From: les@sail.stanford.edu (Les Earnest)
Subject: USCF 1993 Categorization Guidelines (revised)
Organization: Computer Science Department, Stanford University
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 20:29:39 GMT

[Here is a modified version of the categorization guidelines that I
posted on Wednesday.  It is again designated as the "final" version.
Though it is still not entirely to my liking, most of the logical
inconsistencies and loopholes in the preceding "final" version appear
to have been fixed.  -Les]

(All upgrades are handled by District Representatives or the
Executive Director.)

Road Categorization

Qualifying Races
	Road Races	Criteriums	Field Size
Men	15 mi./24 km.	10 mi./16 km.	10

Minimum requirements for Upgrading from 5 to 4

  by Experience:
Need 10 Criterium or Road Races - any race open to Category 5, including
public, collegiate, master, or junior.

  by Results:
Need 15 points to upgrade.  Points scored 7, 5, 3, 2, 1 - 1st through 6th
places respectively - in criteriums and road races with at least 10 riders
entered.

Upgrading from 4 to 3

Qualifying Races
		Road Races	Criteriums	Field Size
Senior Men	25 mi./40 km.	20 mi./32 km.	30
Women		25 mi./40 km.	15 mi./24 km.	10
Junior Men	25 mi./40 km.	20 mi./32 km.	10

  by Experience:
Need 25 Criterium or Road Races.

  by Results:
Need minimum 15 points in a 12 month period to upgrade.  Points scored
7, 5, 3, 2, 1 - 1st through 6th places respectively - in criteriums and
road races with at least the minimum number of riders from the table above.

Riders who score 35 or more points in a 12 month period shall be
upgraded.

Upgrading from 3 to 2

Qualifying Races
	Road Races	Criteriums	Field Size*
Men	50 mi./80 km.	20 mi./32 km.	   60
Women	40 mi./64 km.	15 mi./24 km.	   20
					* Cat. 3 or higher category

  by Results:
Points in Qualifying Road Races and Criteriums
			1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
Road Races - Stage Race  10   8   6   5   4   3   2   1
Road Races		 10   7   5   3   2   1
Criteriums		  7   5   4   3   2   1
    Note: Stage Race GC's do not count towards upgrading

Riders who score 30 or more points in a 12 month period may elect to
upgrade to Category 2.

Riders who score 60 or more points in a 12 month period shall be upgraded
to Category 2.

Upgrading from 2 to 1

Qualifying Races
	Road Races	Criteriums	Field Size*
Men	80 mi./129 km.	45 mi./72 km.	    60
Women	50 mi./80 km.	20 mi./32 km.	    30
					* Cat. 2 or higher

Points in Qualify races are scored:
Stage Race   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9  10  11  12  13  14  15
  Final GC  20  17  15  13  11  10   9   8   7   6   5   4   3   2   1
  Road Race 10   8   6   5   4   3   2   1
Road Race   10   7   5   3   2   1
Criteriums   7   5   4   3   2   1

Riders who score 30 or more points in a 12 month period may elect to
upgrade to Category 1.
Riders who score 60 or more points in a 12 month period shall be upgraded
to Category 1.

At the end of the 1993 season the top 200 men and 120 women on points
at the end of the season, from the National Ranking System, will be
Category 1 for the 1994 season, along with National Team riders.  All
Category 1 riders who fail to finish in top 200 men or 120 women will
be automatically downgraded one category.

For Stage Race GC points, races must meet the following requirements:
  - must be minimum of 2 days of racing
  - must have GC placings that are decided on the lowest accumulated
    time
  - field sizes must be at least the same as above table at the start of
    the stage race
  - road and criterium distances must be at least the same as above table
  - stage races of 2-4 days cannot contain more than one criterium
  - stage races of 4-10 days cannot contain more than two criteriums

International Racing

For riders competing outside of the U.S. and requesting upgrading by
experience (5 to 4, 4 to 3), riders must provide documentation showing
sufficient experience.  A racing license from foreign federation showing
the racing category assigned by that country is preferred.

For riders upgrading by points (5 to 4, 4 to 3, 3 to 2), riders must
provide documentation to upgrade based on the above criteria, or licenses
from a Foreign Federation showing a higher category.  Results showing
distances must be provided.

Results in competitions outside of the U.S. will not count towards upgrading
from 2 to 1.

Downgrading

Riders will not be downgraded lower than Category 4.

Riders who fail to score points in a 12 month period may elect to be
downgraded one category (2 to 3  or 3 to 4).

Riders who fail to score points in a 24 month period shall be assigned
one category lower than last classified.

Riders who are out of the sport for more than two years will be
assigned one category lower than last classified.

Track Categorization

Upgrading

  by Experience (5 to 4, 4 to 3):
Riders must compete in a minimum of 10 race meets.

  by Results (5 to 4, 4 to 3, 3 to 2, 2 to 1):
Individual races within a race meet do not count towards upgrading.
Upgrading points are awarded for a race meet, based on results of all
events for a class, scored as an Omnium (see Rule 2N).  Riders who
elect not to compete in all events in a race meet are place based on
the number of points earned in the events they competed in.  Riders
score points 7, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 per meet, with minimum 15 points needed
to upgrade.

Note:  Riders who are not Category 1 may qualify for National Championships
       based on meeting qualifying times in competitions.

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