Doge

I know few read this section, but I'm interested in opinions.
Seems to me about every 15+ rider is a cat 4 or better. It is not unusual to have more juniors riding category than ridding juniors.
So why do we need to keep juniors?

chasm54

In the UK virtually every decent racer graduating from the youth A category at 16 has the points to qualify as a cat 3, and does most of their racing with the grown-ups from then on. But there are national and regional Junior championships and a few other long-established events (including junior Paris-Roubaix, for example, which some of the best get a chance at) which give good young riders the opportunity to compete against their peers. I think that's a good thing, the jump from youth racing to elite grown-up championships is huge.