The Exmouth Exodus IV: what hath God wrought?

Crikey. Three weeks of unbroken sunshine and what do we get for the night of the Exodus? The tempest, that's what. Biblical rain, the kind to turn route sheets and hardy cyclists alike to sodden mush. Massive kudos to the 70 or so brave souls that turned out, especially those on fixeds, or wearing trainers wrapped in plastic bags, or running lights too weak to penetrate the walls of rain by more than a foot or so. Of those, about 60 made it to the end to find Exmouth serene and calm and basking in bright June sunshine, as if the cataclysmic events of the night before were some kind of Hieronymus Bosch nightmare vision of a distant cycling hell.

Still, at least there was a tailwind.

Big thanks to everyone who stayed up all night to make the ride a success: Chuffy and Baggy on the tea van (sorry to anyone that missed the second tea stop, the van was late due to weather-related mercy missions), Helen, Chris and Suzi at North Curry, Dawn and crew at the Harbour View. And thanks to all the riders: we'll have some stories from this one...

A note on the forum

Unfortunately the EE site suffered fiery server death on sunday, and the whole thing's a total loss. the site's back up now and I'm working to install a new forum. But you'll have to re-register. I'll leave registration open for now.

A note on the mailing list

We lost the mailing list too, so if you want to receive information about the 2010 ride then please fill out the form at the bottom of the page

About the Exmouth Exodus

Want to ride through the night to the seaside with a bunch of like minded people? If you do, you might have already tried the Dunwich Dynamo, from Hackney to Dunwich. We did, and we loved it, but it's a long old way back to the West Country from the North Suffolk coast. And so it is that the Exmouth Exodus came to be. It's based on the Dunwich Dynamo model and will be:

A free to enter ride through the night to the seaside, about 100 miles

On a Saturday near a full moon that doesn't clash with the DD. The date for 2010 is tbc.

Starting in Bristol, and finishing at Exmouth

On mostly minor roads, with three major climbs and plenty of other lumps and bumps, as well as some flat bits...

There's lots more you might want to know, and if you cast your eyes over the FAQs you'll probably find the info you need. if not, just post a message on the forum, or contact us and we'll get in touch.

Help with the running costs

It doesn't cost a great deal to run the Exmouth Exodus, but we're always grateful for any donations to help balance the books. Money from sales of food and tea should cover the expenses for this year, but if you want to make a donation to the running costs then click on the link below. Thanks!

Get on the mailing list

Why not come along in 2010? If you want to be kept in touch, you can add your email address to our mailing list by typing it in below, and clicking on Subscribe We'll keep you informed over the year, and pester you nearer the start date...

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