The 'Ride London 100' accepted/rejected thread
Discussion
JustinF said:
Never had a hotel b
h 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?
I'm not sure about taking stuff and leaving it at the start finish etc is that all taken care off? Also how do the trains cope with thousands of bikes on the Sunday making their way home?h 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?Dizeee said:
JustinF said:
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?
I'm not sure about taking stuff and leaving it at the start finish etc is that all taken care off? Also how do the trains cope with thousands of bikes on the Sunday making their way home?h 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?Got my Congratulations Magazine - pretty happy! Gives me a goal to work towards.
BPC7 said:
Rejected again, 3rd time in a row so that's it for me, I cant be bothered to try again 
Have to admit I feel a bit like that, yet I know people who have just been accepted for the 3rd time in a row....Mrs Maddad made a sensible suggestion; if you have been accepted in the ballot result then you are excluded from the next 3 or 5 ballots, but can still take part as a charity/sponsored' rider. Seems a fairer way to do things and in theory means each year more Ride 100 virgins get to take part...
Dizeee said:
The system does seem extremely unfair. All those I know that have got in have done so previously so it's not their first time
It's my mates third time. But first time I applied 
I think you were a bit cheeky tbh with 3 applications with different addresses etc though tbh. Perhaps they had an algorithm that sussed you out.
MadDad said:
Have to admit I feel a bit like that, yet I know people who have just been accepted for the 3rd time in a row....
Mrs Maddad made a sensible suggestion; if you have been accepted in the ballot result then you are excluded from the next 3 or 5 ballots, but can still take part as a charity/sponsored' rider. Seems a fairer way to do things and in theory means each year more Ride 100 virgins get to take part...
I also think thats a good idea. I have been looking at charity places. They all want £500 or there abouts, but I asked for sponsorship when I did 240 miles in 24hours last year, so not sure I feel like asking people for more money for less miles and a bit of a jolly. Mrs Maddad made a sensible suggestion; if you have been accepted in the ballot result then you are excluded from the next 3 or 5 ballots, but can still take part as a charity/sponsored' rider. Seems a fairer way to do things and in theory means each year more Ride 100 virgins get to take part...
I say jolly, but I recon it would be an absolute b
h to get to the start line and home again and I live 20 minutes from Euston Station! I think that any oversubscribed event like this is always going to be flawed, or at least have people claiming [toddler mode]"it's not fair!!!!" [/toddler mode]
If it was first come, first served, the servers would probably crash on the day of sale, and people who had to work or were away would moan because they couldn't get online at the relevant time.
This year will be the third time the event has taken place. I didn't enter the first year as it clashed with a family holiday. I applied and was accepted last year, and have been rejected this year. I'm not bitter- there's always next year!
If it was first come, first served, the servers would probably crash on the day of sale, and people who had to work or were away would moan because they couldn't get online at the relevant time.
This year will be the third time the event has taken place. I didn't enter the first year as it clashed with a family holiday. I applied and was accepted last year, and have been rejected this year. I'm not bitter- there's always next year!
Dizeee said:
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?
I had my family with me so stayed at the Ramada next door to Excel, handy for the Saturday nonsense but not cheap exactly...http://www.booking.com/hotel/gb/ramadahotelandsuit...
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They didn't moan about bikes in rooms before or after the event, it was a nice short ride to the start and not far back at the end... also the idea to-from distance for me to score a Century for the day despite the event being 14miles shorter due to the weather last year :-)
I didn't ask about a 5:30am breakfast, took a couple of bananas and a sandwich to eat at Stratford while waiting to start, my stomach wasn't keen on early pre-event food anyway.
I got a know, wife got a yes. She's terrified now as she has ridden less than 40 miles in one go to date!
I'm considering a charity place to keep her company.
Ballots are always painful, what irritates me is people who enter the ballot with no real intention of following through and inevitably are successful in gaining a place which is then wasted.
Really flaky girl in our running club was successful in the London Marathon Ballot for this year, only to announce proudly on Facebook shortly afterwards she was giving up running to 'follow her dream' of becoming a bodybuilder. She's nearly 50 years old. Pi55 was boiling at that one.
I'm considering a charity place to keep her company.
Ballots are always painful, what irritates me is people who enter the ballot with no real intention of following through and inevitably are successful in gaining a place which is then wasted.
Really flaky girl in our running club was successful in the London Marathon Ballot for this year, only to announce proudly on Facebook shortly afterwards she was giving up running to 'follow her dream' of becoming a bodybuilder. She's nearly 50 years old. Pi55 was boiling at that one.
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