For anyone wondering, 5,872 people have now reserved a bike check spot, out of 6,660 available slots and 7,625 pre-entries. That’s up from 5,031 on Monday afternoon.
Quote from: grams on 19 June, 2019, 04:38:26 pmFor anyone wondering, 5,872 people have now reserved a bike check spot, out of 6,660 available slots and 7,625 pre-entries. That’s up from 5,031 on Monday afternoon.Is this something that must be done by the deadline tomorrow? 800 spaces left in the final day seems surprising.
The ACP Homologatiion numbers for all the AUK qualifying rides, up to and including last weekend, are now posted on the website.
Audax UK (specifically its massive matrix of volunteers) shines.
6,131 seem to have converted their pre-registration to registrations (or at least, booked bike checks). So around 1,500 lost deposits assuming it's closed now.
Or me, i know of a few auk who got a place then didn't bother riding there bikes!! Same old story really.
If you've ever found yourself thinking, "What have I been doing with my life?" or stressing about that list of goals you still haven't accomplished, then you've probably experienced Torschlusspanik. The word describes the fear, usually as one gets older, that time is running out and important opportunities are slipping away.Torschlusspanik is a combination of three German words, and literally translated means "gate-shut-panic." Apparently the term dates back to the Middle Ages in reference to the panic medieval peasants might have experienced as they rushed to make it back inside the city gates before they closed at nightfall. Being left outside the protective walls would have meant being exposed to the cold, wild animals and perhaps robbers.These days though, the definition of Torschlusspanik is more metaphorical, and is far more likely to be triggered by the effects of a mid-life crisis, or the tick-tock of a biological clock.
I wonder how many people did an SR without a prequalifier?
Quote from: Exit Stage Left on 23 June, 2019, 09:36:09 pmI wonder how many people did an SR without a prequalifier?Perhaps not many, I got the email from ACP now 11 hours ago and the newly released places haven't been flying off the shelves yet, maybe half dozen in that time, getting too close perhaps other than for European (including UK) riders to get themselves organised, a lot of the non pre-qualifiers probably abandoned their SRs when it was announced a couple of months back that there would be no additional places for non pre-qualifiers? I hope it doesn't impact the financial viability of this PBP. I think they were expecting 500 drop-outs but 1500 is a bit of a surprise.Date Time limit Remaining places18/08 80h00 12718/08 90h00 63319/08 84h00 243
when it was announced a couple of months back that there would be no additional places for non pre-qualifiers?
Around 140 UK pre-registrants (let's be very safe and just say "well over 100") either won't enter or won't make it to the start.
Quote from: LateStarter on 24 June, 2019, 06:58:48 amwhen it was announced a couple of months back that there would be no additional places for non pre-qualifiers? Did they ever announce that? I know a lot of people assumed it when they announced the pre-qualifier slots were full, but I don't think they ever stated it definitely wouldn't be reopening in June.