RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2015) Anyone?

[w00hoo_kent]

I wouldn't make the assumption that the people asking the questions know anything about cycling.

 

[EltonFrog]

I wouldn't make the assumption that the people asking the questions know anything about cycling.

That's worthy of a Sig quote that is.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I wouldn't make the assumption that the people asking the questions know anything about cycling.

Yes, all a bit vauge. Oddly enough one of the guys whose entries I submitted "did" London to Paris last year on an organised event. But he was working as crew, and I don't think driving the van and fixing mechanicals really counts So I didn't say yes to that.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

It's all guess work as to the right answer. Do they want experienced people so lots of 'yes' helps or do they want to encourage first timers so having done it doesn't? I figure my time for 2014 gives them the best idea. Also they have talked about wanting to create a community around it so I wonder if they might weight previous competitors higher...

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's all guess work as to the right answer. Do they want experienced people so lots of 'yes' helps or do they want to encourage first timers so having done it doesn't? I figure my time for 2014 gives them the best idea. Also they have talked about wanting to create a community around it so I wonder if they might weight previous competitors higher...

That was another vagueness. One of them has already done it twice and therefore has two times. They ask for his "best time". Well, seeing that 2014 was shorter, it's obviously the 2014 time, innit? So I put that, but this means it'spretty much meaningless, because he could never in a month of Sundays do the full route in that time.

 

[Norry1]

Entered. Agreed to donate entry for shirt (and extra ballot chance). Will try and forget until Feb.

 

[wormo]

Do you have to pay up front? Registered but hasn't requested payment.

 

[w00hoo_kent]

Yes, you've registered for Ride London 100 and not the Freecycle? For Ride London it does four or five pages with the penultimate one being your credit card. You should get confirmation emailed to you as well.

 

[wormo]

Just received the confirmation, so will log back in to my account

 

[Dogtrousers]

Do you have to pay up front? Registered but hasn't requested payment.

Only if you are donating your fee. If not then you don't have to pay up front.

 

[Longshot]

Only if you are donating your fee. If not then you don't have to pay up front.

This. I haven't donated my entry fee. Not because I'm tight but because the consolation jersey is.


(The cynic is me is suspicious of the fact I got in through the ballot in the year when I donated my fee and wasn't successful in the year when I didn't...)

 

[wormo]

Cheers for that

 

[Onyer]

(The cynic is me is suspicious of the fact I got in through the ballot in the year when I donated my fee and wasn't successful in the year when I didn't...)

3 of us applied last year - my mate and I donated our fee to charity, but the other mate didn't - he got in and we didn't! This year I have applied without donating my fee.

 

[Markymark]

,,,,or maybe it's just a free ballot the questions are about organising the ride once it's been decided

 

[Dogtrousers]

,,,,or maybe it's just a free ballot the questions are about organising the ride once it's been decided

It's weighted. Whatever that means.
http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/About/FAQs.htm

The ballot is drawn randomly utilising the answers provided by registrants on their entry forms. It is weighted for Health and Safety purposes to help the maximum number of people get safely around the route within the eight and a half hour time limit.

This gives us the chance to speculate endlessly about what possible inputs would give us the best chance. And what on earth do they mean by drawn randomly utilising the answers provided? And what's the capital of Pizzaland?