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 | |
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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 | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Most recent | ![]() |
Women's history | |
First edition | 1998 |
Editions | 24 (as of 2022) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Most recent | ![]() |
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
[edit]Men
[edit]Source:[4]
Women
[edit]Source:[4]
Crystal Cup
[edit]Race details | |
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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 | ![]() |
Most wins |
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Most recent | ![]() |
Women's history | |
First edition | 2007 |
Editions | 13 (as of 2022) |
First winner | ![]() |
Most wins | ![]() |
Most recent | ![]() |
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
[edit]Men
[edit]Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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2007 | ![]() |
Kyle Wamsley | Navigators Insurance | |
2008 | ![]() |
Lucas Sebastián Haedo | Colavita–Sutter Home | |
2009 | ![]() |
Shawn Milne | Team Type 1 | |
2010 | ![]() |
Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare–Maxxis | |
2011 | ![]() |
Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare | |
2012 | ![]() |
Jake Keough | UnitedHealthcare | |
2013 | ![]() |
Juan José Haedo | Jamis–Hagens Berman | |
2014 | ![]() |
Kiel Reijnen | UnitedHealthcare | |
2015 | ![]() |
Hilton Clarke | UnitedHealthcare | |
2016 | ![]() |
Tyler Magner | UnitedHealthcare | |
2017 | ![]() |
Tyler Magner | Holowesko Citadel Racing Team | |
2018 | ![]() |
Cory Williams | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | |
2019 | ![]() |
Eric Young | Elevate–KHS Pro Cycling | |
2020 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | |||
2021 | ![]() |
Connor Sallee | ButcherBox Cycling | |
2022[6] | ![]() |
Tyler Magner | L39ION of Los Angeles |
Source:[4]
Women
[edit]Year | Country | Rider | Team | |
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2007 | ![]() |
Laura Van Gilder | Cheerwine Cycling Team | |
2008– 2009 |
No race | |||
2010 | ![]() |
Robin Farina | Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling | |
2011 | ![]() |
Leah Kirchmann | Colavita–Forno d'Asolo | |
2012 | ![]() |
Sarah Fader | Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training | |
2013 | ![]() |
Lauren Stephens | Team TIBCO–To The Top | |
2014 | ![]() |
Tina Pic | Fearless Femme | |
2015 | ![]() |
Coryn Rivera | UnitedHealthcare | |
2016 | ![]() |
Coryn Rivera | UnitedHealthcare | |
2017 | ![]() |
Laura Van Gilder | Mellow Mushrooms p/b Warner Construction Consultants | |
2018 | ![]() |
Kendall Ryan | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | |
2019 | ![]() |
Kendall Ryan | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank | |
2020 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | |||
2021 | ![]() |
Kendall Ryan | L39ION of Los Angeles | |
2022 | ![]() |
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.