Well, FM24 has officially been called. The organizers have decided not to do it again next year. No hard feelings, it just got too big.
an excerpt of the goodbye post:
“Over the past 5 years, the event retained much of the same energy, flavor, and spirit of the first year. What did change, however, was the size of the event and the world around it. We had 70 participants the first year and 354 in 2009. We had a barely passable paper lap tracking system the first year and a sophisiticated RFID lap tracking system in 2009. We had anonymity the first year and exposure in 2009. The City of Atlanta was actually informed of FM24 in 2009 and ultimately approved it, allowing it to happen with a venue change, some tweaks in how we communicate, and a helpful hand from the Office of Special Events. We also had insurance coverage for us and all participants, the single largest ticket item on the budget. Some people would say these changes are in the right direction and in many ways they would be right. Still, these steps legitimize FM24 and lead to more exposure and require more coverage. This increasing exposure is a pandoras box that has already opened and, if we go any further, will ultimately consume itself.”
Read the full post here.

Thanks to everyone who put it on.  We are so thankful that we got a chance to be a part of it during it’s last and biggest year.  It is truly something that I will remember forever, and forever changed the way I ride.  It was fun, challenging and I met some of the best cyclists I will probably ever lay eyes upon.  Faster Mustache…you guys rock, plain and simple.

Before you cry yourself to sleep, it seems that there is an FM24 Documentary in the works! You can find it here.  (I am having trouble with embedding)

Goodbye FM24.  You were loved!