Originally Posted by
dunderhi
There is an easy route for Cat 1 roadies:
https://www.usacycling.org/news/user/story.php?id=2626
"With the approval of USA Cycling, riders who are Pro or category 1 on the road may be upgraded to category 2 on the track, and riders who are category 2 on the road may be upgraded to category 3 on the track, without first having to begin at category 5 for men and category 4 for women."
Oh, and I forgot to mention: Upgrades require TWO things:
- Approval from your local race director
- Points from proper local, regional, or national level USA Cycling events
So, the rule above is really bypassing the latter component, meaning that a CAT1 roadie wouldn't have to accumulate the requisite points to get to CAT2, but they would still need the approval of the track director.