General Requirements for Advisory Route Permanent Events

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.

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.

Note 1
AAA points total should be approved by Ivan Cornell (AAA organiser) before submitting this form
[Ivan Cornell, 13 Maidenstone Hill, London, SE10 8SY
email: aaa@audax.uk ]

Note 2
Control locations should provide an opportunity for a stamp or receipt to be obtained at all times of the day or night when a rider might be expected to arrive there taking into account the event distance. Events should be able to start / finish from any of the route control locations or should state that they must be ridden from the designated start control

Note 3
Permanent event routes of 200km and above should not require Information Controls.
Not all Calendar event routes will be suitable as Permanent events without some relocation of controls or re-designing of the route.
Grimpeur events of less than 200km may include Information controls where they are necessary to maintain AAA integrity. 3 Questions and Answers should be provided for each and be used in rotation

See the box below this form for the generic AUK event risk assessment.
List below any additional particular hazards for this event and control measures used to mitigate them.
(e.g.
Hazard - Several cattlegrids on this route
Mitigation - General note included with route sheet and grid locations listed with distance on route sheet)

If there are no additional hazards, state "NONE"