The 'Ride London 100' accepted/rejected thread

[SixPotBelly]

richardxjr said:

Totally unexpected, but I have a magazine

I too got a magazine this morning. Blimey, I thought, perhaps the website was wrong after all. So I opened it and saw they'd also put a little slip inside the cellophane that read "Dear Loser, you can't ride but here is a magazine full of pictures of people who can" Or some such wording.

[Teddingtonian]

SixPotBelly said:

I too got a magazine this morning. Blimey, I thought, perhaps the website was wrong after all. So I opened it and saw they'd also put a little slip inside the cellophane that read "Dear Loser, you can't ride but here is a magazine full of pictures of people who can" Or some such wording.

[MadDad]

Cookie338 said:

Looking forward to Velothon Wales

Me too - much nicer than London and all it's smoggy roads...........

[Leeds220]

Just received my commiserations magazine which confirmed the online status.

Signed up for the Tour de Yorkshire sportive yesterday though so not as bothered as I would have been. Would be nice to try a closed road ride though.

[SixPotBelly]

Leeds220 said:

Would be nice to try a closed road ride though.

Tour of Cambridgeshire?

[neenaw]

I was knocked back again. Third time in a row.

I won't be bothering with it again, I'm sure I can find somewhere else to ride instead. It'll be interesting to see if a few of my friends who have had entires to the past two manage to get in again.

[Leeds220]

SixPotBelly said:

Tour of Cambridgeshire?

Now that looks interesting. A month after the TdY and two weeks after a 2 day C2C. Better OK it with the boss first but could be an interesting first two organised rides for me!

[scubadude]

neenaw said:

I won't be bothering with it again, I'm sure I can find somewhere else to ride instead. It'll be interesting to see if a few of my friends who have had entires to the past two manage to get in again.

Odd defeatist attitude if you don't mind me saying, its a simply lottery, they are not personally insulting you because a computer chose someone else :-)

It is a good event (albeit nothing like a sportive or closed road race) its a free-for-all event like the marathon, pros and noobs rubbing shoulders with all the drama that brings but it is worth putting your name in the hat since its costs nothing to enter the ballot and riding 100miles through the nations capital on closed roads is pretty unique experience IMO.

[JEA1K]

Just received my rejection magazine in the post.

Had already decided I wasn't going to ride it in any case ... logistically a PITA, dull roads and crap elevation to whats on my doorstep

[SixPotBelly]

Leeds220 said:

Now that looks interesting. A month after the TdY and two weeks after a 2 day C2C. Better OK it with the boss first but could be an interesting first two organised rides for me!

Thread here if she gives the OK

[TheLemming]

Nope "not successful".

I haven't seen anyone who's result differs from the online one that leaked early.

[GarryDK]

Meh. Rejected.

[ALawson]

Rejected, but at least I have a limited edition "Roubaix" top.

Mate who had a ACL recon in Dec got a place so good for him, only person I know who got one.

Better decide which charity if any to do it for.

[JustinF]

Rejected, but such is the way of things with ballots, 4th time lucky I hope.

[Dizeee]

I have paid for my charity place now and had it confirmed as I have been rejected from all my personal entries ( I did 3 ).

Does anyone know the best way to sort accomodation out for the two nights in London - are there certain hotels that will put on an early breakfast and are they happy for bikes to be left in bedrooms etc?

[JustinF]

Dizeee said:

I have paid for my charity place now and had it confirmed as I have been rejected from all my personal entries ( I did 3 ).

Does anyone know the best way to sort accomodation out for the two nights in London - are there certain hotels that will put on an early breakfast and are they happy for bikes to be left in bedrooms etc?

Never had a hotel bh about a bike, frankly they are no dirtier to carpets than a push chair. You'll be done by some point before 2PM, 2 nights needed?

[richardxjr]

A non ph mate also got a ballot entry. He rode it 2013 so can sort the logistics out for us

[Celtic Dragon]

Got mine today, just moved the wrapper enough to see a glum looking bloke on the front. I know what it says inside as its a direct correlation of the website.

[Shuttle Cock]

Got my rejection today, not to miffed though, already got a place, as it turns out the wife has a girly friend who's husband is high up in Prudential, high enough to sort me a place, and not worry about tha ballot. Happy days!

[bakerstreet]

I didn't get in. I'm still going to try again next year. I wish I'd entered velothon wales now