Please sponsor me – let's make it interesting

I’m doing the Velothon Wales on the 14th of June, and I thought about sponsorship, but then I remembered how everyone complains about sponsorship these days because it’s always a flat fee and never performance based.

So for my first time asking for sponsorship I thought I’d change that. Velothon Wales is a closed-road sportive, 140km long, through South Wales starting and finishing in Cardiff city centre. There’s 1,826m of climbing, which includes two Welsh classics – The Tumble, about halfway round, and the nice and steep Caerphilly Mountain near the end.

I think I can do it in under 5h30. I therefore suggest an amount (say 10p) per minute under 5h30. I don’t think it will take me that long of course, because we do want to collect some money after all, but I’m not going to tell you how long I think it’ll actually take. You’ll have to decide how fat and slow I am based on all my waffle and windbaggery on STW 🙂

I will sponsor myself for 20p/min, but I will also donate 50p for every minute I come in OVER 5h30 as a penalty.

The idea is that hopefully people will post on this thread with amounts, and then after the event I will admit my time and you can donate the actual cash on justgiving. You can of course donate any amount you want even if I don’t beat 5h30 because well, you know.. charity.

I have a spot tracker for any virtual spectators, and as long as it’s not too hot I’ll wear my Captain America outfit* for the benefit of any real spectators.

* for those who missed the Christmas gift thread this is real cycling gear printed like Captain America, not actual fancy dress. Sod that in June 🙂

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That’s the one. May get the short sleeved one if it’s a hot day, is a tenner on ebay I think. Comes with equally tight shorts instead of longs.

Can we sponsor JoeG to take that photo down 😛

It might be an idea to say who you are collecting for.

Forgot to add – collecting for Cancer Research UK, because, well, cancer.

Passat owner’s club.

Edit: Now I look like a bastard.

Lol 🙂

I was going to say OK, 10p per minute under the 5h30m but I have carefully examined the photo above and will up that to 20p 🙂

Email in profile should I miss the result being posted up, don’t be shy to give me a reminder.

Problem is (and full marks for imagination), but what happens if you don’t get under your target?

No money! (Edit: Aside from random acts of generosity after the event as mentioned, but where’s your motivation in that, needed when you want to die after 4 hours)

How about a flat amount, to be doubled if you get under 5:30?

Thanks, you’re the first 🙂

what happens if you don’t get under your target?

I’d hope that the players of this game would not be so stingy and just chuck in a fiver, a tenner, whatever anyway. This is just a bit of fun after all.

Passat owner’s club.

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I’m in. 10p per minute.

I’ll email you so you’ve got my details to claim your prize.

me too, 10p a minute seems a great target, well done Molly. 8)

30p a minute. Good luck. e-mail me if I forget to check the thread on completion

Thanks folks, I appreciate it.

Bump for evening…?

Yep. Count us in. 15p per minute.

edit- my email’s in my profile.

Just giving page:

https://www.justgiving.com/molgrips

Captain America short sleeved jersery hasn’t come 🙁

Five hours and five minutes? Pretty good time if I have the right one.

D’you know your time yet Mols?

Total time on Strava was 5.03.36. Curious what my moving time was, cos there was 5 or more minutes for stoppage, and getting in and out of the feed stations was time consuming too!

Ah, well done you. Times are hard but I’ll scrabble a fiver together.

http://www.velothon-wales.co.uk/en/results/2015-results/see-your-finish-time/
Put your name or number in and you’ll get your official time.

Ive paid up on your just giving page. You had better have been wearing some of that captain America gear or I want my money back 🙂

It was too hot for the long sleeved jersey, the short sleeved one didn’t turn up!

Well done, a good cause and worthy reason, donation made :D.

Tenner – but only if you post up a picture of you doing a wheelie in full captain america outfit

I’ll take one later if you like 🙂

Thanks folks 🙂

Bump for those that may have forgotten/missed the update.

Thanks BN.

Forgot to add – collecting for Cancer Research UK, because, well, cancer.

Count me in. I’m also thinking of challenges for next year, to as our family is likely to be -2 by the end of this. F~~~ing… hate… cancer…

Next up for me is Trans Cambrian way in a day.

Sorry I’ve been a bit slow to pay up, should all be sorted now.

Once everyone paid up can you please make that picture go away? 😯

Sorry I’ve been a bit slow to pay up, should all be sorted now.

probably waiting for the wheelie pics, were you ?

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Superhero can’t wheelie shocka! 🙂

OP, so 25 mins under at 30p (my commitment) is £7.50, that’s definitely not enough. Donated £25 with gift aid. Congrats.

I was at the memorial service on Monday for an ex boss who died at 57 from Cancer, horrible disease.

Ten squid donatificated.

Popped a tenner in, well done Molly 😀