Permanent Quick Reference

Last Modified: 28/09/2022

Permanent Ride Quick Reference

Developing and maintaining a Permanent Ride involves the following processes:

Responsibility: Ride Organiser

Get Access Permissions

For the Audax Australia website, Ride Organiser access permissions are needed
For RideWithGPS, Route Manager access permissions are needed.

To join RideWithGPS:

create a (free or paid) RideWithGPS account and then
click here to automatically join the Audax RideWithGPS Club.

To request access permissions:

Complete the Contact Us form: https://audax.org.au/knowledge-base/contact-us/, or
Email support@audax.org.au

Ride Rules

An understanding of the Audax Australia Ride Rules is required.

In particular:

Section 4.4 The Route Design
The different types of Permanent Brevets available as well as the rules for them.

BP	Brevet Permanent	Permanent Brevets in the style of BA Brevets. Registered with and homologated by Audax Australia.
BPD	Brevet Permanent Dirt	Permanent Brevets in the style of BD Brevets. Registered with and homologated by Audax Australia.
BPG	Brevet Permanent Gravel	Permanent Brevets in the style of BG Brevets. Registered with and homologated by Audax Australia.
BPR	Brevet Permanent RAID	Permanent RAIDs of minimum distance 300 km on mixed terrain, or 400 km on sealed roads. Intended to ride at a touring pace. Registered with and homologated by Audax Australia.
SR	Super Randonnée	Permanent Brevets of 600 km and over 10,000 metres of climbing. Registered with and homologated by ACP.

Table of Permanent Brevets

Responsibility: Ride Organiser
Approval by: Regional Permanents Administrator or Brevet Secretary

Process:

Find an existing route or build a route in the RideWithGPS Audax Club account. For guidance, refer to Building a Route.
Review the route to ensure it complies with the Ride Rules including:
- section 4.4 The Route Design and
- the rules for the selected brevet type in section 5
Email the route and ride name to the Regional Permanents Administrator or Brevet Secretary.
Upon review and compliance with the Ride Rules they will create a new record in Organise > Manage Permanents
The route should be ridden (preferred) or driven before or soon after the Permanent Ride is created
Login and go to Organise > Manage Permanents to complete the Permanent Ride details
Review the ride in Rides > Permanents Register to esure all information is correct.

Responsibility: Audax Member

Process:

Contact the Ride Organiser and request to ride their Permanent
Check with the road authority that the route is open for riding safely, ie: no seasonal road closures or closures due to roadworks
Go to Rides > Permanents Register and register for the Permanent Ride. An email will be sent confirming registration. A Brevet Card is attached to the email
Print the Brevet Card attached to the email or download and print it from Rides > My Rides
Complete the Permanent Ride in compliance with the Ride Rules including the recording of time and signatures at all controls on the Brevet Card
Go to Rides > My Rides and submit the Permanent Ride result. An email will be sent confirming submission to both the Rider and the Ride Organiser.

Responsibility: Ride Organiser (or Delegate Ride Organiser when the Rider is the Ride Organiser)

Process:

After the rider has submitted the Permanent Ride result, validate it:

Go to Organise > Process Permanent
Click the Update Status icon
If all attributes of the ride met the Ride Rules, select: ‘Brevet Verified by RO’,
else select ‘Did Not Start’ or ‘Did Not Finish’
If ‘Brevet Verified by RO’ is selected, add the Time Completed
Click ‘Update’

Responsibility: Regional Brevet Secretary

Process:

After the Ride Organiser has validated the Permanent Ride it requires homologation:

Go to Organise > Process Permanent
Click the Update Status icon
If all attributes of the ride met the Ride Rules, select: ‘Homologated’
Click ‘Update’. An email will be sent to the Rider confirming the homologation
Post the Medal and Homologation Sticker if they were requested.
To print the stickers and address labels, click the Labels icon

Responsibility: Ride Organiser

Process:

Over time, the route may be impacted by changes to:

road surface conditions,
road traffic patterns,
shop/cafe opening hours or food quality, and
other elements.

Maintain the Permanent Ride by adjusting the route and controls to overcome any negative impacts and take advantage of positive impacts.
Both the route in RideWithGPS and information in Organise > Manage Permanents need to be maintained.

Ask for feedback from riders about ways to improve the route.

If the Ride Organiser is no longer able to maintain the Permanent Ride it should be transferred to another Ride Organiser, or disabled.

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