AWARD SCHEME REGULATIONS

 

1.    Eligibility. All applicants for Awards must be in full-time education and have not yet reached their 19th birthday.

 

2.    Fees and Qualifications. The fees and qualifications for Awards shall be as laid down in Appendix 'A' hereunder.

 

3.    Changes, etc. No regulation, fee or qualification shall be altered, rescinded or added to without referral to and the approval of the Executive Committee.

 

4.    Awards Secretary. An Awards Secretary shall be elected at the Annual General Meeting of the BSCA for the purpose of generally administering the Award Scheme under these Regulations.

 

5.    An applicant may be permitted to make more than one attempt at any award without payment of a further fee.

 

6.    Award Attempts

 

       (a)   All Award attempts shall be conducted under the 'BSCA' rules appropriate to their Section.

 

       (b)   All Award attempts must be solo rides, with the following exceptions:-

                 (i)       Preliminary Ride

                 (ii)       Bronze, Silver and Gold Standard Rides

                 (iii)       Tours

 

       (c)  Racing Awards may be applied for after an Award standard is achieved if an accurately completed Awards form is signed by an eligible Award Examiner [see Regulation 10 (iv)].

 

       (d)   All Award applications must be made on an official Award Scheme application form.

 

7.    At levels above the Preliminary, Award attempts may be made in any of the categories.

 

8.    Touring Section. In the Touring Section of the Award Scheme, if Youth Hostel bednights should prove to be an impracticable qualification for part of a tour, the Awards Secretary shall have discretionary power to accept other forms of overnight accommodation.

 

9.    Standard Rides. A standard ride is defined as an event conducted in compliance with Appendix 'C'.

 

10.   Award Examiners' Eligibility

 

       (a)   The following persons shall be eligible to conduct Award attempts and to vouch for the accuracy of the information supplied to the Awards Secretary:-

                 (i)    The  BSCA School  Correspondent (defined as the teacher at an affiliated school or comparable body through whom BSCA business is conducted).

 

                 (ii)       Any member of the BSCA Executive Committee.

 

                 (iii) Qualified Coaches under the Association of British Cycling Coaches.

 

                 (iv) Any timekeeper appointed by a cycling club affiliated to the British Cycling Federation or Road Time Trial Council.

 

                 (v)       Any other person approved by the Executive Committee.

 

11.   Higher Awards. An applicant shall ride separately for each Award. The achievement of a higher Award standard shall not entitle an applicant to claim a lower Award, even in the same category (e.g.. an applicant successfully completing a Silver tour or a Gold time trial may not also claim for a Bronze tour or the Silver and Bronze time trials). Such an applicant may, however, purchase the cloth strips for lower Awards.

 

12.   The Dunlop Trophy. The Dunlop Trophy will be awarded annually to the member-school which gains the greatest number of points under the Award Scheme during the course of a school year, which, for the purpose of the Trophy, will be considered to end on 31st August, so that Awards gained in the Touring Sections during the summer holidays may be counted in that year.

 

13.   Points for the Dunlop Trophy. The Association considers that some method of 'weighting' is required to give all member schools an equal chance. This weighting shall be according to the total number of pupils on school role according to DES Form 7, completed by the Head Teacher in January each year. It shall operate as follows: in schools of up to 500 pupils, the number of points shall be multiplied by 3 to gain their final school total. Schools of 501-1,000 shall multiply by 2. Schools of 1,001 and over shall maintain their total unaltered.

 

       One point shall be awarded for each Award, excluding All-Rounder Medallion Awards for gaining three Golds.

 

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APPENDIX 'A'   - Fees and Qualifications

PRELIMINARY: Fee £1.00 Award Certificate and cloth Badge.

 

1.    EITHER hold the Cycling Proficiency Award of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (which must be shown to the Examiner).

 

       OR Display to the Examiner a reasonable knowledge of the current Highway Code and traffic signs as they affect the cyclist.

 

2.    Pass in ANY ONE of the following sections:

       (a)   Ride with normal equipment in school or club run.

       (b)       Compete and finish in a competitive event.

       (c)       Complete a 400 metre ride on grass in less than 1 minute.

BRONZE: Fee £2.00. Award Certificate and cloth bar.

 

Pass in ANY ONE of the following sections:

 

(a)      Touring. Complete cycle tour(s) totalling three bednights

              (note Rule 8).

 

       (b)   Take part in and complete an Audax UK event in                   accordance with Appendix 'D' .

 

       (c)       Standard Ride. Complete the Standard Ride laid down in                   Appendix 'B' hereunder.

       (d)  Racing. Equal or beat the Bronze Standard time at one of the distances laid down in Appendix 'B' hereunder.

 

       (e)  Cyclo-Cross/Mountainbiking. Four events must be ridden, BSCA, BCCA and BMB events to count.

 

       (f)  Circuit Races/Track Events. Race and finish in 4 competitive events.

 

       (g)   BMX Racing. Race and complete 4 competitive events.

SILVER: Fee £2.00. Award Certificate and cloth bar.

 

Pass in ANY ONE of the following Sections:

 

       (a)  Touring. Complete a tour of at least five consecutive bednights, (Note Rule 8).

 

       (b)   Take part in and complete an Audax U.K. event in accordance with Appendix 'D'.

 

       (c)  Standard Ride. Complete the Standard Ride laid down in Appendix 'B' hereunder.

 

       (d)  Racing. Equal or beat the Silver Standard time at one of the distances laid down in Appendix 'B' hereunder.

 

       (e)  Cyclo-Cross/Mountainbiking. Ten events must be ridden with two placings in the first six.

 

       (f)  Circuit Race/Track Events. Race and finish in 8 further competitive events.

 

       (g)   BMX Racing. Ride 10 events, at least 5 at Regional level, with 2 placings in the first 6, at regional level.

 

GOLD: Fee £3.00 Award Certificate, cloth bar and medal.

Pass in ANY ONE of the following Sections:

       (a)  Touring. Complete a tour of at least eight consecutive bednights (but note Rule 8).

 

       (b)   Take part in and complete an Audax U.K. event in accordance with Appendix 'D'.

 

       (c)  Standard Ride. Complete the Standard Ride laid down in Appendix 'B' hereunder.

 

       (d)  Racing. Equal or beat the Gold Standard time at one of the distances laid down in Appendix 'B' hereunder.

 

       (e)  Cyclo-Cross/Mountainbiking. Sixteen events must be ridden with two placings in the first three or four placings in the first six.

 

       (f)  Circuit Race/Track Events.  Race and finish in 12 further consecutive events.

 

       (g)   BMX Racing.  Ride 16 events, at least 2 at National level, with at least 2 placings in the first 3 at regional level.

 

ALL-ROUNDER MEDALLION:

 

Members who gain three Gold Awards (i.e.. in Touring, Standard Ride and Racing categories) shall be entitled to receive the All-Rounder Medallion free of charge.  This may be claimed by letter to the National Awards Secretary, giving full details of the three Gold Award activities.

 

 

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APPENDIX 'B' - Standard Table

IMPORTANT NOTES:

 

       (i)  All Racing Section Award attempts must be conducted in accordance with the BSCA Rules of Racing.

 

       (ii)   All Time Trial Award rides must be individual.

 

       (iii)   Anyone gaining an BSCA Award for Cyclo-Cross would qualify for a BCCA Award as well, but this must be claimed for separately. Schools would also qualify for points towards the BCCA Award Scheme Trophy. Further information from the local BCCA Regional Secretary or in case of difficulty, Brian Furness, 14 Deneside Road, Darlington, Co Durham, DL3 9HZ.

 

 

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ROAD TIME TRIALS

(Times given in minutes and seconds, 18-30 is 18m 30s)

                                                     

 

TRACK TIME TRIALS - 400 metres

(Time given in seconds)

                              

STANDARD RIDES

(See Appendix 'C' below for regulations)

 

 

APPENDIX 'C' - Regulations for Standard Rides

1.    General. Reliability Trials (i.e.. Standard Rides) are not races, and should be organised simply to require that each entrant must ride over a specified distance within an agreed time.  The rides may be organised to provide for entrants to ride alone or in groups.

 

2.    Size of Groups. In the case of entrants in groups, no one group should at any time consist of more than ten riders.

 

3.    Conduct of Groups

       (a)   All riders in a group must ride in an orderly manner in accordance with the law relating to road travel, and not more than two abreast, extend all reasonable courtesy to other road users.

 

       (b)   If group leaders are appointed, it should be the duty of the leader to report to the event organiser any rider in his group who offends against good road conduct or any of these Regulations, giving details of the circumstances of the offence. The organiser should then take such action as he thinks necessary, e.g. disqualification, reporting the rider(s) concerned to the appropriate authorities, refusing entry to future similar events and publication thereof on the finishing sheet, etc.

 

       (c)   In cases where group leaders are not appointed, the organisers should appoint travelling judges to carry out the duties specified in (b) above.

 

4.    Intervals between Riders. In cases where riders are started individually, the interval between their despatch should not be less than one minute.

 

Where riders are started in groups, the interval between each group should not be less than five minutes.

 

5.    Route. The route of a Standard Ride should be so planned that it will necessitate all-round riding ability and not sheer speed. The roads selected should be such that group riding on them will cause the minimum of inconvenience to other road users.

 

6.    Clothing. Riders should wear ordinary club riding clothing.

 

7.       Conditions of Machines and Equipment. Riders should not be allowed to start in Standard Rides if their machines are not in sound mechanical condition.       Each machine must be fitted with an efficient front brake if a fixed wheel is used, and two efficient brakes if a free wheel is used.

 

8.    Maximum Speed. No Standard Ride should be promoted which requires the participants to maintain an average riding speed of more than 18 mph (20 mph in the case of tandems). 'Average Riding Speed' means the average speed when actually riding, and in calculating it all periods allowed for meals and reporting must be deducted from the total time allowed for the scheduled distance. Intermediate checks should be used to ensure that riders comply with this regulation.

 

9.       Publication of Results. A published finishing sheet should contain only information as to whether or not entrants have completed the route within the specified time. On no account should organisers publish details of the actual finishing times of riders, nor indicate in which order they finished.

 

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APPENDIX 'D' - Audax UK event distances

                             

 

Note 1  

These AUK events are not run by BSCA, but by cycling clubs and CTC groups, AUK events are open to all cyclists. With respect to AUK events for those who are not covered by BCF or CTC Insurance, a day levy cover may be purchased as part of the entry fees. Details from AUK event organisers. NONE of the AUK activities are covered under BSCA Insurance.  Full details of AUK calendar available via BSCA Touring Secretary. AUK Rules and Handbook, Insurance regarding events and other information from AUK Secretary, Ian Hennesy, 17 Gloucester Crescent, Heathpark, Honiton, Devon, EX14  8BT.  Tel: 01404  46588Under-18's parental consent forms required.

 

Note 2  

Pupils may claim BSCA Awards for AUK events only after they have been validated by AUK (please forward copy of validation to BSCA).

 

Note 3  

For irregular distances, 60 kilometres, 150 kilometres, 235 kilometres claim for lower regular distance, i.e. 50 kms, 100 kms, 200 kms.