4.1 AUK Events are cycle rides registered with AUK by AUK members and published in the Calendar, Handbook or Arrivée in time for members to take part.

4.2 AUK Events are either:
(i) Calendar Events
(a) Registration: Calendar Events may be accepted by the AUK Events Secretary if submitted by 31 August in the previous year for events run up to 31 March and by 30 September for later events.
(b) Organisers' Insurance: AUK has public liability, professional indemnity, employer’s liability and product liability insurance for Members acting in a voluntary capacity for AUK as directors, officials, committee members or delegates and also for organisers, and their helpers, of events registered with AUK during their event. Audax UK Regulations
OR
(ii) Permanent Events
(a) Registration: Permanent events may be accepted by the Permanents Secretary at any time of the year.
(b) Organisers' Insurance: organisers of approved permanent events are regarded as organising on behalf of AUK and have organisers’ cover via the AUK policy.
(c) Conduct: all permanent event brevet cards must be returned to the organiser within 15 days of the completion of the event.

4.3 AUK Events are registered as: (i) Brevet de Randonneur (BR), the basic AUK Event, conforming to Regulation 2; or (ii) Brevet de Randonneur Mondiaux (BRM), a Calendar Event conforming to Regulation 2 with modifications under Regulation 3; or (iii) Brevet Populaire (BP), an Event conforming to Regulation 2 with the possibility of modifications under Regulation 4.

4.4 Classifications of BR, BRM and BP with additional regulations may be designated by organisers, provided they do not rescind any AUK Rules and Regulation and are published in the Guidelines section of Handbook or Arrivée.

4.5 AUK shall arrange validation of rides under the above classifications and shall keep records of validated AUK Brevets