Originally Posted by rubiksoval

It isn't about bragging rights at all. As if I would ride thousands of hours for bragging rights for...what? No way.

It's about competiton, about being as good as you can be and seeing how that stacks up to everyone else. Bragging is for the insecure. Cat 1s are guys not good enough to be a pro (currently for some, ever for most). What the hell is there to brag about?