What is a CAT racing division?
Okay ladies, I live in a non-cycling community so my circle of friends wouldn't even know what this is and I've been unable to find the answer so I'm turning to you.
What are the CAT divisions 1, 2 ,3 and 4?
Does CAT just stand for "category"?
What is the Espoir division?
Chrisanna
No experience necessary - for women
Women's racing doesn't have a Cat 5 class, so all beginners (and more experienced riders without enough upgrade points) race Cat 4 in the women's races.
Cat 4 men's racing requires an upgrade from Cat 5. To get this upgrade, a START in 10 mass start races (this means you can't count time trials, as those are individual starts) is required.
SheFly (racing Cat 4 for first season!)