Yeah I suppose it's worth a go! I didn't see a doctor but I did take time off work so I suppose that helps evidence things a bit.
RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2016) Anyone?
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sleaver
Veteran
Charming......
SWSteve
Guru
- Location
- Bristol...ish
Ballot entered. I wonder if I will get a spot....
Dec66
A gentlemanly pootler, these days
- Location
- West Wickham
Well, I'm in the ballot... I'll be doing it for charity if I don't get it.
5:25 this year, after stopping at the hub at Newlands Corner for a widdle, then spending too long texting people... I'll try for a sub-5 next time, if I get in.
5:25 this year, after stopping at the hub at Newlands Corner for a widdle, then spending too long texting people... I'll try for a sub-5 next time, if I get in.
jefmcg
Guru
I was just dicking about with the ballot entry form (no @vickster, I'm not riding, but I may enter ballot just to see). What do you think is meant by this question?
And (curiosity) why ask the question? Do you think it makes a difference to your chances of getting in?
I've ridden both solo, but never entered an event. Is that yes or no?
And (curiosity) why ask the question? Do you think it makes a difference to your chances of getting in?
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
I read it as being something like BHF. I've done London to Brighton (and back sometimes) alone, with friends, with a club and FNRttC but I still said no.
I have no idea why they ask. It may be part of their mystery weighting algorithm. Or perhaps they felt the form wasn't annoying and long enough so they threw in a couple of extra questions.
I have no idea why they ask. It may be part of their mystery weighting algorithm. Or perhaps they felt the form wasn't annoying and long enough so they threw in a couple of extra questions.
w00hoo_kent
One of the 64K
- Location
- Maidstone or Greenwich
They figure if you keep riding away from London would you really want to do an event that comes back?
sleaver
Veteran
The clue is in the question 
They are both organised events so if you've done them solo, you haven't done the 'event'
Put it this way, if you ran the Route used for the London Marathon just for a training run in the middle of the winter, would you say you've done the London Marathon?
They are both organised events so if you've done them solo, you haven't done the 'event'
Put it this way, if you ran the Route used for the London Marathon just for a training run in the middle of the winter, would you say you've done the London Marathon?
Racing roadkill
Guru
I'm actually considering paying the minimum sponsorship, if I get bumped on the ballot. It was such a nice event this year, and it will help a charideee as well.
Dogtrousers
Kilometre nibbler
But there are tons of different organised L-B and L-P events, whereas - as far as I know - there's only one London Marathon. So which event is "the" event.The clue is in the question
They are both organised events so if you've done them solo, you haven't done the 'event'
Put it this way, if you ran the Route used for the London Marathon just for a training run in the middle of the winter, would you say you've done the London Marathon?
It was a pretty stupidly worded question.
sleaver
Veteran
The tons of events are still events though. They haven't specified a particular one so, if you have done one, you have done one of those events.
Seems pretty simple to me.
Just seems someone is trying to pick a hole in a ride they are not going to do just for the sake of it.
jefmcg
Guru
This was bugging me, but I've got the answer; I was mulling over this during yesterday's ride. It seems clear they are only interested in events, not distance. Surely if they wanted to know your likelihood of finishing, someone who can set of from their home and make it to Paris with the aid of nothing more than a ferry ticket and a pocket guide to Paris is more likely to finish than someone who needs a whole infrastructure to get there.
But it's nothing about the RideLondon 100, it's about marketing. They are going to send a magazine to every person who fills in the online form; they can sell advertising for more money the more they know about us. Already they can tell advertisers that their ads will reach
And of course, that is why they keep the ballot open long after they have more than enough entries and then send the magazine to 75,000+ disappointed entrants who don't want it.
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sleaver
Veteran
Didn't we know that anyway?
Although you have missed out one important point on why they accept more ballot entries than they have places. That is they need a wide selection of people to get what ever mix of people they want. That has nothing to do with marketing
Don't forget that a lot of the adverts are charities as well whose aim it is to raise money to help whatever cause they are helping with. Although that cost gets passed back to their fund raisers, can you really begrudge charities advertising which will ultimately raise money for good causes and possibly give people the chance of life saving help or opportunities to try and lead a normal life?
Although you have missed out one important point on why they accept more ballot entries than they have places. That is they need a wide selection of people to get what ever mix of people they want. That has nothing to do with marketing
Don't forget that a lot of the adverts are charities as well whose aim it is to raise money to help whatever cause they are helping with. Although that cost gets passed back to their fund raisers, can you really begrudge charities advertising which will ultimately raise money for good causes and possibly give people the chance of life saving help or opportunities to try and lead a normal life?
