RideLondon-Surrey 100 (2016) Anyone?

[Dogtrousers]

Today I got an email from Prudential, nearly a week after getting the commiserations mag in the post. It begins: "We regret to advise you blah blah blah".

But wait! An hour later I received another email, entitled "Ballot results - Correction". Excitedly, I opened it. It begins, in red, "Please ignore the incorrect email sent to you earlier today. This was due to a system error. Our apologies. Please see your correct ballot result below."

This is looking good. I must be in after all. I read on ....

It continues "We regret to advise you ... blah blah blah"

Bugger.

In one email I donated my fee. In the other, I didn't. Parallel universes.

 

[Louch]

Correction email received.

 

[srw]

I've got a rejection email today. I think I entered the Brommie race with my work email address, and @rvw entered from her work email address. We'll find out when we get home.

 

[sleaver]

Yup, Now they are sending emails promising shirts to people who haven't paid, I am going to assume the buggy registration page was done in error.

Your assumption was an error as RideLondon admitted to errors with the emails being sent

Didn't you say you was going to unsubscribe to this thread when the results were out

 

[jefmcg]

Your assumption was an error as RideLondon admitted to errors with the emails being sent

I assumed the emails were sent in error. Thus, rather than assuming they are both error-prone and corrupt, I applied Occam's razor and decided a slapdash culture had produced the buggy web page and the mistaken emails.

refs: Dear Rich Bastard

Edit: and feel free to put me on ignore.

 

[Dogtrousers]

It's slightly odd, isn't it, that they can get (correct) postal mailings out several days before (ballsed-up) emails.

And they can't spell "brake"

And they failed to chose me! A rider who would enhance their event like no other.

What a bunch of nitwits.

 

[StuAff]

It's slightly odd, isn't it, that they can get (correct) postal mailings out several days before (ballsed-up) emails.

And they can't spell "brake"

And they failed to chose me! A rider who would enhance their event like no other.

What a bunch of nitwits.

^That. Though, frankly, I object more to the way they run the ballot. If you get picked and you want to ride for charity, fair enough. But I do not think they should then turn around and try and flog the rejected people a charity place, and then turn them down from actually riding because they haven't raised enough...(I wouldn't). I don't think they should have guaranteed charity places at all. Do any of the charity places that don't get used go back in the pot?

 

[Easytigeress]

Hi all, newbie here. Sorry for the duplicate request but was wondering where I could find info on the "no min sponsorship" charity places? I didn't get in the ballot

Thanks.

 

[sleaver]

and then turn them down from actually riding because they haven't raised enough...

Charities don't stop you from actually riding if you haven't raised enough. They just chase you afterwards. Then chase you some more and then.........well, you've guessed it

 

[Dogtrousers]

Charities don't stop you from actually riding if you haven't raised enough. They just chase you afterwards. Then chase you some more and then.........well, you've guessed it

And then what?

Do they ... Make you feel a bit guilty???? The horror.

 

[sleaver]

And then what?

Do they ... Make you feel a bit guilty???? The horror.

Yeah, they do try and play the guilt card. As one said to me, they are also less likely to give you a place in the future.

They don't stop you riding though and that is the initial comment I was replying too.

 

[mjr]

Hi all, newbie here. Sorry for the duplicate request but was wondering where I could find info on the "no min sponsorship" charity places? I didn't get in the ballot

Thanks.

I think this may be the only one posted so far this year:

There will be a charity or two that don't have a minimum sponsorship level. Last year I did it for the Spinal Injuries Assoc who had no minimum donation. I raised about £250 which is about the max I can ever raise for some reason!

 

[Dogtrousers]

I did a very very quick search, before I decided against the idea. The lowest I saw was a charity called Revitalise.org.uk which does short breaks for disabled people and carers who had a £300 minimum. I have no connection with then other than having looked at their website.

 

[Nomadski]

^That. Though, frankly, I object more to the way they run the ballot. If you get picked and you want to ride for charity, fair enough. But I do not think they should then turn around and try and flog the rejected people a charity place, and then turn them down from actually riding because they haven't raised enough...(I wouldn't). I don't think they should have guaranteed charity places at all. Do any of the charity places that don't get used go back in the pot?

Some may want a second opportunity to take part, if you see it as flogging, fair doos, don't do it, but for some it's a chance to do something cool for more than one reason, like it was for me in 2013.

If there were no charity places, this event would not go ahead, period.

 

[EltonFrog]

I think the ballot should replaced with a first come first served registration, like they do for the New York Five Boro's ride and the Cape Argus in South Africa. The riders that really want to ride make sure they're on the site to register when it opens.