The phrase "beyond category" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It is often used to describe something that is difficult to classify or categorize, or to express that something is exceptional or unique. Example: "Her talent was truly beyond category; she could sing, dance, and act with equal skill."
Hors categorie - French for "out of", or "beyond", category, this term refers to the enormous mountains the riders must get over on the road to Paris.
Duke Ellington loved to say his music was "beyond category".
Mount Hamilton is rated "beyond category" according to the Tour of California organizers, although it is somewhat shorter than most beyond-category climbs in the Tour de France.
John Edward Hasse's "Beyond Category" (1993), which draws on Ellington's archives, combines fluent organization of data with useful musical interpretation.
Those who want to know more about what I'll be facing this year can see some of the road uphill to Tourmalet here, more here and Lance Armstrong tearing up a classic part of the "beyond category" climb to Hautacam during the Tour in 2000 here.
So in celebrating the irreplaceable and immortal inspiration of Prince's music, let us also prepare our ears for the next artist who will join this exalted pantheon, the next artist who will exist, as Ellington would say in his highest praise, "beyond category".
Now that he is in charge of the Norrlands Opera Company and Symphony Orchestra, Mr. Jarvi wants to encourage that audience to move beyond categories as well.
The 204-kilometer, or 127-mile, stage Friday includes two beyond-category climbs, including the 11.8-mile Col de la Madeleine.
The stage featured five demanding climbs, including an uphill, beyond-category finish in Arcalis.
"It was pretty difficult out there". Dutch rider Tom Dumoulin won the ninth leg with a solo breakaway on the beyond-category finishing climb.
After the first rest day Monday, the Tour resumes in the Alps on Tuesday with a 98.5-mile leg from Annecy to Le Grand-Bornand featuring three Category 1 climbs and one beyond-category ascent.
