{"id":2442,"date":"2012-01-06T15:25:26","date_gmt":"2012-01-06T15:25:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.offroadcyclingireland.ie\/wordpress\/?p=2442"},"modified":"2012-01-09T13:30:16","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T13:30:16","slug":"2012-xc-nps-grading","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.offroadcyclingireland.ie\/wordpress\/2012\/01\/06\/2012-xc-nps-grading\/","title":{"rendered":"2012 XC NPS Grading"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 2012 XC NPS grades have been assigned per riders who have raced in the 2011 NPS (ie; riders who appear in the 2011 XC NPS league tables).
\nThe table can be viewed below or link HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The majority of initial duplicate values have now been removed, if your name appears more than once this means that you likely raced in several different categories during the year, for any riders in this situation the default will be that you will be allocated to the HIGHER category<\/span>.<\/p>\n

Several riders have either upgraded themselves during the 2011 season and thus will continue in the category they upgraded to, or have been identified for upgrade.<\/p>\n

Riders are welcome\/encouraged to upgrade themselves to a higher category if they feel that they will have more of a challenge, it also means you will get better value out of your licence and entry fee by racing an additional lap!<\/span><\/p>\n

Clubs are also requested to help riders decide their categories for 2012, and give riders on-the-border a little nudge up to the next category.<\/span><\/p>\n

Upgrade has been assigned based on rider performance (ie; race times, lap times) and NOT on overall points\/league positions.<\/span><\/p>\n

With regard to downgrading, a rider will need to specifically request to be downgraded<\/strong><\/span> by sending an email with the subject “2012 XC NPS category downgrade request” to the XC co-ordinator<\/a><\/p>\n

You will need to include your full name, CI licence number, your 2011 category you competed in, and the 2012 category you are requesting to be downgraded to.
\nYou will also need to include a paragraph justifying why you require downgrade.
\nYour request will be reviewed by the grading panel and you will be advised an answer well in advance of the first NPS.<\/p>\n

All requests must be received before 1st March 2012.<\/strong>
\nAny requests received after this date will not be processed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Any questions\/queries please drop an email to: the XC co-ordinator<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n