would write notes on their impressions during the day and e-mail them to the site administration to have them uplinked on a daily basis and to be kept in the archive of the rally. For urban bike riders it is a unique opportunity to join an organized and cultured group of individuals for a humane cause and a truly phenomenal ride experience.