RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2015) Anyone?

[vickster]

Yep, if you drop out of a charity place you don't get an automatic re-entry for 2015. Only if you gave up a ballot place (like myself)

 

[Ginger]

Incidentally, unless Laura Trott is waving you off, being at the back or front of your wave doesn't matter because timing starts when you cross the line and your wave will be right on top of the wave that's gone and very closely followed by the next one (was for me anyway).

Yep I was in the 6.45 wave at back but went to one of the portaloos whilst trudging up towards start. When I came out my wave had been ushered further up so ended up in the 7.15 wave

 

[sleaver]

What gets me is that while a ballot is random, you always get people who get in year in year out and then you get the people who never get in.

If it is truly random, is it just down to good luck getting in every time and bad luck never getting it?

That's based more on ballots for running events but it is the same theory.

Anyway, got my expensive Premier Inn rom booked as they are taking advantage of the date, so I'll be entering the ballot.

 

[sleaver]

From what I remember, aren't ballot places treated differently to charity places for medical drops. They said almost 21k finished, so there can't be many more than 3k medicals.

Some of those 3k will be charity places but those spaces have to come from some allocation and next years ballot allocation is probably the most likely. They can't just up the number for medicals.

 

[vickster]

I don't think the ballot will be random, possibly within quotas, otherwise why would they take specific demographic information . But I dont know for sure. I doubt the capacity would increase beyond 24k max

 

[sleaver]

But they say it is completely random

I know the London Marathon ballot takes into account time as the organisers want a steady stream coming across the line. So as most people probably put down 4-5 hours, you have less chance of getting in as less people will be putting 3-4 or 5+ hours.

 

[sleaver]

You do understand what 'random' means don't you?

Yes, it means a lack of a pattern.

One person getting in every year and one person never getting in is a pattern.

If the odds are 1/5 and you have a group of 5 people, it doesn't mean that only one would get in. It could but then none or any number of them could get in. But if that one got in every time, then a pattern emerges.

 

[jefmcg]

Weighted random (which is still random)

• How was the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 ballot drawn?
  • 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.

 

[derrick]

Well i am in the ballot.

 

[sleaver]

Same here. Email confirmation received as well.

 

[Deleted member 18052]

Entered

 

[vickster]

I have to confirm in October

 

[EltonFrog]

Me and the missus have entered this morning. Fingers Crossed.

I wish they did like the New York Five Boro's ride, first come first served and youknow if you're in on the day.

 

[vickster]

Then I guess it's not a ballot.

 

[jefmcg]

London Edinburgh London was done like that. Sold out in less than 24 hours