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I'm going to be riding from Torbay, up A303 stop for breakfast before arriving at Glastonbury for this run. If anyone wants to meet up on route maybe Newton Abbot and Exeter Services be good to have a few to ride with, I'm going to leave Paignton at 8am so Newton at 08:15 Exeter 08:45.







Charity ride for prostate cancer.

Start = Glastonbury. Route via N.Somerset and across the moor to Exeter.


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Sunday 7th May 2017. Assembling between 09.00 - 11.00
Where:
Glastonbury FC, Abbey Moor Stadium, Glastonbury BA6 9LA
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We aim to leave the football club at 11.00 am and ride a route of around 80 miles, which takes in The Quantocks and Exmoor National Park, before concluding at Bridge Motorcyclles in Exeter.

Tea & Coffee will be available at the start (09.00 - 11.00) and refreshments will be available at the conclusion of the ride, at Bridge Motorcycles Cafe 53.

About the charity:
In the UK, about 1 in 8 men will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives. Older men, men with a family history of prostate cancer and Black men are more at risk.
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Please take a look at the web page too:
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I'll be there if not grotty weather. Coming from tother direction though. I'll fork off at Bampton and up to Taunton on the way back.

If i am not at grass tracking racing will be good to meet exeter

Work & weather permitting I'm up for it my brother in law had it a few years ago he's all clear a the moment

Great, I suggest we leave from Exeter Services at 8:45 take A30, A303 to Podimore then the A372 and up the B3151 and A39 to arrive at Glastonbury about 10:00, I don’t think we’ll need a stop as we can get a coffee at the start of the run.

Would pick up at podimore as I only live 3 miles away from there

bkingalan wrote:Would pick up at podimore as I only live 3 miles away from there

Great, should be with you at about 09:35

Great ride out today from Glastonbury and perfect weather, sorry to hear that someone had an accident, must have been behind us, hope every one involved is ok.

I had stopped to assist a chap on an old Duc who had a bit of fairing falling off. After several stop / starts, I went back to find him. Eventually he stuffed it up his jumper. During all this time, nobody else stopped to ask. Everybody rode past without batting an eyelid. So, we ended up near the back and...

Whole event blackened by a serious off. Best knowledge at presesnt is a that car indicating left, pulled into a lay by / minor road junction and then did a u-turn. Bike and biker went into and OVER the car, landing on the offside of the road. Thankfully an open area and grassy. Last I heard was a broken leg and poss. other traumas.

Road was closed, to allow chopper to land which took the chap to Southmead, Bristol.

Great ride today some really good roads in brilliant weather a bit of a dampmer with the accident hope he has a speedy recovery bloody SMIDSY's

I had a good ride today considering the shocking incident so close to the start of the run. Hope he's alright.
Good to meet some more SWB faces.

until next time...

Yep - Enjoyed the day out - Look forward to whatever's next

Was right behind the accident, Surprised how fast the car pulled into the road leaving the biker nowhere to go. Then claimed it was'nt his fault

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