Can someone explain cat A, B etc to me?
BTW, sweet wheels Ady.
Can someone explain cat A, B etc to me?
BTW, sweet wheels Ady.
I've just decided I don't trust you anymore.
“the cause of my pain, was the cause of my cure” Rumi
Fellrunner
Your question is quite straightforward
Cat 4 = New riders
Cat 3 = You need to gain 10 or more points whilst holding a Cat4 to get a Cat3
Cat 2= Lot harder, you need to gain 40 points whilst holding a Cat 3 to get a Cat 2
Cat 1 = err unreal pace = You need to gain I think 200 points whilst holding a Cat 2 licence
Elite= Dont worry you would already have found out your that good
Also you have to retain a certain amount of points each season after gaining each licence.
Also Fellrunner
I should of mentioned speeds
Cat 4 say 19mph
Cat 3 bit more
Cat 2 23mph
Cat 1 25mph
Elite = Milan San Remo 2009= Mark Cav= 6hrs 42 sommert, thats 44kilo an hour= just over 27mph
There has been thousands of Cat 1 riders over the years that just cannot make the jump.
Its the distance
What we could do is all do a 40mile ride say undulating and give our times roughly , add them all together and see what our forum peloton would be.
You could all PM me them if you dont want the times to be known
Mine would be 20mph on a not to steep a course with say not much wind.
Id be very surprised if we was more than a Cat 3 peloton.
If you have a garmin try and cycle at 25mph and see how far you get. God its serious after a few miles and it certainly doesnt become fun anymore does it.
You can get relegated from all cats except cat.3. Once you have been promoted out of 4 you stay out.
I'm doing my first road race a week on sunday. Nice 34mile race on a closed circuit course in Solihull for cat.4 only. Looking forward to it.
I have to ad to this that, once you have gained Cat 3 status, you can't be demoted back to cat 4, but in other cats you can be set back if you don't gain enough points...
My average training pace on undulating terrain tends to be around 20 mph... a little faster when on the flat, up to 25 mph, and a little slower when I need to do a lot of climbing, 17 mph... Spot the strength here: on the flat I am happy to ride between 22 and 25 mph... as soon as it rises, I am out of the back
“the cause of my pain, was the cause of my cure” Rumi