2025 Vermont Gran Fondo

Devon

Devon Grit

August 24 2025
Exmouth Devon
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Distances: 22, 36, 58, 76, 100 km
Difficulty: Moderate terrain with rolling short steep hills or moderate, sustained climbs
Limited to: 300 Participants

This gravel event returns for a sixth year. It’s ideal for gravel bikes, MTBs, cyclocross bikes & ebikes & takes in the best gravel trails of East Devon.

It starts at Imperial Recreation Ground in Exmouth. This just adds a few flat, traffic free miles along the excellent and very scenic Exe Estuary Trail.

Thjere are 4 routes available, the 43 km Grit Mini with 470m of climbing. The 70 km Standard Grit with 920m of climbing, the 82 km Full Grit with 1,130m of climbing and the even tougher 110 km Grit Extreme with 1,670m of climbing. 

All routes take in some of the best sections of Woodbury Common. Highlights include Woodbury Castle & some great single track on the common, a section of the Exe Estuary path, a climb up for views of the sea at the top of Beacon Hill and also Mutter Moor.

The routes are designed to be ridden on a gravel bike but a cyclocross bike or a lightweight XC mountain bike will be almost as quick. E-mountain bikes are also welcome. The ride is not suitable for road bikes and recommend a minimum tyre width of 35mm and 40mm.

Don’t underestimate these rides! You need to add at least 50 percent onto the distances to get the ‘road’ equivalent in time & energy required to take them on.

The Extreme route will be a long day out for some of you, The cut off time is 10 hours.

An official photographer will be out on the course and hopefully they'll be giving out Chopper Golden Ale from Bays Brewery at the finish line!

For more information, please visit: https://sportivaevents.co.uk/events/devon-grit

Devon Grit

 
Start Located At: Imperial Recreation Ground, Exmouth, EX8 1EN
 
 
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Quality cotton T-shirt
Professional chip timing
Event photographs*
4 route options (110K, 86K, 70K, 42K)
.FIT & .GPX files &amp detailed route descriptions
Feed stations with water, energy drinks, quiche, homity pie, gels, bars, fruit, cakes etc
Public Liability insurance
Professional First Aid
Bike & rider recovery service

 
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Parking
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Features
Course Timing
Category / Race Prizes
Finishing Medals
Results Within 24 Hours
Photos
Personalised Bib (Name and QR Code)
Downloadable GPS files
Post Ride Shower
Finish Line Chute
 
Nutrition
Post Event Meal(s) Provided As Part of Entry
 
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