London Ride 100

Anonymous

London-Red wrote:

Entered. Wonder if I'll get a hat-trick of rejections :roll:

+1

menthel

coriordan wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Entered. Wonder if I'll get a hat-trick of rejections :roll:

+1

+2!

slowbike

Sketchley wrote:

Well I've entered, but I should have a place carried over from this year, which I find out about in October. So I didn't donate this time. I did last year and have to pay again for the carried over place anyway. Please note the ballot closes once they have 100k entries which I don't think will take very long.

If you've got a place carried over from this year then why do you need to enter again?
(I think) I've got my place deferred from this year - so assumed that was that?

dhope

Slowbike wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

Well I've entered, but I should have a place carried over from this year, which I find out about in October. So I didn't donate this time. I did last year and have to pay again for the carried over place anyway. Please note the ballot closes once they have 100k entries which I don't think will take very long.

If you've got a place carried over from this year then why do you need to enter again?
(I think) I've got my place deferred from this year - so assumed that was that?

Deferring guarantees you a place this year, but you still have to pay for it I think.

I'd assume the rationale is that the entry fee last year paid for the event. The event wasn't cheaper for them because you didn't turn up. They still need to pay for this year, so you still need to pay too.

Edit: May have misread and you weren't querying the payment, but just the need to go in the ballot again.

rubertoe

Al deferees will have to pay again.

slowbike

dhope wrote:

Slowbike wrote:

Sketchley wrote:

Well I've entered, but I should have a place carried over from this year, which I find out about in October. So I didn't donate this time. I did last year and have to pay again for the carried over place anyway. Please note the ballot closes once they have 100k entries which I don't think will take very long.

If you've got a place carried over from this year then why do you need to enter again?
(I think) I've got my place deferred from this year - so assumed that was that?

Deferring guarantees you a place this year, but you still have to pay for it I think.

I'd assume the rationale is that the entry fee last year paid for the event. The event wasn't cheaper for them because you didn't turn up. They still need to pay for this year, so you still need to pay too.

Edit: May have misread and you weren't querying the payment, but just the need to go in the ballot again.

I wasn't querying the payment - just the apparent need to go in the ballot? Perhaps I'll give the helpdesk a call.

slowbike

helpdesk said I don't have to do anything - just wait for them to contact me ...

keyser__soze

My missing kit bag appears to have developed quantum properties - the act of checking with the helpdesk seems to change the location and indeed very existence of the bag itself. Last week they didn't have it, then later when I called to discuss compensation they told me they did have it. Today I call to check when they'll be couriering it back to me and they don't have it again. :roll: :x

sketchley

Maybe I didn't need to enter again, which is why I didn't pay upfront this year. My thought process was that the ballot closes at 100k entries, if something went wrong with deferment then I'd want to be in the ballot so I entered.

I don't have a lot of faith in their systems as I got lots of emails prior to the event telling me start times etc, plus a congratulations on completing the event email and click here to view your photos after. They did tell me via email that I was down as withdrawn and to ignore the emails but....

Anyway if their systems are fine I've used the same email I used last year so their system should be able to sort out the fact I have a deferment.

sketchley

Keyser__Soze wrote:

My missing kit bag appears to have developed quantum properties - the act of checking with the helpdesk seems to change the location and indeed very existence of the bag itself. Last week they didn't have it, then later when I called to discuss compensation they told me they did have it. Today I call to check when they'll be couriering it back to me and they don't have it again. :roll: :x

Are they looking in the right box? Did they find a cat? Was it dead or alive?

Kieran_Burns

Hmmm.... I may have entered but I was not asked for any money....

rubertoe

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Hmmm.... I may have entered but I was not asked for any money....

me neither... maybe full up.

If so I will go down the charity route. I have several charities that i'd like to support.

drlodge

You have two options for registration - prepay the fee or not. I chose not to therefore no downside to registering for the ballot. If you prepay there are some upsides if you lose out e.g. free jersey, additional second chance ballot.

dhope

rubertoe wrote:

Kieran_Burns wrote:

Hmmm.... I may have entered but I was not asked for any money....

me neither... maybe full up.

If so I will go down the charity route. I have several charities that i'd like to support.

You're not asked for money unless you choose to donate.

rubertoe

I thought that was the case. although i am sure that i had to pay last year in advance of the ballot...

or that is what the Nigeran sounding guy who I spoke to who asked for my pin and 3 digit security code said.

sketchley

As above you have the option to donate your entry fee if unsuccessful. I did this last year and was successful. However, I withdrew and do not get it back and have to pay again next year. I didn't get a Jersey either.

keyser__soze

Sketchley wrote:

Are they looking in the right box? Did they find a cat? Was it dead or alive?

Given the weather on the day and the wet kit placed in a waterproof bag, I suspect if it's ever returned the cat is well and truly dead given what it'll smell like.

Lefthook

menthel wrote:

coriordan wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Entered. Wonder if I'll get a hat-trick of rejections :roll:

+1

+2!

+3

Odds have to give one of us a pretty good chance of getting in!

slowbike

Sketchley wrote:

As above you have the option to donate your entry fee if unsuccessful. I did this last year and was successful. However, I withdrew and do not get it back and have to pay again next year. I didn't get a Jersey either.

I paid for lastyear too - you had to if you wanted to defer your entry ... so you end up paying twice for the privilege of riding - but as I'd got in and couldn't do the date this year it seemed sensible to pay the £48 rather than entering the gamble for getting a place in next year's ride.

antfly

Lefthook wrote:

menthel wrote:

coriordan wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Entered. Wonder if I'll get a hat-trick of rejections :roll:

+1

+2!

+3

Odds have to give one of us a pretty good chance of getting in!

If you don't get on and you are desperate to do it, just pick a charity and get a guaranteed place. You only have to raise 500 quid for some.

london-red

antfly wrote:

Lefthook wrote:

menthel wrote:

coriordan wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Entered. Wonder if I'll get a hat-trick of rejections :roll:

+1

+2!

+3

Odds have to give one of us a pretty good chance of getting in!

If you don't get on and you are desperate to do it, just pick a charity and get a guaranteed place. You only have to raise 500 quid for some.

Did that this year and thoroughly enjoyed it, but won't next. It would still be a hat-trick of ballot rejections if I don't get in though...

antfly

Fair enough, I did it for charity last year but got on through the ballot this year.

antfly

BigMat wrote:

3:23 for me. Didn't have the legs for the sprint after crashing on Wimbledon Hill and burying myself to get back on. I reckon I would have snuck in under 4 hours if it was the full distance!

That's impressive, is that your official time because that would make you one of the very fastest to finish the ride as the fastest time was 3.23.23 ?

keyser__soze

He was one of the very fastest. Hat.

rubertoe

No one told me it was a race.

dhope

rubertoe wrote:

No one told me it was a race.

Silly Commuter Sportive

rubertoe

dhope wrote:

rubertoe wrote:

No one told me it was a race.

Silly Commuter Sportive

Ffs I didn't get the meme.

rick_chasey

antfly wrote:

Lefthook wrote:

menthel wrote:

coriordan wrote:

London-Red wrote:

Entered. Wonder if I'll get a hat-trick of rejections :roll:

+1

+2!

+3

Odds have to give one of us a pretty good chance of getting in!

If you don't get on and you are desperate to do it, just pick a charity and get a guaranteed place. You only have to raise 500 quid for some.

I'd struggle to raise £500 unfortunately so it's either ballot or nothing.

bigmat

Do a team entry through your club, we had about 10 I think, over 100 riding on the day when you include those who got in through the ballot.