Adam -- Thank you for the clarification, and glad to see you're involved. Too
often the edicts get handed down without active athlete involvement.

Has there been any further clarification on what impact this will have on
Nats?

Adam Myerson <adam@...> wrote:
I wrote the blueprint for USAC, but I take no responsibility if it bombs.

As for what promoters can do with their races, it's completely up to them
what cats to combine, just like it is on the road. However, my
recommendations to USAC included the following suggestions:

At local races, the Menıs A race would be pro/1/2/3, the B race would be
3/4, and the C race would be 4.

At UCI races the Elite race would be Elite (pro/1), the B race would be 2/3,
and C race is 4.

In this way, someone who's a cat. 2 'cross rider can race B's at UCI races
and A's at smaller ones, just as they do on the road. Most of the NRC races
on the road are P/1, with a separate cat. 2 race. This is the same approach.

For the women, the same rules apply. In a local race, the A womenıs race is
1/2/3, and the B race is 4 only. At a UCI race, the Elite race is 1/2, and
the B race is 3/4.

Of course, all you have to do is take out a UCI Elite license to race in the
elite men's and women's races.

I also agree that the Masters A races should be 1/2/3, and B races should be
4. That's a great suggestion, and one we're using for the Verge Series this
year.

While we're on that topic, here's how the schedule for the Verge races will
look:

* 9:00 AM -- 40 minutes.
C Men (Cat 4) Separate start
B Masters 35+ (Cat 4) Separate start
Masters 55+ Separate start
* 10:00 AM &shy; 45 minutes.
Masters 35+/45+ (1/2/3) Combined race, additional 45 results
* 11:00 AM &shy; 40 minutes.
15-18 Juniors
10-14 Juniors combined start, scored after 2 laps, may continue for a
place in overall junior race.
B Women (3/4) Separate start
* 12:00 PM &shy; 45 minutes.
B Men (2/3)
* 1:00 PM -- Kids Race/Warm-Up Period
* 1:30 PM &shy; 40 minutes.
Elite Women (UCI Elite)
* 2:30 PM &shy; 60 minutes
Elite Men (UCI Elite)

For separate starts, groups are staged with a gap, stay where they are on
the line, and are started at 30-second intervals.

Adam


on 5/2/06 1:11 PM, Tim Lucia at timlucia@... wrote:

> http://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2221
>
> Not sure it explains it, per se. It does give categories, requirements for
> upgrading, etc. but nowhere does it map onto our well-known fall schedules
> and who can do what with which category.
>
> I would guess that
>
> C <==> 4
> B <==> 4/3
> A <==> 1/2/3
>
> M35 "A" <==> 1/2/3
>
> For women, drop the B row.
>
> Tim
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> Right on the www.ne-bra.org calendar, December 15-17.
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>> Hey All,
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