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  • December 28, 2011 at 1:41 pm #14679
    joeegg

    Afer many years mountainbiking i’ve turned to road cycling and so far enjoying it.
    Friends of mine take part in sportives so i thought i’d give it a go next year.
    Looking at a couple of sportives in my area,the north east,i was amazed at the entry prices.One was £50 and the other £61.I know that other sportives are not these prices but does anyone actually think these sort of entry fees are reasonable.
    I’ll be sticking with the club rides next year !

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  • December 28, 2011 at 5:34 pm #659611
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    PeteH

    A question – anyone know how
    A question – anyone know how much it costs to ride the Etape?

    December 28, 2011 at 5:28 pm #659609
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    VecchioJo

    i’d happily pay to ride a
    i’d happily pay to ride a sportive on closed roads (assuming they stay closed, unlike the Etape Cymru this year) but to pay someone for the pleasure of riding open roads is something i’ll continue to avoid doing, especially as the prices are extortionate when compared to similar yet considerably better organised events on the Continent

    also i don’t mind pouring over a map to work out an enjoyable route, which is something you’re paying a sportive organiser to do for you if you can’t be bothered with that, a ‘trail-centre’ mentality for roadies if you will, although some of the routes they’ve chosen in areas i know well have left a lot to be desired, often using main roads where quieter roads run parallel

    bear in mind that a lot of sportive riders haven’t come up through, or don’t want to be a part of ‘club culture’ and don’t know how easy it is to go for a ride with other cyclists for free and spend a sportive entry fee on a huge amount of cake halfway round the ride

    December 28, 2011 at 5:06 pm #659607
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    joeegg

    Why pay £30 to £40 to ride on
    Why pay £30 to £40 to ride on open roads ?
    If 1000 riders pay £30 each then its 30K for a couple of feed stations and arrows on lamp posts,oh and a days hire of a community centre.
    Am i missing something here ?

    December 28, 2011 at 4:13 pm #659605
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    PeteH

    I’ve done some sportives
    I’ve done some sportives based around the New Forest through UK Cycling Events (.co.uk I think) and they generally cost in the mid-twenties.

    One cost more, but included the novelty of a return ferry trip (to the Isle of Wight), so tagging the ferry fare onto the cost seemed reasonable.

    These are on open roads, though. But £60 sounds like an awful lot to me…. I must admit I’d have to think twice about that. If the route sounded nice enough I’d probably try to get hold of a gpx file and ride it on my own another day.

    December 28, 2011 at 3:49 pm #659603
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    issacforce

    hi
    i do know the £61 sportive
    hi
    i do know the £61 sportive is in october and is run on closed roads,and is run by the same company that does the etape caledonia, which sold out in 2 weeks over 5000 cyclists entered it, including me,2nd time. the thing is you either pay it or you dont its your choice, but people pay 30 to 40 poud=nd to ride on open roads so £61 is not that bad to ride on trffic free roads, 😉

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