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Requirements and Notes by Category:

5-4: Experience in 10 mass start races.

4-3: Need 20 points in any 12-month period; or experience in
25 qualifying races with a minimum of 10

top ten finishes.

30 points in 12 months is an automatic upgrade

3 - 2: Need 25 points in any 12-month period

60 points in 12 months is an automatic upgrade

2 - 1: Need 30 points in any 12-month period

60 points in 12 months is an automatic upgrade

Qualifying Road Races for each Category

Category Class RR Crit Time Field Exper.

5 - 4 Men 15 mi 10mi 45 min 10 10 races

4 - 3 Men 25 mi 20 mi 1 hr 30 25 races

Women 25 mi 15 mi 45 min 10 25 races

Junior 25 mi 15 mi 45 min 10 25
races

3 - 2 Men 50 mi 20 mi 1 hr 50

Women 40 mi 15 mi 45 min 20

2 - 1 Men 80 mi 35 mi 1.5 hr 60

Women 50 mi 20 mi 1 hr 30

Points Awarded for Road Placing

Category Race Type Points Places

4 - 3 RR or Crit 7-5-4-3-2-1 1st-6th

3 - 2 SR/GC 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 1st-15th

RR/SR 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 1st-8th

RR 10-7-5-3-2-1 1st-6th

Crit 7-5-4-3-2-1 1st-6th

2 - 1 SR/GC 20-17-15-13-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 1st-15th

RR/SR 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 1st-8th

RR 10-7-5-3-2-1 1st-6th

Crit 7-5-4-3-2-1 1st-6th

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Some of my DF buds are always bragging about being a cat
1 or 2,3,4,5. How does a Df'r advance to the next
cat.Are there age groups in the DF race
world[teens,20s,30, beginner,intermediate,advanced] and
do these groups have the cat system that relates to the
age range of that group.

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Bill B <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Some of my DF buds are always bragging about being a cat
1 or 2,3,4,5. How does a Df'r advance to the next
cat.Are there age groups in the DF race
world[teens,20s,30, beginner,intermediate,advanced] and
do these groups have the cat system that relates to the
age range of that group.