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Upgrading


Depending on category, a rider may upgrade from one Ability Category to another either by earning Alberta Cup points, achieving performance standards as described, or by gaining selection to a National Team or other Trade Team.


Rider Upgrading – Men’s Categories 3, 4, and 5, Women’s Categories 4 and 5


Riders in Men’s Ability categories 3 through 5, and Women’s Ability Categories 4 and 5, will be upgraded upon earning a specified number of Alberta Cup points, as follows:


Category 5 Men > Category 4 Men 30 points

Category 4 Men > Category 3 Men 50 points

Category 3 Men > Category 2 Men 60 points

 

Category 5 Women > Category 4 Women 30 points

Category 4 Women > Category 3 Women 60 points

 

Women’s Category 4 and 5, point allotment will be dependent up on number of racers in a category:


1-3 racers – winner only – points = 10

4-6 racers – top 3 – points = 10, 6, 2

7-10 racers – top 4 – points = 15, 10, 6, 2

11-13 racers – top 6 – points = 15, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2

14+ racers – top 8 – points =18, 15, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1


Women’s Category 5 – 4, if wins 2 Road or Crit races

Women’s Category 4 – 3, if wins 3 Road or Crit races.


  • Upgrading points may be earned and carried over no more than two consecutive seasons.
  • Category 5 riders, both male and female, may present no more than 15 points earned in Time Trial races (Individual or Team) for upgrading purposes; riders in other categories may claim no more than 20 points earned in Time Trial races (Individual or Team) for upgrading purposes.
  • Upgrading points may neither be transferred from one discipline to another, nor may they be carried from one category to another within a discipline.
  • The Racing Committee may, at its discretion, automatically include out-of-province races for upgrading purposes. The inclusion of such races for upgrading points will be noted on the ABA calendar.
  • Riders may, upon request, claim points earned in out-of-province races for upgrading purposes. A maximum of ten out-of-province points may be claimed for any one upgrade. The validity of points earned in out-of-province races, and the integration of those points into the Alberta Cup points schedule, will be determined solely by the Racing Committee.
  • Master riders retain the option of declining an upgrade provided they have not earned the requisite number of points in one season.
  • Master riders aged 40 and above who have upgraded over the course of a season may drop down one category the following season.
  • Riders aged 18 years and younger will not be upgraded according to the number of Alberta Cup points earned; rather, such riders will be upgraded at the discretion of the Racing Committee.
  • Category 5 riders who participate in a Learn to Race -Road clinic will receive 10 points towards an upgrade. Category 4 riders who participate in a Learn to race-Road clinic will receive 5 points towards an upgrade.


Rider Upgrading – Women’s Ability Categories 2 and 3


Exclusive of riders aged 18 years and younger, who will be upgraded at the discretion of the Racing Committee, female riders in Ability Categories 3 and 2 will be upgraded as follows:


Category 3 – 2 Selection to a Provincial or National Trade Team, earned a National Championship medal in a road discipline or by Racing Committee discretion

Category 2 – 1 Selection to a UCI Women’s team, or Canadian National Team, or awarded Sport Canada Athlete Development Program funding


Rider Upgrading –Men’s Ability Category 2


Exclusive of riders aged 18 years and younger, who will be upgraded at the discretion of the Racing Committee, male riders in Ability category 2 will be upgraded as follows:

U23 riders will be eligible for a Category 1 license upon achieving any one of the following criteria:

  • Earned selection to a CCA or UCI Trade Team;
  • Finished amongst the top-5 Espoir riders in the Canadian National Road Race Championship;
  • Finished amongst the top-3 Espoir riders in the Canadian National Time Trial Championship;
  • Earned selection to the Canadian National Road Team;
  • Winner of the Doug Grieder Memorial Cup (Alberta Road Cup Category 1/2) competition


Elite riders will be eligible for a Category 1 license upon achieving any one of the following criteria:


  • Earned selection to a CCA or UCI Trade Team;
  • Finished amongst the top-5 Elite riders in the Canadian National Road Race Championship;
  • Finished amongst the top-3 Elite riders in the Canadian National Time Trial Championship;
  • Earned selection to the Canadian National Road Team.
  • Winner of the Doug Grieder Memorial Cup (Alberta Road Cup Category 1/2) competition


The points schedules are reviewed each year by the Racing Committee. Points breakdowns can be found at http://www.albertabicycle.ab.ca/awards-cups-series-road


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