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Ride London is once more offering British Cycling affiliated clubs the opportunity to apply for team entries into this event (Sunday 31 July 2016)

There is no restriction on how many teams one club can enter but all teams/team members must conform to the following;
-A team comprises four riders.
-Every rider in a team must be a current British Cycling member.
-Teams can comprise four men or four women or a mixed team of two men and two women.
-Riders who hold an Elite or Category 1 British Cycling Race Licence are not eligible to enter the Club Challenge.
-Riders who have already secured an individual place through the original entry ballot or a charity place are not eligible to enter the British Cycling Club Challenge.

The team entries for this open today and close at 17:00 on Friday 14 March so please express your interest by adding your name and details to the spreadsheet (link below).

Teams entered will be based on whoever gets on the spreadsheet first, however since we haven’t managed to field a female team for the last 2 years there may be a bit of rearranging if enough ladies show interest.

Ideally the club would like to enter at least 1 mens, 1 ladies and 1 mixed team.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1­Pl7YBeo4vY8pVoesNM1qXttbR1N7JsZuGnWLtBsd­vLg/edit

Gutted to have missed out. Looks like everyone was out. Did you manage a "wonderful heartwarming social occasion" in the end? :).

Jamie, As you know I am not out that often due to family commitments and am one of the slower guys in the fast group so I think sharing the route beforehand is a great idea and would take the stress out of the possibility of being dropped in no mans land. It may also not be too difficult to organise beforehand via fb or forum who is out and who fancies what speed and this be included in the FB weekly message. The idea of the fast group starting out together with an option to split could work well. Just needs the options to be discussed and possible leaders to be agreed upfront. Personally I enjoy the challenge of riding with the fast group and don't expect the group to wait (although you and others have kindly done so in the past) hence my recent purchase of a garmin :)
David, I am not sure 10miles is enough for people to decide which group to be in. Maintaining a fast pace over 10miles with fresh legs is not always the issue. It's maintaining that pace after 40 or so miles which catches people out (me included). That's why I think a clearer understanding of the expectations of the ride i.e who is happy to wait (fast social) and who doesn't (training ride) is a good idea and it still allows us to set off together and gives us slower guys a chance to improve and get faster. Therefore in summary I think we should start by :

1. Sharing a route, as per DV suggestions.
   
2. Based on who is out decide what speed/type of ride people want.
   Just doing this will help align people's expectations and hopefully avoid confusion while out. This can then be relayed to any new comers who want to join the fast group on the day.