The upgrade requirements for road and CX have been changed
significantly. Please check them out in the USA Cycling Rulebook,
either hard copy or online. You can also access the upgrade
requirements via the discipline-specific pages of the USA Cycling
website. The new policy can be seen at http://www.usacycling.org/forms/USAC_rulebook.pdf This policy will be retroactive for 2007.
The essential differences compared to last year are as follows:
Riders may advance as quickly as they wish up to Sport. However, once a rider has upgraded,he or she will not be permitted to downgrade to a less difficult category without making a formal request to USA Cycling. The upgrading of categories will be noted on the racing license by USA Cycling. The USA Cycling Official at the event may record the upgrade of a rider to Sport or to Expert. The official will then contact the Mountain Biking Region Manager to record the change. A rider may also contact USA Cycling or the Mountain Biking Region Manager by email, in writing, or online to change categories.
