Fischer, Jim E (Corvallis)

Hey OBRA TTTers,

Kenji helped me word-smith this and it's hot off the presses...
Thanks to Kenji and Candi for their help with this!

There has been some confusion as to whether or not riders from different categories may race a category TTT race. (e.g. Cat 4 riders riding in a Cat 3 TTT race) It has been past practice to allow this, despite being against the rules. This has set up the expectation that it would be allowed this year- and some teams have signed up as such.
Thus, an exception is being made for this year only.

For category races for this year only:
A rider may race a category up to complete a team. (You may have a maximum of 2 riders from the lower category)

If you have a cat 3 team with cat 4/5 riders, you're ok. You may race
and you may medal. You may NOT include riders of higher ability for
your team. A cat 3 team may have no riders ranked higher than cat 3.
A cat 4/5 team may NOT include riders ranked higher than Cat 4/5.

For all subsequent years:

Teams riding a designated Category race, may only be comprised of riders from that category. Please note that the only caveat is that all categories may race in a "Senior or Open" race. (The age-based fields like Junior, Senior and Masters do not have category restrictions.)

The only way to change this is through a rule change at the annual meeting, or if the promoter designates mixed fields on the flyer.
e.g. the flyer clearly states that it is a 3/4 race or a 4/5 race. This was only specified for the 4/5 men for the TTT. There was no mention made of allowing anyone but 3s in the cat 3 fields.

See you all Saturday!

Regards,

Jim Fischer