The Exmouth Exodus is an annual semi-organised, through-the-night
bicycle
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ride from
Bath
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* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
to
Exmouth
Exmouth is a harbor, port town, civil parishes in England, civil parish and seaside resort situated on the east bank of the mouth of the River Exe, southeast of Exeter.
In 2011 it had a population of 34,432, making Exmouth the List of settl ...
seafront on the weekend of the full moon in August. The ride is about 100 miles (161 km). The ride started as an alternative to the
Dunwich Dynamo
The Dunwich Dynamo (sometimes abbreviated to "Dun Run" or "DD") is an annual semi-organised, through-the-night bicycle ride from London Fields park in Hackney, London, England to Dunwich on the Suffolk coast. The distance is approximately 180k ...
for people in the South West due to the distance and time to travel home from
Dunwich
Dunwich () is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. It is in the Suffolk & Essex Coast & Heaths National Landscape around north-east of London, south of Southwold and north of Leiston, on the North Sea coast.
In the Anglo-Saxon ...
.
Until 2013 the ride started from Channings pub in
Bristol
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, however due to the increasing size of the ride and the opening of the
Two Tunnels Greenway, the starting location had been changed to a more appropriate location for the large numbers.
See also
Challenge riding
Challenge riding is a form of cycling where the riders challenge themselves rather than each other. Some challenge rides are charity events or pledge rides. Some are organised as pre- or early-season training events (sometimes in the UK called r ...
Dunwich Dynamo
The Dunwich Dynamo (sometimes abbreviated to "Dun Run" or "DD") is an annual semi-organised, through-the-night bicycle ride from London Fields park in Hackney, London, England to Dunwich on the Suffolk coast. The distance is approximately 180k ...
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