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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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

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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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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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