BC Randonneurs Cycling Club

Permanents

Details of the Permanent Brevet Program

Benefits

  • Permanents may count towards earning a BC-12 Award, but will not count towards most other awards.
  • Permanents cannot be used to qualify for any ACP/RM events — PBP, Rocky Mt 1200, etc.

Approved routes:

  • Permanent routes are a minimum of 200 km.
  • A Permanent route can be any archived ACP or RM (Randonneur Mondiaux) sanctioned ride (brevet, fleche or trace) that has been officially designated a Permanent route (posted on the website in the Permanents Routes page) .
  • Members are encouraged to submit proposals for new Permanent routes. Members need to provide the Permanents Coordinator with a route sheet (with controls), and a digital map of the proposed route. New route submissions can expect as long as 10 days, for possible approval and processing. Approval for pre-existing routes will take five days.
  • Permanents can be cycled anywhere in the world. They can be pre-existing Permanent or ACP/RM sanctioned brevet routes recognized by, for example, Audax UK or Randonneurs USA. Permanents outside of BC can also be new routes designed following the same procedure as new routes within BC. (Details below). In every case the route must be approved by the BC Randonneurs Permanents Coordinator. To qualify for the BC-12 award, the majority of the Permanents and brevets must be cycled in BC (i.e. at least seven).

Events:

  • A Permanent is cycled according to the normal Audax Club Parisien (ACP) brevet rules — see the Rules.
  • Any BC Randonneurs club member can organize or ride a Permanent.
  • Permanents can be organized on any date, starting at any time, at the discretion of the member requesting to ride.
  • Any given Permanent route can be ridden more than once each year.
  • Existing permanent routes can be modified to start somewhere in the middle or to ride a route in reverse. This involves modifying the control card. See: Starting in the Middle & Reverse Direction Permanents.

Procedure:

  • An Event Participant Release (waiver) must be completed, signed and submitted to the Permanent Coordinator BEFORE the Permanent. (Details below). 
  • After the ride, completed and signed control cards must be submitted to the Permanents Coordinator. (Details below).
  • Any further questions and concerns should be addressed to the Permanents Coordinator.

Submitting a route as a permanent

Permanents can be created from scratch, or adapted from existing ACP/RM brevets (look for routes in the Database or Route Archives). Steps to create or adapt a route as a permanent include:

  1. For pre-existing (ACP brevet) routes: Submit a proposal to the Permanents Coordinator. The route will be given a Permanent number. Alterations to the route sheet and control card may be needed, so allow a little time. The route sheet and control card with its permanent number, will appear on the Permanents Routes page on the web site.
  2. For new routes: Submit a proposal with a route name, a route sheet (Excel template here), a control card (control card template) and a map of the route (Ride with GPS) to Permanents Coordinator. The missing piece of the puzzle is to insert the control opening and closing times. To get these figures go to the RUSA calculator. New routes will also appear on the Permanents Routes page.

Obtaining approval to ride a permanent

A member may request to ride any permanent on the Permanents Routes page.

An Event Participant Release (waiver) form, correctly completed, must be received by the Permanents Coordinator (Eric Fergusson) before the start of the ride, else the ride will not be recognized. Please note:

  • One permanent per release form, with the permanent name and number, and exact date of the ride.
  • Submission format must be PDF or JPEG, and clearly legible.
  • The form must be signed; electronic signatures are acceptable.

Submitting the form at least 24 hours before the ride will make it more likely that the Coordinator can confirm that the form has been properly completed. Also, the Coordinator may relay route and safety information from other riders.

After a Completed Permanent

Signed permanent control cards must be submitted to the Permanents Coordinator, preferably by e-mail — attach scans or photos of both sides of your control card.

Some riders submit reports to the newsletter when rides are eventful.