The Armed Forces Cycling Classic (formerly known as the Air Force Association Cycling Classic) refers to a weekend of road bicycle racing events held annually in June in Arlington County, Virginia. The weekend consists of several amateur events, and two professional races in the criterium format, the Clarendon Cup and the Crystal City Cup. The main sponsor for the race is Boeing. The race is conducted under the rules of the governing bodies of professional cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale and USA Cycling.[1]
Clarendon Cup
edit| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | United States |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Arlington Sports |
| History (men) | |
| First edition | 1998 |
| Editions | 24 (as of 2022) |
| First winner |  Scott Mercer (USA) |
| Most wins |  Hilton Clarke (AUS) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Brendan Rhim (USA) |
| Women's history | |
| First edition | 1998 |
| Editions | 24 (as of 2022) |
| First winner | Brenda Brashears (USA) |
| Most wins | Laura Van Gilder (USA) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Kendall Ryan (USA) |
The Clarendon Cup, known as the CSC Invitational (from 2004 to 2008, is a 1 km long criterium race of Arlington County, Virginia. It is open to amateurs and professionals and has been running since 1998 for men and women. It was formerly part of USA Cycling's National Racing Calendar, and the National Criterium Calendar. It is currently part of USA Cycling's Pro Road Tour https://www.usacycling.org/national-calendars/pro-road-tour.[2]
Winners
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Source:[4]
Women
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Source:[4]
Crystal Cup
edit| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | United States |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Arlington Sports |
| History (men) | |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Editions | 15 (as of 2022) |
| First winner | Kyle Wamsley (USA) |
| Most wins |
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| Most recent | Tyler Magner (USA) |
| Women's history | |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Editions | 13 (as of 2022) |
| First winner | Laura Van Gilder (USA) |
| Most wins | Kendall Ryan (USA) (4 wins) |
| Most recent | Kendall Ryan (USA) |
The Crystal Cup, is also a criterium race, taking place on a 1.3 km course in Crystal City, Virginia. It is open to amateurs and professionals and has been running since 2007 for men and women, except for the 2008 and 2009 editions when there was no women's race held, and the men took part in a circuit race rather than a criterium. It is held on the Sunday of the weekend of racing.[5]
Winners
editMen
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | United States
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Kyle Wamsley | Navigators Insurance | |
| 2008 |  Argentina
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Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Colavita–Sutter Home | |
| 2009 | United States
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Shawn Milne | Team Type 1 | |
| 2010 | United States
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Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis | |
| 2011 | United States
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Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2012 | United States
|
Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2013 | Argentina
|
Juan José Haedo | Jamis–Hagens Berman | |
| 2014 | United States
|
Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2015 | Australia
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Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2016 | United States
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Tyler Magner | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2017 | United States
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Tyler Magner | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team | |
| 2018 | United States
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Cory Williams | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 2019 | United States
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Eric Young | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | |
| 2020 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | |||
| 2021 | United States
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Connor Sallee | ButcherBox Cycling | |
| 2022[6] | United States
|
Tyler Magner | L39ION of Los Angeles | |
Source:[4]
Women
edit| Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | United States
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Laura Van Gilder | Cheerwine Cycling Team | |
| 2008– 2009 |
No race | |||
| 2010 | United States
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Robin Farina | Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling | |
| 2011 |  Canada
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Leah Kirchmann | Colavita–Forno d'Asolo | |
| 2012 | United States
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Sarah Fader | Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training | |
| 2013 | United States
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Lauren Stephens | Team TIBCO–To The Top | |
| 2014 | United States
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Tina Pic | Fearless Femme | |
| 2015 | United States
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Coryn Rivera | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2016 | United States
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Coryn Rivera | UnitedHealthcare | |
| 2017 | United States
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Laura Van Gilder | Mellow Mushrooms p/b Warner Construction Consultants | |
| 2018 | United States
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Kendall Ryan | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 2019 | United States
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Kendall Ryan | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | |
| 2020 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | |||
| 2021 | United States
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Kendall Ryan | L39ION of Los Angeles | |
| 2022 | United States
|
Kendall Ryan | L39ION of Los Angeles | |
Source:[4]
References
edit- ^ "The Armed Forces Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ Reza, Rebecca (June 6, 2022). "Wildlife Generation Dominates Clarendon Cup". VeloNews. Outside. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
- ^ a b c d "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
- ^ Reza, Rebecca (June 5, 2022). "L39ion's Ty Magner earns Crystal Cup victory at Armed Forces Classic". VeloNews. Outside. Retrieved June 24, 2022.