Originally Posted by
brandonobrien
Sorry, thought you were being a prick. Don't get an honest "Seriously?" too often on BF.
All of the races I've done in the past haven't been held under any sort of license what-so-ever. So essentially what's happening is a TT doesn't count on the Cat5->Cat4 upgrade... but it can work on other upgrades because it would be based on a point system, not a "mass start" system?
I'm completely ignorant of this stuff, as you can tell. I see rules and point systems based on Road Races and Crit/Circuit races.. but nothing that mentions TTs. In my ignorance, I'm assuming a TT would fall under one of these categories, but I really have no idea.
TTs don't count for upgrades at all, except insofar as they affect the GC in stage races for upgrading to Cat 2 or 1.
But there is a lot more to racing than collecting upgrade points. Some people just like TTs and want them to be official. Then ultimately there are prizes, series competitions, and championships at the district, national, and world level.