Note that all three events will be held on the same day this year: September 5.

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The 2009 BRAT will begin in West Tennessee at Paris Landing State Park. The terrain on this year's route will vary greatly each day. There will be hills, river valleys and even some flat terrain. This year’s BRAT will be less Mountainous than the past years. Expect beautiful rural Tennessee scenery and back roads, a promise the BRAT keeps every year!

The course meanders through the rural Appalachian Foothills region of Madison County, Alabama; and Lincoln and Franklin counties of Tennessee. There are numerous rolling hills, with just two "significant" climbs at the 40 and 70 mile marks.

The Six Gap Century’s ultra challenging route takes you up and down six of the steepest climbs in the North Georgia Mountains. Test your stamina with more than 11,200 feet of vertical climbing over the 100 mile course. Elevations for the six gaps in this ride range from 2,949 feet to 3,490 feet. The toughest climb, Hogpen Gap, will test even the strongest riders, averaging a 7% grade for seven miles, with sections as steep as 15%. The Three Gap Fifty’s alternative route offers half the gaps and half the distance, but is nevertheless a demanding and challenging course. Elevations range from 3,109 feet to 3,280 feet.