Megavalanche doctors note?

miss notax

Morning

I had a (rare!) Doctors appointment this morning and asked him about a note for the Megavalanche stating that i'm fit to race. He's happy to do this, although possibly rather annoyed / amused after I was complaining about a bad back, but i'm not certain what it needs to say!

Will a note to 'Whom it may concern, I certify that Miss Notax is fit and healthy enough to take part in a bike race' be sufficient? Or should it be addressed to anyone in particular?

I can't find any intelligent information on this!!

Cheers

MountainMonster

Check the megavalanche website, it would be there if it mattered too much. If nothing stated, then a standard to whom it may concern.... bla bla bla note should suffice!

Hob Nob

Yes, that should suffice. Some people we went with last year had one letter to that effect between 5 of them, and just used a PDF editer to change the name!

Unless you already have BC race licence, then you don't need a letter.

miss notax

Nope, can't find anything official about the note having to say anything special :?

All a bit vague really!!

ETA - thanks! Hopefully whatever my GP comes up with will be ok then!!

felix.london

The Megavalanche website is absolutely terrible! I wouldn't rely on it for anything!

I've been emailing them with questions and they're normally pretty helpful (if a little slow to respond sometimes).

I'd email and ask exactly what they require (And take a copy of their reply with you) - It'd be too crap to not be able to ride when you got there because of something like that

..and don't forget - the French love their red-tape. Why have one form and one person to deal with when you can have ten! :?

miss notax

Well, I have been in touch with Summitdown (we are staying with them for the Megavalanche week) and apparently a generic letter is fine. I think the gist of it is that as long as it looks official (on headed paper), has your name on it, and says that you are fit to race then that's enough!

Mine will probably say that i'm far too old and knackered to be considering such activities

felix.london

miss notax wrote:

Well, I have been in touch with Summitdown (we are staying with them for the Megavalanche week) and apparently a generic letter is fine. I think the gist of it is that as long as it looks official (on headed paper), has your name on it, and says that you are fit to race then that's enough!

Mine will probably say that i'm far too old and knackered to be considering such activities

hahaha - mine too. Might have to forge one

wobbem

Here you go

I do hereby certify that the said Mrs Notax is fit, actualy very fit, even for me and I would have no hesitations in wreck o mending her to participate in your said event the Megahava lunch. She will eat well. Plus out ride those frenchies for what they are....frenchies
Yours sincerly;
Doc Holiday.

miss notax

Perfect

chazkayak

Hobnob, who did you go with last year.........a group of us did the PDF thing for the docs letter!!!!!

Miss Notax, its just an arse covering exercise. Are they really going to phone your doc and check the validity of a letter, that would probably contravene medical in confidence!!

Tom Barton

Sometihng along the lines of:

"This individual has no acute or chronic health condition that would negatively affect his/her ability to ride a bike, maintain control of a bike or be at high altitude. He/she appears to be in good health and have a level of fitness that would allow him/her to enter a competition. As such, no specific special health or medical considerations are required for him/her to compete....."

So long as it jams in there that you are in good health and dont have any nasty underlying medical conditions they'll be relatively satified. And on headed paper, with docs name printed and signed.

felix.london

Tom Barton wrote:

Sometihng along the lines of:

"This individual has no acute or chronic health condition that would negatively affect his/her ability to ride a bike, maintain control of a bike or be at high altitude. He/she appears to be in good health and have a level of fitness that would allow him/her to enter a competition. As such, no specific special health or medical considerations are required for him/her to compete....."

So long as it jams in there that you are in good health and dont have any nasty underlying medical conditions they'll be relatively satified. And on headed paper, with docs name printed and signed.

Sounds good

*printing out a copy on fake headed paper*