ACP-Sanctioned Brevets

When processing is complete, you will need to annotate each rider’s certification number on his/her brevet card. Traditionally you apply an ACP sticker to the card. (You can also write the number on the card yourself.) You have three sticker options. The Brevet Coordinator can: [12/2017]

1. mail you the actual stickers - these used to come from the ACP in France, but now the RUSA Brevet Coordinator produces them;
2. email you a PDF file with the sticker images (sized to Avery 5360 label size, roughly 1½" by 27/8");
3. email you a CSV (comma-separated text file) for you to produce your own stickers – you can size and format these yourself, or use Jake Kassen’s Card-O-Matic tool, which sizes the stickers for Avery 22806 labels.

To select or change which option, email the Brevet Coordinator. If you don’t select an option, physical stickers will be sent to you. The Brevet Coordinator may also publish an annual survey to give you the opportunity to select an option.

The sticker data includes the certificate number (“Brevet No”), rider name, date and distance of event, plus image of the ACP seal, signature, etc. (for the physical stickers and PDF).

RUSA will mail you a homologation (summary sheet) and numbered brevet stickers for each of your ACP events. The ACP’s homologation sequence is in the order in which we send results to them: as of 2009, this is alphabetically by rider.

Separate and affix the appropriate brevet sticker on each control card. It is important that you, rather than your riders, perform this step since a control card does not become official until it has the sticker affixed.

Return or mail control cards to riders. Most RBAs return cards at the end of their season or year.  This mailing is also a chance to (1) recognize the accomplishments of your riders as a whole and (2) promote your next season and remind riders of the diverse goals they may want to strive for - SR, R-12, Distance, etc.

ACP-Sanctioned Flèches

You will receive a paper (card stock) flèche certificate for each rider, typically in September or October. There are no medals for flèches outside France. Most RBAs send the certificates to each Team Captain (who sent in the team's entry) for distribution to each rider, but RBAs can send them directly to the riders if that is preferred.

RUSA-sanctioned Events

There are no stickers or distance-specific medals for RUSA-sanctioned events. Brevet, populaire, arrow, and dart numbers are assigned during the results submission process. You may write the number directly on the control cards before returning them to riders.  Or you can make your own labels - see below.

Making Your Own Labels for RUSA-Sanctioned Events

[11/2009]

Some RBAs produce stickers with the rider name, certificate number, event data, etc., which they produce using mail-merge from the tabular output from RUSA results processing.  This can actually be less work and less error prone for you, and look more impressive, too.  Multiple events can be aggregated into a larger batch of labels to make things more efficient, and cut down on wasted labels.

Here’s a sample procedure:

1. Copy the tabular output from your browser window.

2. (a) Paste into a spreadsheet.  (b) Add columns for any other data you want to show up on your stickers, such as Event and Date.

3. Use the merge facility in a program such as Microsoft Word to create a label document.  The merge template can include “Randonneurs USA” and the RUSA logo, as in this example.

4. Print on label stock. 

Voilà!