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Just read on another forum the tip to put yourself down as a foreigner since part of the event remit is to promote tourism. An Aussie couple (who live in London) said they used their Aus address and had got a place every single year. That was backed up by a guy who lives in Luxembourg (but works every other week in London) who said he'd had the same.
Guess next year there'll be a spike in the number of entries from continental Europe. 😉
Yeah I've read that about nationalities too. And women. Harder to blag that one.
I've put a fast time every year and it's made no difference!
Well hello Nickola..
Might be a problem when you collect your number and goody bag
But shirly anyone can with the correct paperwork as I dont recall them needing photo ID
Haha, yeah maybe next year I'll give it a go! sign in with my helmet and sunglasses on, maybe it'll work!
Being French is probably easier!
Oui
Mon ami habité Geneva , avec mon Francais nom de famille = sorted!
Out again, 100% fail rate over the past few years. Considering going for a charity place this year but I kind of feel bad about asking my friends for money for something I'd like to do for fun anyway.
Yep that's always my issue. It's something I want to do for fun, it's not a challenge, I feel cheeky asking for sponsorship.
Re the fundraising, what happens if you don't meet the minimum pledge? I mean, I've just seen an advert on my Facebook for a charity place, you pay £10 and pledge to raise a minimum of £450. But presumably they have no way of forcing that? Fundraising could conceivably continue for a while after the event so if it got to the day and you'd only got £100, you could always claim post-event fundraising as well.
Ethically, I'd consider it very wrong to play the game like that - get an entry then just not raise anything (or not meet the minimum) but surely it happens?
As njee20 says ^^ no-one is going to sponsor me to ride 100 miles as it's not exactly a challenge for me, it's just a fun day out.
5/5 not in again. Bugger - was hoping to get in, but not sure I'll bother applying again. Over subscription and the inevitable crashes means I think I'm pretty much paying to stand on a hill in Surrey unless I get very lucky!!
Why do they even bother with the mag, post and sheer waste of it all - an email with a PDF copy of the mag .....
Good point.
that plus the charity places are total BS if you understand how they work, I would be too embarrassed to ask anyone to contribute. Like those numptys who try to get you to pay for their "charity" trekking holiday in the Himalayas.Considering going for a charity place this year but I kind of feel bad about asking my friends for money for something I'd like to do for fun anyway.
I'm guessing it's because a 'commiserations' email would go straight in the trash whereas the magazine has been sat there ever since goading me into doing it for charity 😀
I'm not though- I'm rubbish at fund raising.
It is a cracking event though. The sheer scale of it is mind blowing. One of my best days in 2016.
Just read on another forum the tip to put yourself down as a foreigner since part of the event remit is to promote tourism. An Aussie couple (who live in London) .......
I know which forum you're talking about
I failed again 5/5, but today I received confirmation of a place in the Brompton world champs. Unfortunately I'm now scheduled for a new hip at the start of July. Maybe next year.
that plus the charity places are total BS if you understand how they work,
Well, in 2015 I raised just over a grand for Shelter via a RideLondon charity place, and in 2016 did the same for Unicef. I assume that's cash they wouldn't have had if I hadn't done it, so it's all good, right?