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Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic

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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

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Clarendon Cup
Race details
DateJune
RegionUnited States
DisciplineRoad race
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserArlington Sports
History (men)
First edition1998 (1998)
Editions24 (as of 2022)
First winner Scott Mercer (USA)
Most wins Hilton Clarke (AUS) (3 wins)
Most recent Brendan Rhim (USA)
Women's history
First edition1998 (1998)
Editions24 (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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Men

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Year Country Rider Team
1998  United States Scott Mercer Breakaway Couriers
1999  United States Todd Littlehales Navigators
2000  United States David McCook Shaklee
2001  Netherlands Jans Koerts Mercury–Viatel
2002  Russia Vassili Davidenko Navigators
2003  United States Jonas Carney Prime Alliance Cycling Team
2004  Denmark Lars Michaelsen Team CSC
2005  Cuba Iván Domínguez Health Net–Maxxis
2006  United States Mark McCormack Colavita–Sutter Home
2007  United States Rahsaan Bahati Rock Racing
2008  Italy Luca Damiani Colavita–Sutter Home
2009  Argentina Alejandro Borrajo Colavita–Sutter Home
2010  Australia Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis
2011  Australia Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare
2012  Germany Robert Förster UnitedHealthcare
2013  Slovenia Aldo Ino Ilešič UnitedHealthcare
2014  United States Kiel Reijnen UnitedHealthcare
2015  Australia Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare
2016  United States Tyler Magner UnitedHealthcare
2017  Colombia Carlos Alzate UnitedHealthcare
2018  United States Eric Marcotte UnitedHealthcare
2019  United States Eric Young Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia
2021  United States Stephen Vogel Project Echelon
2022[3]  United States Brendan Rhim Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling

Source:[4]

Women

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Year Country Rider Team
1998  United States Brenda Brashears Powerbar
1999  United States Nicole Reinhart Saturn Cycling Team
2000  United States Nicole Reinhart Saturn Cycling Team
2001  Germany Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Saturn Cycling Team
2002  Germany Ina-Yoko Teutenberg Saturn Cycling Team
2003  United States Laura Van Gilder Saturn Cycling Team
2004  Canada Gina Grain Victory Brewing Company
2005  United States Laura Van Gilder Saturn Cycling Team
2006  United States Tina Pic Colavita Olive Oil–Sutter Home Wines
2007  United States Laura Van Gilder Cheerwine Cycling Team
2008  New Zealand Cath Cheatley Cheerwine Cycling Team
2009  United States Erica Allar BMW/Bianchi
2010  United States Brooke Miller Team TIBCO–To The Top
2011  Canada Joëlle Numainville Team TIBCO–To The Top
2012  United States Emma Grant Optum Pro Cycling
2013  United States Amanda Miller Team TIBCO–To The Top
2014  United States Tina Pic DNA Cycling p/b K4
2015  United States Lauren Stephens Team TIBCO–SVB
2016  United States Coryn Rivera UnitedHealthcare
2017  Cuba Marlies Mejías García Weber Shimano Ladies Power
2018  Canada Alison Jackson Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
2019  United States Kendall Ryan Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia
2021  Canada Maggie Coles-Lyster DNA Pro Cycling
2022  United States Kendall Ryan L39ION of Los Angeles

Source:[4]

Crystal Cup

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Crystal Cup
Race details
DateJune
RegionUnited States
DisciplineRoad race
TypeOne-day race
OrganiserArlington Sports
History (men)
First edition2007 (2007)
Editions15 (as of 2022)
First winner Kyle Wamsley (USA)
Most wins
Most recent Tyler Magner (USA)
Women's history
First edition2007 (2007)
Editions13 (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

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Men

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Year Country Rider Team
2007  United States Kyle Wamsley Navigators Insurance
2008  Argentina Lucas Sebastián Haedo Colavita–Sutter Home
2009  United States Shawn Milne Team Type 1
2010  United States Jake Keough UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis
2011  United States 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 Hilton Clarke UnitedHealthcare
2016  United States Tyler Magner UnitedHealthcare
2017  United States Tyler Magner Holowesko Citadel Racing Team
2018  United States Cory Williams Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
2019  United States Eric Young Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia
2021  United States Connor Sallee ButcherBox Cycling
2022[6]  United States Tyler Magner L39ION of Los Angeles

Source:[4]

Women

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Year Country Rider Team
2007  United States Laura Van Gilder Cheerwine Cycling Team
2008–
2009
No race
2010  United States Robin Farina Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling
2011  Canada Leah Kirchmann Colavita–Forno d'Asolo
2012  United States Sarah Fader Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training
2013  United States Lauren Stephens Team TIBCO–To The Top
2014  United States Tina Pic Fearless Femme
2015  United States Coryn Rivera UnitedHealthcare
2016  United States Coryn Rivera UnitedHealthcare
2017  United States Laura Van Gilder Mellow Mushrooms p/b Warner Construction Consultants
2018  United States Kendall Ryan Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
2019  United States Kendall Ryan Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
2020 No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia
2021  United States Kendall Ryan L39ION of Los Angeles
2022  United States Kendall Ryan L39ION of Los Angeles

Source:[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Armed Forces Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  2. ^ "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-07-14. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  3. ^ Reza, Rebecca (June 6, 2022). "Wildlife Generation Dominates Clarendon Cup". VeloNews. Outside. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org. Archived from the original on 2015-06-05. Retrieved 2015-06-05.
  6. ^ Reza, Rebecca (June 5, 2022). "L39ion's Ty Magner earns Crystal Cup victory at Armed Forces Classic". VeloNews. Outside. Retrieved June 24, 2022.
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