GFNY France is a sanctioned competition under the French Cycling Federation, FFC. Under FFC regulations, only athletes who provide an approved license or a medical certificate are allowed to be ranked in FFC sanctioned races.
By providing the required document (license or medical certificate), you are able to be classified in the competitive long route. Without supporting documents, you can ride the long course with timing but without ranking. The medium course is non-competitive and does not require the documents.
The services provided to you as the event participant, your race packet and goodie bag, timing and safety are identical for both the long and medium routes. Start times are the same for both courses.