How long it took to get Cat 3?
06-22-07, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Cypress
We could have a P/1/2/3/4/5 field and still have less than 50.
He doesn't really have a choice.
He doesn't really have a choice.
06-22-07, 11:33 PM
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I think it was 6 or 7 races for 4 to 3. I started racing on June 10 as a Cat 5, and was a 3 by the end of August (but they didn't make me do all 10 cat 5 starts). This was in Colorado.
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06-24-07, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubbayoo
I wonder who turned cat 1 at the oldest age.
What I need to do is find 2 or 3 good hilly stage races with separate Cat 2 fields.
06-24-07, 06:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Dubbayoo
I wonder who turned cat 1 at the oldest age.
06-24-07, 06:33 PM
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wow, I feel so... insignificant!
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06-24-07, 06:36 PM
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I think my gravestone will say "How long will it take to get to Cat 3?"
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06-24-07, 06:37 PM
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Hopefully pretty soon...
06-24-07, 11:03 PM
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Cat 5 to 3 in a year, but it was only 7 races. I did have experience from ages ago so I only raced 1 of those as a Cat 5.
06-25-07, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DrPete
I think my gravestone will say "How long will it take to get to Cat 3?"
Shouldn't your gravestone say something more significant, like, "he saved many lives and raised beautiful children"?
My gravestone will say, "he always worried that he never got to do the Tour of Flanders, but in the end his great grandkids loved him best".
06-25-07, 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by YMCA
Shouldn't your gravestone say something more significant, like, "he saved many lives and raised beautiful children"?
My gravestone will say, "he always worried that he never got to do the Tour of Flanders, but in the end his great grandkids loved him best".
My gravestone will say, "he always worried that he never got to do the Tour of Flanders, but in the end his great grandkids loved him best".
EDIT: To answer the question, it took me longer than a lot of the guys here...but then again, I have had two major knee operations. Started racing CAT-5 with a purpose in late March of 2006, upgraded to 4 in April of 2006. Raced until mid-July, tore my ACL, got surgery, did four winter series races, got a second ACL surgery, raced from late April until now - and upgraded to 3 as of yesterday.
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06-25-07, 06:32 AM
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Started as a 5 in March. Did 5 races (one win, 3 second places, and a 4th, four of which were in combined 4/5 or 3/4/5 races). Upgraded to 4 in the middle of March. Had pretty decent results as a 4 and upgraded to 3 on 5/23/07. I've had a smoking month since then and have enough points (depending on the upgrade official's take on field sizes, etc) to upgrade to 2 as of yesterday.
But to answer your question, two months or thereabouts.
But to answer your question, two months or thereabouts.
06-25-07, 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
Get out of here with your "perspective", "balance" and "reality"
EDIT: To answer the question, it took me longer than a lot of the guys here...but then again, I have had two major knee operations. Started racing CAT-5 with a purpose in late March of 2006, upgraded to 4 in April of 2006. Raced until mid-July, tore my ACL, got surgery, did four winter series races, got a second ACL surgery, raced from late April until now - and upgraded to 3 as of yesterday.
EDIT: To answer the question, it took me longer than a lot of the guys here...but then again, I have had two major knee operations. Started racing CAT-5 with a purpose in late March of 2006, upgraded to 4 in April of 2006. Raced until mid-July, tore my ACL, got surgery, did four winter series races, got a second ACL surgery, raced from late April until now - and upgraded to 3 as of yesterday.
06-25-07, 06:38 AM
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Argh, MD beat me to it! Noah, congrats. See you at Ace tomorrow You can race the A race now if you want!
You can race the A race now if you want!
06-25-07, 06:47 AM
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+1 congrats!
06-25-07, 06:57 AM
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Gracias guys
06-25-07, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by truckin
Started as a 5 in March. Did 5 races (one win, 3 second places, and a 4th, four of which were in combined 4/5 or 3/4/5 races). Upgraded to 4 in the middle of March. Had pretty decent results as a 4 and upgraded to 3 on 5/23/07. I've had a smoking month since then and have enough points (depending on the upgrade official's take on field sizes, etc) to upgrade to 2 as of yesterday.
But to answer your question, two months or thereabouts.
But to answer your question, two months or thereabouts.
06-25-07, 07:00 AM
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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
and upgraded to 3 as of yesterday.
Only 60 points until cat1! and then a couple of "shots" at the ProTour
06-25-07, 07:04 AM
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Originally Posted by acape
Seems like a lot of you guys have upgraded to Cat 4 before ten races as a Cat 5, or am I missing something?
Our rep here will upgrade you before the 10 races, if you get the points, or are destroying fields, thus making it impossible for the "true" beginners.
06-25-07, 07:08 AM
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Originally Posted by within
5 to 2 in five months is smokin', man! I'm interested in your cat3 results; i.e. did you get GC points or just win four, etc... to get the min points for upgrade to cat2? There are some strong riders in your area for sure!
As to results: 6th, 3rd, 4th, 1st (in an RR, so 10 points!), 4th, 2nd, 5th. I think it's likely that they won't count the two 4ths because they were in fairly small races, so I'm planning to race twice in Virginia Beach and then do the French Broad omnium before submitting for the upgrade- hopefully I'll manage good finishes in those races to pad the resume and points count.
06-25-07, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by YMCA
I started in '92, the first year of cat5. Got 2nd in my first race and the rep upgraded me. He wasn't even sure what cat5 meant, as it was all new.
Our rep here will upgrade you before the 10 races, if you get the points, or are destroying fields, thus making it impossible for the "true" beginners.
Our rep here will upgrade you before the 10 races, if you get the points, or are destroying fields, thus making it impossible for the "true" beginners.
06-25-07, 08:19 AM
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Originally Posted by YMCA
I started in '92, the first year of cat5. Got 2nd in my first race and the rep upgraded me. He wasn't even sure what cat5 meant, as it was all new.
06-25-07, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus
and upgraded to 3 as of yesterday.
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