Rules for Riding Santa Rosa Cycling Club Brevets

These regulations will be adhered to strictly throughout the brevets. Explicit rules are published by Randonneurs USA. Be sure to read this page and the RUSA Rules for Riders before you enter one of our events.

1. Each rider is considered to be on a private excursion and remains solely responsible for any accidents in which he or she may be involved. All brevets will take place regardless of weather conditions. These brevets may or not have motorized support. Therefore, no responsibility can be accepted for riders becoming lost or stranded on the course. If you decide to abandon the brevet, the responsibility for getting back to the Start/Finish will be yours.



2. Riders must wear an ANSI or Snell approved helmet while cycling, and must obey city, county and state laws.
   
   
3. The time allotted for arrival at each control is absolute and measured from the official start time. Any rider leaving the event's route must re-enter the route from the same place they left it unless this is caused by unforseen road closures by local authorities. Any participant observed taking a shortcut from the event route will be disqualified.



4. Personal support vehicles are not permitted to follow the rider under any circumstances and getting assistance from a personal support vehicle at any point other than at an official control location is cause for disqualification.
   
   
5. The rider is responsible for presenting his or her control card at each control for the official mark, signature and control time.



6. Any type of human powered vehicle is permitted so long as it is propelled solely by human muscular effort.



7. At any time between sunset and sunrise on any event, each cycle must have at least two securely mounted non-blinking lights: a front light with clear lens and a rear light with red lens. Each must be sufficiently bright to be seen by traffic approaching from the front or rear, in accordance with the State Highway Code. (More than one headlamp and tail lamp are strongly recommended in case the primary one should fail, and for additional visibility to motorists.) A reflective vest, Sam Browne belt, or sash upon the rider's torso is also required. Reflective ankle bands are strongly recommended. Additional reflective material upon the rider and machine is highly recommended, as are white jerseys or jackets for best visibility at night. Spare headlamp bulbs (or backup lights) are required. Riding without adequate lights and reflectors between sunset and sunrise is cause for disqualification. Any entrant found to be ticketed by police authorities for riding without lights will be disqualified from the event. Riders without evidence of adequate lights and reflectors will not be permitted to start brevets longer than 200 kilometers.



8. All riders may be required to submit their machines and night-riding equipment for inspection by an official before or during a brevet as directed.



9. Entrants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent during the entire ride; should the parent be forced to abandon the ride, then the minor child must stay with the parent.