Preface

GPC is all about riding — thus, leading rides is one of the most important volunteer activities in the club. We award one ride leader credit (RLC) for each ride led on behalf of the club, and for certain other activities. Eight RLC's will earn a club jersey, club socks, or other valuable premium. In order to be fair and consistent, we adopted the following policy for awarding ride leader credits.

Remember to submit your sign-in data. If you have any questions, ask the Ride Leader Credit Officer at LeaderCredits at grizz dot org.

Policy

1. One credit is given for rides that are posted in the online schedule. No credit is given for Impromptu rides (rides that are posted in any other manner, such as GPC-talk).
   Note. Rides may be submitted any time before the ride, but to receive credit they must appear on the website as an approved ride, which requires approval by the Ride Coordinator. No promises are made as to how long approval will take. The earlier you submit your ride, the more likely it will be approved — typically you should allow at least a few days. Rides will not be approved retroactively.
2. Credit is given only when leaders actually ride in the ride. Simply handing out a route sheet or "making arrangements" is not sufficient.
3. Leaders’ names must appear in the online schedule to receive credit. Exceptions are:
   1. Rides in the Novice and Century-Prep Series: Additional, unpublished, co-leaders may be added with the approval of the Ride Series Coordinator.
   2. A substitute leader (or co-leader) may receive credit if the originally listed leader (or co-leader) is unable to lead the ride.
   3. Special circumstances agreed upon by the Ride Coordinator in advance.
4. A valid sign-up sheet entails at least one rider (member or not) and one leader. If there is more than one leader, there need to be at least three other riders per additional leader. Thus for a two-leader ride, four additional riders must sign up; for a three-leader ride, seven additional riders; and so on. If not enough show, the leaders must decide between them and specify on the sign-up sheet who gets the credit. This policy does not apply to rides where the riders might need extra attention such as series rides and other similar rides as determined by the ride coordinator. In those cases, the maximum number of leaders who can get credit shall normally be half the number of non-leader riders, but in unusual circumstances can be more with the approval of the ride coordinator. Also, if a published ride listing includes multiple pace groups or route variations, it is considered multiple rides for this purpose and the leader/rider requirements apply separately to the different groups, not to the ride in the aggregate.
5. Ride leaders have 13 months to collect 8 credits with the expiration date being 13 months after the first ride. If the expiration date arrives with less than eight credits collected, only the first ride credit is lost, and 13 months after the next ride date becomes the expiration date.
6. Multi-day tours receive a credit for each day of riding, but not rest days.
7. Co-listed rides with another bicycle organization still require a separate GPC sign-up sheet for credit and insurance coverage. A copy of XYZ's sign-up sheet is not legally a substitute for GPC's.
8. Credit is given for timekeeping at the ITT.
9. Credit is given for hosting a GPC monthly meeting.
10. One credit is given for volunteering at the annual Grizzly Peak Century. Two credits are given for serving as a Century Coordinator.
11. If two rides appear separately in the listings, or if one listing covers multiple rides (for example: the SSR, or different pace groups for the same route), each leader should obtain and carry a separate signup sheet.
12. Deleted.
13. Clinics as Rides. Leaders may offer clinics on bicycle skills such as flat tire repair, basic user and field repair, traffic skills, descending skills, etc. Administratively, such clinics are treated as rides: They are listed in the ride calendar (send listings to the Ride Coordinator or use the Ride Listing Tool) and credit is awarded provided they meet other applicable criteria including publication (Policy #1) and number of signups (Policy #4). To receive credit, clinics must be on a subject that is specific to bicycling (not a subject that is shared with other sports or activities); must last at least one hour; and must provide a written handout.
14. CPR Certification. One credit is given to any member who shows current CPR certification. You may earn up to one such credit per year, and one such credit per CPR certification. To receive this credit, send a copy of your CPR certificate to the Ride Leader Credit Officer. The date of the credit is the date the certificate was issued.

Related Items

Current list of earned ride leader credits.

RLC detail for a single member. (Requires login)

Although you cannot get RLC for unlisted rides (such as impromptu rides or scouting rides) you can get club Accident Medical Insurance coverage for them by following this procedure.