I can't be too much help on the cyclocross upgrading, but I can say that they radically changed the road racing upgrade standards and methods, so I would imagine that the change occured across the board. It's a blessing and a curse as far as road racing goes...you basically have to be willing to do a LOT of races and you have to be really consistent in order to make the higher upgrads.

Sorry...not sure if this helps you at all, but I thought I would chime in!