How much?????????

[wintonbina]

'They must have more money than sense!' I cannot believe how much they are charging for this: www.rideacrossbritain.com.

I charged the guys on our ride £300 each(and to raise as much as they could for the foundation) and we didn't lose out on costs (we got the back up vans donated) so that covered accomodation & fuel.

Do it yourselves guys it's more satisfying trying to collate it all!!! Honestly Tony

 

[Moodyman]

I looked at this last year and my eyes also watered at the price.

 

[rich p]

Yeah, sneer all you like, but these selfless people provide powerful hot showers, not just any hot showers. Not satisfied with that they also provide loos as well

Title sponsors, Deloitte, complete bankers.

 

[Rebel Ian]

So they have managed to enlist a dozen or more sponsors and still can't do it for less than "only" £1740 . Someone is making a lot of profit out of that!! We did LEJoG on a fraction of that staying in some nice accommodation.

 

[snorri]

'They must have more money than sense!'

£1740 is not so much if you want to be pampered for nine days in the 21st century.

 

[psmiffy]

I think it is fair play - if thats is what people want and they can afford it - there is obviously a market for it - but ultimate cycling experience ??

 

[srw]

It's essentially a nine-day sportive (signed routes, sag wagon, technical support, timing), plus training advice in advance, plus support cyclists, plus all food and accommodation and baggage transfer. It's not my idea of a good time, but it's similar in price to many all-inclusive holidays.

 

[MacB]

It's essentially a nine-day sportive (signed routes, sag wagon, technical support, timing), plus training advice in advance, plus support cyclists, plus all food and accommodation and baggage transfer. It's not my idea of a good time, but it's similar in price to many all-inclusive holidays.

Don't forget the slatherings of flattery from the support staff to which a healthy tip is the correct response.

 

[wintonbina]

It's essentially a nine-day sportive (signed routes, sag wagon, technical support, timing), plus training advice in advance, plus support cyclists, plus all food and accommodation and baggage transfer. It's not my idea of a good time, but it's similar in price to many all-inclusive holidays.

Its exactly what we supplied for our ride/climb but I stopped at supplying free beer!

 

[Kirstie]

I love it how the presence of a loo becomes a selling point...

 

[benb]

Don't forget the slatherings of flattery from the support staff to which a healthy tip is the correct response.

What if your tip is a bit sore?

 

[TheDoctor]

I spent less than that per day on a weekend cycling, travelling on Eurostar and staying in Champagne.
And getting completely spannered each night.

 

[dellzeqq]

I love it how the presence of a loo becomes a selling point...

it's the thing I get most complaints about. There's not a vast amount one can do about the absence of public toilets on night rides, but we did pay for local authorities to open up toilets for the charity ride, and we did hire portaloos for the start

 

[steve52]

i did it on me own got a mate to drop me off then pick me up with my van fuel 250 pub diners camping eek how much b&b eek seemed to be slumming but still spent a tolal £ 700, so next time its eith stealth camping or luxury for me and they have to make a profit too so its not so much really

 

[Norm]

A couple of friends (neither bankers) did it last year, and they both loved it. However, I can see that riding a LEJoG in that sort of large and organised group would be a very different experience to the sort of thing that Rebel Ian and others managed.

However, I don't think different means, necessarily, better or worse, just different. Some will prefer it, some will hate it.