The CCORS rules state “Any rider who either won his/her category last year OR won two (or more) races must upgrade to a higher category”. The list of riders meeting this mandatory upgrade rule for 2014 are:
| Class | Rider |
| Sport | Chris Arato |
| Single Speed | Dan Decker |
| Jacob Clark | |
| Nathan Mullins | |
| Sport + | David Lenard |
| Scott Cloyd | |
| Beginner | Jeremy Cavenaugh |
| Chris Tennant | |
| Joe Earnest | |
| Beginner + | Brad Gardner |
Any riders who would like to be exempted from their mandatory upgrade should contact Barry Wray at WRAYB@UNCW.EDU.
