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The New USA Cycling Upgrade Rules: What We Know and First Impressions
USA Cycling has made some big changes around upgrade requirements for 2020 - we look through the revisions and offer our first impressions
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The USAC Upgrade System is Broken
After a frustrating day interrupts the Grant’s Tomb Criterium afterglow, TBD’s Matthew Vandivort argues that the USAC upgrade system needs to be changed.
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Who Cares About Upgrades: The Update
Lucia D is back with a follow-up to here prior article, "Who Cares About Upgrades Anyway?" and it contains good news about changes to the East Coast cyclocross scene.
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Who Cares About Upgrades Anyway?
After catching wind of a vibrant online dialogue we asked local racer and NYSBRA representative Lucia Deng to compile her thoughts on the challenges and fixes associated with cyclocross upgrades for women racing on the East Coast.