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  • February 8, 2017 at 7:27 pm #26759
    BrokenBootneck

    Applied every year not got in once bloody gutted. Can’t ask people to sponsor me for something I do for fun.  Anyone else been unsuccessful five years in a row?

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  • February 9, 2017 at 10:45 am #886641
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    arfa

    For those who seem to be
    For those who seem to be serially let down by the application process and want to maximise their chances of a place, have a think about your estimated time and then look here,

    http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Bell+distribution

    In simple terms, the closer your estimated time to the average time, the greater the likelihood of rejection on a truly random basis (as there’s numerically more people in your cohort).
    Or in other words, estimate a really fast time (and get fit) or a really slow time. Good luck next time

    February 9, 2017 at 10:43 am #886639
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    Dnnnnnn
    Danger Dicko wrote:
    http://singletrackworld.com/columns/2016/10/11-ways-to-annoy-an-event-organiser/

    I’ll just leave this here for the “I’m not paying to ride roads I can do for free” crowd.

    That was a good read, and makes you sympathetic to organisers!

    Thing with Ride London,  though, is that many of us are happy to pay – they just won’t take our money (for understandable reasons) year after year.

    So the 4am idea… and riding the course ahead of time wasn’t mentioned in the article…devil

    February 9, 2017 at 10:37 am #886637
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    PaulBox
    dottigirl wrote:
    I’m saying this knowing people who’ve applied every year and never got in.

    And others who’ve got in every, single year.

    Maybe they’re just unlucky, but if you’ve been rejected three or more years in a row, should there not be a mechanism where you get in automatically the next time? 

    This is my favourite argument, “there’s something wrong with the completely random ballot because I never get in, so maybe they should make it more fixed…”

    PS. I haven’t heard yet this year, done it three times, first for charity, second I got in the ballot, third was a team place through my club.

    February 9, 2017 at 10:36 am #886635
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    Anonymous

    3rd year of trying! 3rd time

    3rd year of trying! 3rd time of failing! Have a mate who has got a place 4 times in the last 4 years!? Go figure! Will not be trying again! Didn’t even open the magazine. That went straight in the bin! Don’t need the pressure of a charity place with a sponsorship target so will do my own thing here in Ireland this year! 

    February 9, 2017 at 10:28 am #886633
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    arckuk

    After being refused a number

    After being refused a number of times, then getting in last year and not being able to do it due to family holiday commitments, I deferred to this year. Realised again that we’re going to be on holiday that week, so didn’t bother taking up the deferred option. I’ve done 80+ miles of the route from and to Hammersmith and Putney a number of times over the years (not on the day), but am still intrigued to see what kind of time i could manage on closed roads. Maybe next year…

    I also feel strange about asking people to sponsor me to do something that that I want to do for my own personal enjoyment, and think that it would be good if there was a way to prioritise the riders who have applied and been unlucky a number of times.

    February 9, 2017 at 10:20 am #886631
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    peted76

    Zero for three for me and

    Zero for three for me and annoyed once again by the waste of energy, time and money just to be told ‘no, but hey you can still ride for free by asking your friends, family and work to pay for your hobby!’ It’s the cynical side of me which ‘resents’ these charities getting funds from normal folk, knowing they will be spending so much money on ‘fundraising’ like this.. makes me raise the age old question of how much from every pound actually goes to those in need..

    February 9, 2017 at 9:33 am #886629
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    davel

    I have absolutely nothing to

    I have absolutely nothing to contribute on Ride London, but a few people struggling with statistics and probability here might want to google ‘insensitivity to sample size’.

    February 9, 2017 at 9:03 am #886627
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    Danger Dicko

    http://singletrackworld.com

    http://singletrackworld.com/columns/2016/10/11-ways-to-annoy-an-event-organiser/

    I’ll just leave this here for the “I’m not paying to ride roads I can do for free” crowd.

    February 9, 2017 at 9:01 am #886625
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    Danger Dicko

    I’m in. I’m riding it for

    I’m in. I’m riding it for charity.

    As this year is 20 years since my dad died of a heart attack I’m raising money for the British Heart Foundation.

    I’d ask for people to sponsorship on here but it would probably elicit unwanted responses.

    February 9, 2017 at 4:47 am #886623
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    tritecommentbot

    CXR94Di2 wrote:

    CXR94Di2 wrote:
    I know a number of London based riders who start at 4 am when the roads are closed for free!

     

    This sounds class actually. Sun rises at 5.18m too. 

     

    February 9, 2017 at 1:36 am #886621
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    Redvee

    100% for Ride London for me,

    100% for Ride London for me, I’ve missed out on every one so far.

    February 9, 2017 at 12:52 am #886619
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    Judge dreadful

    The ballot system is

    The ballot system is completely random. I know this, because I’ve got in for the previous 3 years, and in one of those years, I got both magazines, so I simultaneously got in, and didn’t get in.. I got the commiserations magazine this year, I’ve done it a few times before, so I’m not that bothered. The riding standards were so poor last year, I’m counting my blessings that I made it round in one piece, to be fair.

    February 8, 2017 at 11:48 pm #886617
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    dottigirl
    kevvjj wrote:
    dottigirl wrote:
    I agree – I think there’s something wrong with the ballot. However it’s worked out, it’s not random, not at all. 

    I guess it depends on your perspective.

    Last year (and previous years): “I didn’t get in… again. Must be a flawed ballot”

    This year: “I got in. Nothing wrong with the ballot process at all”

    I’m saying this knowing people who’ve applied every year and never got in.

    And others who’ve got in every, single year.

    Maybe they’re just unlucky, but if you’ve been rejected three or more years in a row, should there not be a mechanism where you get in automatically the next time? 

    (I’m not interested in doing it myself – this is from feedback from 100s of club members and friends.)

    February 8, 2017 at 11:09 pm #886615
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    Anonymous

    dottigirl wrote:

    dottigirl wrote:
    I agree – I think there’s something wrong with the ballot. However it’s worked out, it’s not random, not at all. 

     

    I guess it depends on your perspective.

    Last year (and previous years): “I didn’t get in… again. Must be a flawed ballot”

    This year: “I got in. Nothing wrong with the ballot process at all”

    February 8, 2017 at 10:54 pm #886613
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    dottigirl

    I agree – I think there’s

    I agree – I think there’s something wrong with the ballot. However it’s worked out, it’s not random, not at all. 

    If you’ve been rejected, at least you get to see my epic ‘contemplative cow’ shot though, hey?

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