How old is to old

[derrick]

Just tried to enter next years Prudential 100, have been told i am to old, i will be 67 next year. I could do that ride every day for a week, it's not like it's a hard ride. WTF.

 

[Randomnerd]

Is that Brut or Old Spice, squire?

 

[Heltor Chasca]

Ridiculous. An awesome Audax rider I met on the top of the Brecon Beacons was 83.

Ageism?

 

[jefmcg]

New rule. Following this I suspect.

Edit: though a quick Google indicates previous fatalities occurred to a 48, and 55 year old.

 

[twentysix by twentyfive]

Following this I suspect.

As the article says - par for the course.

 

[Venod]

This is very bad development, I am 66 and could get the bike out now and ride a much harder hillier 100, who is monitoring the suitability of all the younger less fit applicants?

Ride London is not my type of thing so I won't be entering, but I feel all the older girls and boys ought to be given the opportunity if so inclined, it smacks of ageism.

Edit. I can't see any upper age limit on the Ride London Site.

 

[Cycleops]

Just tag along anyway?

 

[jefmcg]

Just tag along anyway?

They keep the ballot open until there are 80,000 candidates for 20,000 places, so they will try to keep the roads only for those who have got in. Though I have joined the route briefly when I needed to go somewhere, and the Marshalls just shouted encouragement. Lol.

Lying about your age is a better approach.

As the article says - par for the course.

Which I agree with. I think they are lucky to average just one a year. And as I pointed out in my edit, younger men have also died.

Though now I look it up, it was a 67 year old last year, and a 69 year old this. I don't think it's H&S, I just think they want to reduce the risk of bad publicity, and think excluding older riders is the way to do it.

 

[Flying Dodo]

They don't ask for proof of age. Just saying...……….

 

[derrick]

Have just re entered and they have excepted my entry this time, The power of Cyclechat. or maybe a glytch on there web site.

 

[jefmcg]

Just tried to enter next years Prudential 100, have been told i am to old, i will be 67 next year.

Are you sure? I just registered (accidentally) using 1949 as my birth year l. I've now changed that to 1901 as you can't withdraw your entry. I don't want "him" getting a ballot place, as he doesn't exist.

Edit: obviously posted before I'd read the above

 

[GM]

Just tried to enter next years Prudential 100, have been told i am to old, i will be 67 next year. I could do that ride every day for a week, it's not like it's a hard ride. WTF.

I applied this morning with no problem and I'll be 70 next time.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

It's probably their insurance company making the rules

 

[classic33]

Have just re entered and they have excepted my entry this time, The power of Cyclechat. or maybe a glytch on there web site.

Bad publicity?

 

[SpokeyDokey]

Have just re entered and they have excepted my entry this time, The power of Cyclechat. or maybe a glytch on there web site.

Good result there. Have fun!