Riding “up”
Basic principle (always refer to this): you can’t ride “down” – some people can ride up, but you can “never” ride “down” (downhill in the below diagram). This diagram applies to Challenge and Cruiser Categories. You can’t ride “up” into Superclass or Elite Categories.
Rules of the “Class”
When you ride up into a class, you are subject to the rules that apply to that class, not the class you came from.
Basic principles:
- “riding up” means moving “uphill” in this diagram
- You can never ride “down”, so you can’t move down the line in this diagram
Example 1: a 16-year old rider wants to ride against his / her mates in 17-24 – no worries, they can “ride up”
Example 2: a 45-year old rider thinks they are superman and wants to race against his / her younger mates. They can ride “up” (uphill on the diagram) to the 17-24 class, but can’t go to a younger class than that
Example 3: A 17-year old rider wants to ride with his mate in 16 boys. He cannot ride that class because that would be riding “down” (going downhill on the above diagram). However his mate can nominate to ride “up” into the 17-24 class.
Entering an event: Make sure you clearly nominate the class you want to enter. Ther are plenty of people who make mistakes when entering online (problem between keyboard and chair), so make sure you (a) nominate for the class you want and (b) check the entries online prior to the event. If they are wrong then contact the event organizer before the event, not on the day of the event.
Finally: a rider is able to ride up as per these rules at any event except State Titles, Australian Titles, Australian National Series, Oceania Championships, World Championships. Organisations running series may put limitation on series points when riding up.