Road Cycling Essentials
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I thought I'd just wait now as I expect the magazine will arrive tomorrow, keep the suspense going a little longer.
On the website though it now says the following:
"The ballot was drawn randomly utilising the answers provided by registrants on their entry forms. It was weighted for Health and Safety purposes to help the maximum number of people get safely around the route within the nine-hour time limit."
I've got a feeling my chance has been lessened, as many of the questions were things like:
- Whether you are a member of a Cycling Club.
- How many Sportives you have completed.
- If you are a member of British Cycling.
Presumably they have drawn people who have got a tick next to all of the above.
I suppose it makes sense, as for such a huge event, the number of accidents would go up significantly if its typical of some other events where people are giving it a go, despite not really having much experience on a bike. Plus its interesting that the route is pretty much identical to the Classic, so I wonder how its going to pan out with clearing people from the course.
On the website though it now says the following:
"The ballot was drawn randomly utilising the answers provided by registrants on their entry forms. It was weighted for Health and Safety purposes to help the maximum number of people get safely around the route within the nine-hour time limit."
I've got a feeling my chance has been lessened, as many of the questions were things like:
- Whether you are a member of a Cycling Club.
- How many Sportives you have completed.
- If you are a member of British Cycling.
Presumably they have drawn people who have got a tick next to all of the above.
I suppose it makes sense, as for such a huge event, the number of accidents would go up significantly if its typical of some other events where people are giving it a go, despite not really having much experience on a bike. Plus its interesting that the route is pretty much identical to the Classic, so I wonder how its going to pan out with clearing people from the course.
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Didn't enter, but I hope to be swimming 2.4 miles, and then riding 112 miles, followed by a marathon that day, so its no big deal 
Bloody bike knows I'm replacing parts. After all that WTFing about my 'worn out' chain that seemed fine it's now decided to start skipping on my way home. I've already ordered a new one but still, I thought I could ride out the rest of rainy Feb before sticking it on...
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Ooh, looks like I'm in for the London 100 - must have been lucky!
It's hard to know.
Back when it was announced, they had more information on charity places, such as how much it costs per number of places for a charity. That information is gone now and I can't remember the breakdown.
There are 48 charities listed on the website, with the large ones listed near the top likely having the most places:
http://www.prudentialridelondon.co....l_RideLondon-Surrey_100___Charity_Listing.htm
Then of course there are many smaller charities who will have paid for places, but these aren't going to be listed on the website as they likely already filled their places.
Given that they have billed it as similar to the London Marathon, I would think at least a quarter must be charity places, possibly more.
might be the hub?
The hub's fine. I checked it all over when I (pointlessly) stripped it all down to clean everything. The chain's just stupidly stretched. 3000ish miles including a fair few hills must have just been too much. The new chain & cassette will probably be here tomorrow anyway so it's all good.
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[Damien];23716143 said:
I replaced the chain and casette on my commuter thinking they must be worn as it was jumping gears whenever I gave it the beans. Yes the chain had stretched a fair bit and was pretty worn as was the casette, but replacing them didn't fix it, turned out I needed new gear cables and casings as they were all gunked up, worn and stretched.
Me too. I think they saw it was my birthday today and decide to give me a present
Happy Birthday!
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