[NMCycling] Cats..

[Aaron via Bike-racers]

Back in Ireland we do a lot of “single race” starts to keep time on the roads inside a certain envelope. We use a handicap system that allows weaker riders to leave some minutes before stronger categories.  In an undulating 50 mile race that would be as much as 20mins front to back.  No easy race for anyone and it works well.  As well as overall winners, cats are scored separately.

 

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Subject: Re: [NMCycling] Cats..

 

I understand that with a cat 1/2/3 field the jump from cat 4 to cat 3 can be pretty brutal, but at the same time the category system is based on the assumption that people want to improve. My main concern is that by splitting the cat 1/2/3 field we will have 5 riders in the cat 1/2, and definitely that a buzz killer...

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