RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2016) Anyone?

[Beebo]

I have just submitted the form but from the questions asked i'll doubt if i will get in.
Why do they want to know if you are a member of british cycling,have rode the london to brighton or entered certain sportives.
Why don't they just ask you if you have done similar distances before instead of listing certain ones.
i'm sorry but i skipped the charity bit as i already give to charities through direct debits and as i only work for a small company i find it hard to raise sponsorship.
I never got in for 2014 or this year and i'm not holding my breath for next year.
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I have got through the ballot twice in three years, it is just a random draw, i dont think the answers you give have any bearing, i answered the same as you.

 

[vickster]

I have just submitted the form but from the questions asked i'll doubt if i will get in.
Why do they want to know if you are a member of british cycling,have rode the london to brighton or entered certain sportives.
Why don't they just ask you if you have done similar distances before instead of listing certain ones.
i'm sorry but i skipped the charity bit as i already give to charities through direct debits and as i only work for a small company i find it hard to raise sponsorship.
I never got in for 2014 or this year and i'm not holding my breath for next year.
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Marketing I guess

 

[Dogtrousers]

Marketing I guess

Feel free to lie your head off.

 

[jefmcg]

Why do they want to know if you are a member of british cycling,have rode the london to brighton or entered certain sportives.
Why don't they just ask you if you have done similar distances before instead of listing certain ones.

I annoyed everyone with my speculation on the what this was just a couple of weeks ago. And it's only on the previous page!

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 80,000 100,0000 readers who are all prepared to spend ~£60 on a cycling event; being able to say 40% (or whatever) regularly pay for sportives, and 20% have done an organised ride to Paris will increase the amount they charge for ads.

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.

or to put it more succinctly

Marketing I guess

 

[joe3781]

So along with 3 friends we all entered the ballot last year, all unsuccessful So I'm thinking this year i can get away with 2 entries for myself for a better chance... different email, contact number, and i'll call myself joseph instead of Joe, only thing that will be the same is my address obviously. Anyone else tried multiple entries before? is it a good idea??

edit- I mean 2016 ballot ha

 

[jefmcg]

1. Prudential isn't sponsoring it anymore, it's just the 2016 RideLondon-Surrey 100
2. you should post here http://www.cyclechat.net/threads/ridelondon-surrey-100-2016-anyone.185190/ Oo! I got merged
3. I don't think talking about doing this will make you popular

 

[vickster]

If you want to guarantee a place, do it for charity

 

[jefmcg]

Doesn't seem to actually break any rules

https://www.ridelondon.co.uk/general-conditions-entry/ridelondon-surrey-100/

(only skimmed it; I may have missed something)

 

[joe3781]

No, it makes you a bit of a £%&+

considering the large number of people that didn't even ride last year after getting a place, my conscience is pretty clean

 

[vickster]

considering the large number of people that didn't even ride last year after getting a place, my conscience is pretty clean

Do you know actually know why they didn't ride?

I for example had to pull out on the advice of my orthopaedic surgeon having been hurt when knocked off my bike. You'll find others would have pulled out for medical reasons too.

Do what you want but it won't increase your chances, take a charity place, get sponsorship and put £10 a week aside from now on in case you have to cover a shortfall. Ride with your club is another option

 

[joe3781]

thats fair enough

 

[Louch]

I have applied, and also registered for a Couple of charities places too . Need to work out the logistics

 

[vickster]

I have applied, and also registered for a Couple of charities places too . Need to work out the logistics

Plenty of cheaper hotels within a 10 mile ride of the stadium, that will allow your bike in the room

 

[Louch]

its more the getting me and the bike down from Scotland . would be best on the train I think . stayed at the premier inn for wiggins hour, and that was nice

 

[vickster]

Yep train, or take the week off and ride down . The hotels actually in Stratford are now stupid expensive for the Saturday night, more affordable around docklands and further east in Barking, Leyton