BWitty

There still seems to be some confusion about what your racing age will

be for the US Cyclocross Championships.??YOUR RACING AGE?FOR NATZ IS

YOUR 2005 RACING AGE.? the USAC ruling is new this year and is not a

"guideline" but rather a hard and fast rule.? It is intended to bring

the US in line with the rest of the world with regards to cyclocross

racing ages.? So, to clarify:? subtract your year of birth from 2005 and

you will have the age you are to?register for the HealthNet US

Cyclocross Championships.



Here is the actual rule (cut and pasted from USA Cycling rules):?



1A14. A rider's racing age shall be his or her age on December 31 of the

current year. All references to age of riders, race age groups, or age

class shall be interpreted as referring to racing age. The following

terms refer to specific age groups.

Racing Age Age Group

Under 10 Youth

10?18 Junior

19?22 Under 23

23?29 Elite

30+ Master

However, a rider's cyclocross racing age shall be his or her racing age

on the first of January that is included in the same cyclocross season.

To be clear ? all racing ages for the 2004 USCF Cyclo?cross National

Championships will be based on a riders racing age as of January 1,

2005.