Rankings

Before I requested to upgrade my racing category to Cat 4 I viewed the USA Cycling full ranking report:

1	Rank in your zip code (84041)
2	Rank in your state (UT)
4	Rank in your riding age (37)
13	Rank in 5 year age range (35-39)
18	Rank in 10 year age range (30-39)
52	Overall Rank

If I understand this report correctly I was #2 in the state and #52 out of 2135 in the nation out of all Category 5 racers. Cool.

Now that I have seen this I am extremely curious to know what LOTOJA did for my rankings (I may be a little competitive) but unfortunately the USA Cycling web site doesn't display Cat 5 results now that I am Cat 4. Being an anti-social computer geek I know there's some web / database guy back there going "yeah, you're Cat 4 now, so your Cat 5 results don't show up, duh". Well bullshit. Your website should display all results for the whole racing year buddy. Read up on many-many relationships; it can be done.

So I attempted to read, understand, and calculate the ranking calculations. It is a little bit involved but I can see how the formula creates a fair ranking system given many variables including a race's difficulty and attendance. From My USA Cycling you can select the Rankings FAQ then find 'How are rankings calculated' to find the formula document.

Using my understanding of the variables involved I would have 2210 points as Cat 5 this season, putting me at #33 nationwide and remaining #2 in UT.

Here are my points for the races that matter this year based on my calculations.

2198 = LOTOJA
2259 = tour de park city
2175 = chalk creek
2288 = little mountain
2301 = garden creek gap