General Requirements for Advisory Route Permanent Events

Unless you are offering riders a free route, a written (turn by turn) route sheet suitable for navigation and identifying control locations should be provided, regardless of the means of obtaining proof of passage that will be used while riding the event. Where a route sheet or indeed a GPS track is supplied then the route needs to be assessed as still suitable at least every few years.  

Routesheets are useful because:

• you as the organiser need to think exactly about a junction and its priorities
• you can include additional information about road surfaces, hazards, shops, loos and even points of interest
• not all riders have the technology to use a GPX track

Even in the case of offering a free route you must ensure that there is at least one rideable route that takes you through all the controls in order.  

Control locations should ensure that the minimum event distance is covered by visiting each control in turn and collecting proof of passage.

Control locations should be sufficient, and with suitable facilities available to provide for riders’ refreshment and an opportunity for rest (typically at not more than 100km intervals)

Category 1 – Advisory Route Permanent Events

In addition to the general requirements above riders will be issued with a brevet card.

If a rider finds that for any reason the expected means of obtaining proof of passage is not available at the time of arrival at a control location, date and time stamped photographic evidence showing the rider’s bicycle at the control location may be submitted instead. Photographs are not acceptable as proof of passage at start and finish control locations.

Organisers of these events may also apply to AUK to have these events made available for proof of passage to be obtained by means of a recorded GPS track or by the use of the e-brevet phone app at control locations

Category 2 – Advisory Route Permanent Events (Validation by GPS track or by E-Brevet as proof of passage only)

In addition to the general requirements above riders will be issued with a GPS track of the route.

Proof of passage for these events may only be obtained by means of a recorded GPS track or by the use of the e-brevet phone app at control locations.

Category 3 – Mandatory Route Permanent Events (Validation by GPS track proof of passage only)

A written (turn by turn) route sheet suitable for navigation and identifying control locations should be provided.

Control locations should be sufficient, and with suitable facilities available to provide for riders’ refreshment and an opportunity for rest (typically at not more than 100km intervals.

Proof of passage for these events may only be obtained by means of a recorded GPS track.