After two years of venue and route changes, the Exmoor Beast has settled on what event organiser Marcus Di-Vincenzo sees as the perfect start and finish venue.

“From the moment ‘The Beast’ concept was born we have always wanted to start and finish at Butlins Minehead”, explained Marcus. “Butlins has everything for our event, including really attractive accommodation rates for riders and their supporters. We have had to chop and change the route in the last few years, but felt it better to run the event with another start and finish last year rather than have a gap until we got the venue we wanted.”

The Exmoor Beast started at the beautiful Dunster Castle in year one, then was forced to move to Wimbleball lake for year two to keep the event to the forefront of sportive riders’ minds. Participants will now be rewarded support with a top quality event including two safety tents, two well spaced feeding stations and four safety vehicles.

“We are a service to the sportive community”, says Marcus. “Without the riders we have no event. We have again listened to them all and, finally, we can meet all their needs completely. This year’s event will be the sportive that will demonstrate ‘The Beast’ is really ready to roar and no stone will be left unturned.”

The Exmoor Beast is now open for entries, with nearly 200 places already booked. The organisers will be closing at 2,000 entries this year and accommodation is going fast.

Visit www.exmoorbeast.org now to be sure of a place.