RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2014!!!) Anyone?

[AndyWilliams]

Does anyone know if this will be happening in 2015?
Would love to get my name down to get the chance.
How do I enter the ballot?

 

[laurence]

Does anyone know if this will be happening in 2015?
Would love to get my name down to get the chance.
How do I enter the ballot?

ballot opens a few weeks after this year's ride finishes.

 

[AndyWilliams]

ballot opens a few weeks after this year's ride finishes.

Ah brilliant. Guess I need to keep an eye on their website?

Thank you.

 

[laurence]

Ah brilliant. Guess I need to keep an eye on their website?

Thank you.

yup.

not sure if you can sign up for emails, but, if so, they'll mail you to say when it opens. i can't remember the exact date for the 2015 ballot opening as i am too busy going batdoodoo crazy with panic for this one.

 

[AndyWilliams]

yup.

not sure if you can sign up for emails, but, if so, they'll mail you to say when it opens. i can't remember the exact date for the 2015 ballot opening as i am too busy going batdoodoo crazy with panic for this one.

Haha, I'm sure you will be fine if you pace yourself. I haven't done more than 67 miles but would be up for giving this a go, too late now.
Next year I hope I can join. Have you been training? Have you done 100 miles before?

 

[PK99]

Does anyone know if this will be happening in 2015?
Would love to get my name down to get the chance.
How do I enter the ballot?

Lots of charities have guaranteed places - normally need £400 of sponsorship plus normal entry fee.

We are riding for a local hospice under the "Help for Hospices" banner - we got ballot places but have raised £1k between us, folks seem to see local Hospices as worth giving to, we rode a hospice Charity ride last year and raised the same.
We get a good looking and good quality cycle shirt for our troubles!

 

[EltonFrog]

The ballot opens on Monday the 15th August 2014 for the 2015 ride.

 

[sleaver]

Well, the weather is looking fun. On Friday it was rain but sunny, yesterday it was cloudy and sunny and now it is saying thunder and sun At least the sun bit is staying constant

 

[laurence]

i still haven't worked out how to get to the start! i can ride to wimbledon, gte a train at 6.12 to waterloo and from there... erm... fenchurch street to west ham? aldgate east to west ham? ride?

as i don't know the way it could be dodgy.

 

[SteveBM]

i still haven't worked out how to get to the start! i can ride to wimbledon, gte a train at 6.12 to waterloo and from there... erm... fenchurch street to west ham? aldgate east to west ham? ride?

as i don't know the way it could be dodgy.

If it helps narrow your choices you can't take your bike on the tube

 

[laurence]

If it helps narrow your choices you can't take your bike on the tube

you can on the 'open' sections, so the district line to west ham should be ok. the main problem is that the services aren't very frequent at the atime, so if i miss one i'm stuffed.

i'm sure it will work out!

 

[vickster]

What time do you have to be at Stratford? Most simple would be to cycle to St Pancras and get the fast (expensive) train to Stratford. Too early for the Thameslink on Sunday or could have just changed at STP. Programme route into Garmin/phone from Waterloo otherwise?

This is why, when I was going to be doing the ride, I'd booked a cheap hotel a few miles away for the Saturday

From the Ride 100 website...what did you tell them? You can't cycle there on closed roads

Transport Options
All participants are required to complete a Transport Options survey no later than Monday 28 July. If you are taking part in the sportive, you must let us know how you plan to travel to the Start in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park by this date. Click this link to see your Transport Options.

http://www.prudentialridelondon.co....n-Surrey_100/Rider_Info/Transport_Options.htm

 

[PK99]

i still haven't worked out how to get to the start! i can ride to wimbledon, gte a train at 6.12 to waterloo and from there... erm... fenchurch street to west ham? aldgate east to west ham? ride?

as i don't know the way it could be dodgy.

we live in Wimbledon, and having looked at all the options.... we are driving and parking in the official car park @London Bridge..... that probably does not help.....

 

[sleaver]

I thought you could take a bike on some underground lines? Is this not correct then?

https://www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/cycling-in-london/bikes-on-public-transport
https://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bicycle-tube-map.pdf

I've got my own dilemma. I can either go to London Bridge or Victoria. From Victoria I could get the District line and change or ride from London Bridge. The later probably being the less preferred as I would have no idea where I'm going and I don't fancy riding for the first time in London the day before 100 miles.

All I know for sure at the moment is I'm going to the expo on Friday, traveling to London with my bike on Saturday, watching at least one race in the afternoon before getting up early on a Sunday wondering what the hell I'm doing

 

[laurence]

I thought you could take a bike on some underground lines? Is this not correct then?

https://www.tfl.gov.uk/modes/cycling/cycling-in-london/bikes-on-public-transport
https://www.tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/bicycle-tube-map.pdf

I've got my own dilemma. I can either go to London Bridge or Victoria. From Victoria I could get the District line and change or ride from London Bridge. The later probably being the less preferred as I would have no idea where I'm going and I don't fancy riding for the first time in London the day before 100 miles.

All I know for sure at the moment is I'm going to the expo on Friday, traveling to London with my bike on Saturday, watching at least one race in the afternoon before getting up early on a Sunday wondering what the hell I'm doing

yes, you can take bikes on certain tube lines - usually the 'surface' lines. the district is good for bikes. the problem is sunday services start quite late (relatively).

the DLR goes to stratford and starts early enough to be possible.