As of the beginning of 2020, all rider upgrades are processed directly through your My USA Cycling account. 

• For information on your eligibility to upgrade, please go here.
• Log in to your USA Cycling My Account
• At the top right-hand side, click on Licenses.
• Scroll down to the Discipline Category section. 
• Click on Upgrade
• On the following screen, you can select the requested category and supply the following required information to support your request in the text box below the Category Selection fields.
• Upgrade requests are processed in 3-5 business days, so please approach the timing of your upgrade request in a manner that reflects the importance of your upgrade being processed in a timely manner.

The request will be sent to USA Cycling staff responsible for reviewing upgrades in your area. Please provide the information about your race experience and placings in the following manner. 

The information you must provide includes:

• Name of event
• Race/Event date
• Type of event (Road/Track/Mountain Bike)
• Category (or Categories of your field)
• Number of participants
• Placing (if applicable)
• Points for the placings you’ve achieved per Policy VIII

If the administrator approves the upgrade, your account will be changed so that when you request a new license, the category will be changed.

Only races/events permitted by USA Cycling or foreign races permitted by a UCI-affiliated national federation will count for upgrading.