Air Force Association Cycling Classic
The Air Force Association Cycling Classic refers to a weekend of road bicycle racing events held annually in June in Arlington, Virginia, United States. The weekend consists of several amateur events, and two professional races in the criterium format, the Clarendon Cup and the Crystal City Cup. The eponymous Air Force Association is based in Arlington. The main sponsor for the race is the United States Air Force and Northrop Grumman Corporation.[1] The race is conducted under the rules of the governing bodies of professional cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale and USA Cycling.[2]
Contents
Clarendon Cup
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | United States |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Arlington Sports |
| History | |
| First edition | 1998 |
| Editions | 17 (as of 2014) |
| First winner |  Scott Mercer (USA) |
| Most wins |  Hilton Clarke (AUS) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Hilton Clarke (AUS) |
The Clarendon Cup, formerly known as the CSC Invitational, is a 1km long criterium race of Arlington, Virginia. It is open to amateurs and professionals and has been running since 1998 for men and women. It is held on the Saturday of the weekend of racing. It was formerly part of USA Cycling's National Racing Calendar, and is now part of the National Criterium Calendar.[3]
Winners
Men
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |
Scott Mercer (USA) | |
| 1999 | |
Todd Littlehales (USA) | Navigators |
| 2000 | |
David McCook (USA) | Shaklee |
| 2001 |  |
Jans Koerts (NED) | Mercury Cycling Team |
| 2002 |  |
Vasili Davidenko (RUS) | Navigators |
| 2003 | |
Jonas Carney (USA) | Prime Alliance Cycling Team |
| 2004 |  |
Lars Michaelsen (DEN) | Team CSC |
| 2005 |  |
Iván Domínguez (CUB) | Health Net-Maxxis |
| 2006 | |
Mark McCormack (USA) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2007 | |
Rahsaan Bahati (USA) | Rock Racing |
| 2008 |  |
Luca Damiani (ITA) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2009 |  |
Alejandro Borrajo (ARG) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2010 | |
Hilton Clarke (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis |
| 2011 | |
Hilton Clarke (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012 |  |
Robert Förster (GER) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2013 |  |
Aldo Ino Ilešič (SLO) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2014 | |
Kiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2015 | |
Hilton Clarke (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare |
Source:[4]
Women
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | |
Brenda Brashears (USA) | |
| 1999 | |
Nicole Reinhart (USA) | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 2000 | |
Nicole Reinhart (USA) | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 2001 | |
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 2002 | |
Ina-Yoko Teutenberg (GER) | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 2003 | |
Laura Van Gilder (USA) | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 2004 | |
Gina Grange (USA) | |
| 2005 | |
Laura Van Gilder (USA) | Saturn Cycling Team |
| 2006 | |
Tina Pic (USA) | |
| 2007 | |
Laura Van Gilder (USA) | Cheerwine Cycling Team |
| 2008 |  |
Catherine Cheatley (NZL) | Cheerwine Cycling Team |
| 2009 | |
Erica Allar (USA) | |
| 2010 | |
Brooke Miller (USA) | Team TIBCO-To The Top |
| 2011 |  |
Joëlle Numainville (CAN) | Team TIBCO-To The Top |
| 2012 | |
Emma Grant (USA) | Optum Pro Cycling |
| 2013 | |
Amanda Miller (USA) | Team TIBCO-To The Top |
| 2014 | |
Tina Pic (USA) | DNA Cycling p/b K4 |
| 2015 | |
Lauren Stephens (USA) | Team TIBCO-SVB |
Source:[4]
Crystal Cup
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | June |
| Region | United States |
| Discipline | Road race |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | Arlington Sports |
| History | |
| First edition | 2007 |
| Editions | 8 (as of 2014) |
| First winner | Kyle Wamsley (USA) |
| Most wins | Jake Keough (USA) (3 wins) |
| Most recent | Kiel Reijnen (USA) |
The Crystal Cup, is also a criterium race, taking place on a 1.3km 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
Men
| Rider | Team | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |
Kyle Wamsley (USA) | Navigators |
| 2008 | |
Lucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2009 | |
Shawn Milne (USA) | Team Type 1 |
| 2010 | |
Jake Keough (USA) | UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis |
| 2011 | |
Jake Keough (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012 | |
Jake Keough (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2013 | |
Juan José Haedo (ARG) | Jamis-Hagens Berman |
| 2014 | |
Kiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
Source:[4]
Women
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |
Laura Van Gilder (USA) | Cheerwine Cycling Team | |
| 2008 | No race | |||
| 2009 | No race | |||
| 2010 | |
Robin Farina (USA) | Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling | |
| 2011 | |
Leah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Colavita | |
| 2012 | |
Sarah Fader (USA) | Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training | |
| 2013 | |
Lauren Stephens (USA) | Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
| 2014 | |
Tina Pic (USA) | DNA Cycling p/b K4 | |
Source:[4]
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