Combining Fields
We has a local Crit that every year combines the women’s 1/2/3 field with the men’s 60+ field. They gap the start and obviously score them separately. Last year there were 8 men and 9 women. In 2016, there were 9 men and 8 women. So, very small fields.
I’ve raced it this way two years now and have never felt like it was unsafe or that the combined fields influenced the outcome of the race in anyway. I race women’s cat 3. However, many of the local women are upset by the combined field saying it’s unfair and punishes women. But I can see why with such small fields why the promoter does it.
What are your thoughts?