Arrows are 24 hour events. Riders provide organisers with their own control details which should ensure that no part of the route is ridden more than once. Riders may be asked to register personally at a time and place requested by the organiser and have their cycle available for inspection. Min/max distances at randonneur standard are 360/720 km.

Darts are events, organised like Arrows, above, of under 24 hours.

Diagonals are Coast to Coast events. Riders provide organisers with their own route and control details. The maximum time allowance is calculated from the distance of the most direct route between the start and the finish.

Grimpeurs and Super Grimpeurs are hilly events with points awarded under the AAA. Bronze Standard: less than 1AAA. Silver Standard: one point or more but less than 2AAA. Gold Standard (Super Grimpeur): 2 or more AAA.

Off road events have a route consisting of not less than 50% designated Bridleway, Byway or any other similar unconventionally rough surfaced road as is acceptable to the U.K. Events Secretary as Off Road or Rough Stuff. The event must be designated as Off Road or Rough Stuff in the title.

Relays are a series of events between predetermined places and may be ridden singly or consecutively.

Personal Arrows are events between the home town of the rider, as agreed with the organiser, and predetermined places.

Team events are ridden by teams of 3, 4, or 5 machines (a tandem counts as one machine). At least 3 machines must complete an identical route/distance to be recorded. Each team is under the control of a captain. The organiser will only deal with the captain.