If you took part in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 last month and fancy having another crack next year, or feel inspired by TV coverage to give it a go for the first time, online registration is now open for 2017.
Returning for a fifth year, next year’s event takes place on Sunday 30 July, with organisers saying that the precise route will be confirmed after they have conducted a review of the latest edition.
Online registration can be done at www.PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk, with the system remaining open until 80,000 people have registered or until Friday 6 January 2017, whichever happens first. The entry fee remains £58.
Registration for the shorter Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46, which made its debut this year, will open on 1 March 2017.
A new feature introduced for 2017 builds on the recent Fixing Dad documentary made by Anthony and Ian Whitington as they persuaded their “extremely stubborn” 63-year-old father Geoff, diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, to completely overhaul his lifestyle.
> ‘Fixing Dad’ documentary tells how cycling saved this 20-stone diabetic’s life
Besides changing his diet, he also trained for and rode the 100-mile sportive last weekend, as did his two sons, and the family is now looking to help others in a similar position.
People entering the ballot for places next year will have the option of entering the 2017 Prudential RideLondon Fixing Challenge, and up to four will be selected to be advised by the Whitington family and a team of experts on issues such as diet and lifestyle.
They will also be featured on BBC Get Inspired as well as during the broadcaster’s coverage of next year’s event.
Anthony Whitington said: “In 2017, we could be Fixing Mum, Fixing Dad, Fixing your brother, sister, friend or Fixing you.
“We know how committing to a challenge like this can make a profound and permanent difference to your health and lifestyle and we would love to help other families achieve what our family has done.”
Event director Hugh Brasher commented: “Fixing Dad could be the story of millions of families in the UK today.
“It’s a very human and truly inspirational film with the laughter, tears and arguments of family life which we all know well.
“Poor eating habits and sedentary lifestyle are two of the root causes of the global obesity crisis. In the UK alone, diet-related type 2 diabetes causes hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and treating the condition places a huge burden on the NHS.
“The Fixing Challenge offers four families the chance to transform their lives with the help of the Whitington brothers and, on the way, will create more inspirational films to help other families. We are proud to support this,” he added.
10 thoughts on “Registration open for next year’s RideLondon-Surrey 100”
Loved this years, definitely
Loved this years, definitely up for 2017!
Registered for my fourth
Registered for my fourth rejection! Did the 46 in a good time, I’m hoping that might help my chances…
oceandweller wrote:
PaulBox wrote:
It’s not quite random, they weight it a bit to get a spread of genders and abilities for “health and safety reasons.” However I don’t think they factor in past rejections or successes. They really should do though!
The ride needs more people to accept they have had their turn and not enter after they have ridden it and less people who are doing the ride again and again instead of letting others have their chance.
pruaga wrote:
Lol, that sounds like a child in a playground crying that a big boy won’t get off the swing so they can have a go…
If you really want to do it you can, there are always charity places available. just means that you have to put yourself out a bit to raise some money.
I’ve done it three times now, first year was a charity place; second I scraped in through the ballot in the 1k additional places for people who donated their entry fees. This year I was going to do a charity place again (failed in the ballot), but was given (you still have to pay the entry price) a team place through my club. And guess what, I’ve just applied again!!!
PaulBox wrote:
I take your point, but if you’ve been sat on the swing for ages and there are other people waiting who want to have a go the nice thing to do is to not be selfish and let them have a turn. That’s what my parents taught me at the park when I was little anyway 😉
Yes, I could do a charity entry, but I have mixed feelings about collecting money from friends/family etc to pay my entry “fee” for something I want to do. Charities are given places by the organisers, which they then ‘sell’ to entrants in exchange for minimum sponsorships. The money does go to a good cause, but it’s not a selfless act.
Decided there was no way it
Decided there was no way it could be better than this year for me, find a different ride to do and let someone else have a ride London place.
wycombewheeler wrote:
Very generous, but if you don’t enter you don’t have a chance. What if you want to go again but loose out or they cancel the event.
@Mr PaulBox, I am glad to see they named part of the course after you.
Leviathan wrote:
Very generous, but if you don’t enter you don’t have a chance. What if you want to go again but loose out or they cancel the event.
@Mr PaulBox, I am glad to see they named part of the course after you.— wycombewheeler
as I say plenty of other interesting rides out there;
velothon
mount ventoux
whistler gran fondo
fred whitton
bryan chapman memorial
rome gran fondo
marmotte
and only some much time away from the family for cycling, There are people in my cycling club who have had a ballot place 3 times, and others who have been unlucky 3 times. I don’t think they will canecel the ride, any time. I’d be surprised if it’s not running in 2019 in case I get to the point where I would like to do it aagin, but if it is cancelled I can live with not riding it twice. At least I got to ride it once, with a reasonably early start time, in perfect whether, and no incidents on the way. If I was one of those caught up behind the crash and then diverted past leith hill due to missing the cut off I might well feel different and enter again, or if I had ridden in 2014 when the storm came through and missed out on the hills. In those cases I would have a sense of unfinished business.
I don’t think it sounds like
I don’t think it sounds like the whinges at all – it would be better for the event if new people did it – increase tourism, reduce racing etc.
And don’t get me started on charity places, nearly as bad as those high street charity muggers!