USA Cycling may add additional requirements for upgrading at their discretion. Any such changes shall be made available on the website.


5-4: Experience in 10 mass start races that meet the criteria in the table below (qualifying races). 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 upgrade3-2: 25 points in any 12-month period 60 points in 12 months is an automatic upgrade2-1: 30 points in any 12-month period 60 points in 12 months is an automatic upgradeUSA Cycling may add additional requirements for upgrading at their discretion. Any such changes shall be made available on the website.* 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. A rider who wishes to downgrade may request a downgrade online or through their coordinator. Such requests will be evaluated individually. All track upgrades are processed by the Velodrome Managers using the following criteria (ATRA guidelines):Cat. 5 to Cat. 4 Complete a Velodrome Class or 4 race days.Cat. 4 to Cat. 3 5 race days and 20 pointsCat. 3 to Cat. 2 5 race days and 25 pointsCat. 2 to Cat. 1 5 race days and 30 pointsPoints:National championships, Category A, B, or C track race will be 7, 5,3,2,1 for each event.For all other events, upgrade points are 5,3,2,1 and are based on an omnium of the event's races. Additional Considerations:1. Ten person field minimum for category 3-5 and 20 person field minimum for upgrade to category 1. 2. Fifty percent of Upgrading points and number of times raced will be carried over to the next year. Points do not carry over to the next category. 3. When upgrading to a Cat. 1, points earned need to be from more than one velodrome. 4. A race day is defined as one full day of racing. A race day can include a number of events such as a kilometer, sprints or time trial, but it only counts as one race day. 5. Women and Juniors earn one point for every five race days when upgrading from Cat. 4 through Cat. 2.6. Races exempt from upgrading are Youth races and races of more that two categories (ie: "A" and "B" races).7. Results from other velodromes will be considered for upgrading. Downgrading:A rider may be downgraded by the Velodrome Manager for the following reasons: unsafe riding; lack of ability to compete in current category; or lack of placing within current category.