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Rider upgrades are handled electronically. You can request an upgrade online through your USAC account.
The request will be sent to the person responsible for your area and/or category. You will need to follow the instructions online and provide the information about your race experience and placings. The information you provide should include the race date, name, type of event, category, number of participants, and placing. If the administrator approves the upgrade, your account will be changed so that when you request a new license, the category will be changed. For Road category changes, local Association representatives will also provide stickers for your license if you are not requesting a new one.
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You may also request an upgrade as follows:
1) All road upgrades to Category 1 can be forwarded to the rider’s Regional Coordinator.
2) All other road upgrade requests for riders residing in states that have an official USA Cycling Local Association can be forwarded to the Upgrade Coordinator for the Local Association. If the state does not have a USA Cycling Local Association, upgrade requests can be forwarded to the Regional Coordinator. Please refer to www.usacycling.org (local resources), and click on your state for a list of Local Associations and Regional Coordinators.
Please DO NOT send your license. Contact your Regional Coordinator via phone or email with questions or circumstances not addressed in the rulebook.
Road Upgrades
Guidelines and Notes by Category:
5-4: Experience in 10 mass start races that meet the criteria in the table below (qualifying races).
Local Associations may also establish policies where upgrade credit is given for taking a sanctioned rider education clinic.
4-3: 20 points in any 12-month period; or experience in 25 qualifying races with a minimum of 10 top ten finishes, or 20 pack finishes with fields over 50. 30 points in 12 months is an automatic upgrade
3-2: 25 points in any 12-month period
60 points in 12 months is an automatic upgrade
2-1: 30 points in any 12-month period
60 points in 12 months is an automatic upgrade
USA Cycling may add additional requirements for upgrading at their discretion. Any such changes shall be made available on the website.
| Qualifying Road Races for each category |
Category
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Class
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RR
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Crit
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Field
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Experience
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| 5 – 4 |
Men |
15 mi |
10 mi |
10 |
10 races |
| 4 – 3 |
Men |
25 mi |
20 mi |
30 |
25 races |
| |
Women |
25 mi |
15 mi |
10 |
25 races |
| |
Junior |
25 mi |
15 mi |
10 |
25 races |
| 3 – 2 |
Men |
50 mi |
20 mi |
50 |
|
| |
Women |
40 mi |
15 mi |
20 |
|
| 2 – 1 |
Men |
80 mi |
35 mi |
60 |
|
| |
Women |
50 mi |
20 mi |
30 |
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| Points awarded for road placings |
Cat.
|
Race Type
|
Points
|
Places
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| 4 – 3 |
RR or Crit |
7-5-4-3-2-1 |
1st-6th |
| 3 – 2 |
SR*/GC |
20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 |
1st-15th |
| |
RR |
10-7-5-3-2-1 |
1st-6th |
| |
Crit |
7-5-4-3-2-1 |
1st-6th |
| 2 – 1 |
SR*/GC |
20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 |
1st-15th |
| |
RR |
10-7-5-3-2-1 |
1st-6th |
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Crit |
7-5-4-3-2-1 |
1st-6th |
* For points earned in stage races, GC and stage places both count for points, but only up to a maximum of 20 points from a single stage race. When deciding whether a rider qualifies for an upgrade, an administrator will take into account points earned in qualifying events per the table above. In the case of a rider who is marginally qualified, the quality of the events and the level of competition may be taken into account.
Road Downgrades
A rider who wishes to downgrade may request a downgrade online or through their regional coordinator. Such requests will be evaluated individually. In no case will a rider be allowed to downgrade to category 5.
USA Cycling may add additional requirements for upgrading at their discretion. Any such changes shall be made available on the website.
This Article Published 2006-10-30 16:29:24 on USA Cycling For more information contact:
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