Rules for Unpaved Distance

These provisions cover rides whose assigned routes include unpaved distance, both in terms of credit for unpaved distance, and extra time allowance for finishing.

Unpaved Distance

  • An event's official unpaved distance is the unpaved distance of the route in the Routes Database at time results are submitted.
  • A permanent's official unpaved distance is the unpaved distance of the route in the Permanent Routes Database at time results are submitted.

Unpaved Distance Credit

Finishers accrue RUSA unpaved distance credit for all RUSA rides.

 Extra
Time? 
Ride Type Code(s)
No ACP-sanctioned brevets ACPB
No Randonneurs Mondiaux-sanctioned grand randonnées RM
No Audax (UAF-sanctioned) events UAFB and UAFJ
Opt.* RUSA-sanctioned brevets and populaires RUSAB and RUSAP
No SR600 Permanents (Provence Randonneurs sanctioned) ACPT
No Team Events (Flèches, Arrows, Darts, Dart Populaires) ACPF and RUSAF
Yes RUSA Permanents and Permanent Populaires RUSAT

* It's the RBA's option whether to allow extra time.

Extra Time Allowance

RUSA-sanctioned brevets and populaires (event types RUSAB and RUSAP, respectively) - at the RBA's option - and RUSA Permanents allow extra time to finish based on unpaved distance. 

​​​​​​​Extra time allowed to finish is based on the total official unpaved distance. Each unpaved kilometer adds 1 minute to the finish time cutoff. So a 200 km brevet with 50 km unpaved would allow 50 extra minutes to finish.