RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2016) Anyone?

[w00hoo_kent]

Yes, but that's done at the same time. When I got in in 2014 I got my pack the same time as everyone else, but it included a letter saying 'you got in because you donated your entry fee and were successful on the second draw'.

 

[sleaver]

Call me pedantic, but one after the other otherwise how do they know was unsuccessful in the initial one

 

[sleaver]

They just do.

Is that the elf's answer

 

[benb]

The is an additional draw though.

Taken from their site:

But the 1,00 spaces are not taken from existing allocated spaces that have not been taken up; they are pre-reserved specifically for this purpose.

 

[sleaver]

But the 1,00 spaces are not taken from existing allocated spaces that have not been taken up; they are pre-reserved specifically for this purpose.

Where do the other 900 places come from then

 

[benb]

Where do the other 900 places come from then

Top quality nitpicking there; kudos.

 

[sleaver]

Top quality nitpicking there; kudos.

Hence the smiley face

 

[w00hoo_kent]

It's going to be a long 11 months isn't it... :-)

 

[sleaver]

It's going to be a long 11 months isn't it... :-)

Yeah, sorry, that was my fault. I'll put lots more smilies next time so that people can't miss that I'm joking

I'll leave this hear for some to consider

 

[Ollie W]

Put my name down. Not holding out much hope but we'll see...

 

[sleaver]

It will go in three or four waves. Now, ballot draw time, build up and aftermath. The last two blur.

Could always get it all over and done with now because it will be the same as the previous three years:

• I didn't get in.
• Why do they always get in.
• It isn't a race.
• Start times are unfair.
• They weren't wearing a number.
• They were riding to fast.
• State of the roads.
• Etc.

Then, we can just talk about the positives and all get along

 

[Chutzpah]

Fair enough. Worst comes to the worst I get in, don't take up the place and I help them get their numbers back down to expected levels.....

 

[srw]

I've just entered on the off chance that my wife and I get in. If she doesn't, my place will go back for someone else :-)

....or you could get on a tandem together.

 

[azir]

Did you have a ballot or charity place? If it was a ballot place, you can request to be deferred to next year - you'd need to call to ask if you can do it now after the event, you might have had to do it beforehand. If you can defer, you just need to make a decision in October whether you want to do it and pay again

I had a ballot place but I missed the cut off to defer on medical grounds (to be fair, I didn't actually know I was ill until about 7pm the night before - I'd felt rubbish all day but dragged myself up to Excel to register, picked up my bike from the LBS for last minute attention etc. etc. and just wrote it off as a tiny hangover. Became very obvious later that was wishful thinking!)

 

[vickster]

Why not call them and explain, they'll know you never started. Did you see a doctor?