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If I raced cat 2 last year and won two got second overall can I just register for cat 1 or do I need to do some sort of petition?
I would refer to the USA Cycling website for the rules on that. I think you can go up, but not positive.
That should get you up into Cat 1 no problem. Its all covered in the site, not the easiest site to navigate but folks are very helpful via email etc.