Individual Racers on a Team will have A, B, C & D etc. appended to the Team number as  a designation to help identify them. They will be listed on the roster in the Route Book.  RAAM - Race Divisions  Race Divisions  are a combination of the following:  For Example: Solo 50-59 Male is different from Solo Under 50 Male, etc.  Racer Categories  are:   Racer Category   Age   Gender   Bike Type   Solo Racers – one Racer racing the entire distance   2-Person Team – two Racers sharing the entire distance   4-Person Team – up to four Racers sharing the entire distance   8-Person Team – between five and eight Racers sharing the entire distance  *Tandems are considered one “Racer” in this context. One tandem would be in the Solo  Tandem category, two tandems would be in the 2-Person Tandem Team category, etc.  Age Categories  are as follows:   Under 50   50-59   60-69   70-74   75-79   80+ Racing Age  is the age each Racer will turn during the calendar year of the race (year of  race minus birth year).  Solos: Age is the racing age of the Racer.  Teams: Age is the average racing age of all Team members. *There are no age categories for 8-Person Teams.  Gender Categories  are as follows:   Men   Women   Mixed - indicates there is at least one male and one female member with the  exception of Tandem teams which must have an equal (50/50) number of males  and females.  *There are no gender categories for 8-Person Teams.  GEAR 2020  Page 17 