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]
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 | |
Mercer, ScottScott Mercer (USA) | |
| 1999 | |
Littlehales, ToddTodd Littlehales (USA) | Navigators |
| 2000 | |
McCook, DavidDavid McCook (USA) | Shaklee |
| 2001 |  |
Koerts, JansJans Koerts (NED) | Mercury Cycling Team |
| 2002 |  |
Davidenko, VassiliVassili Davidenko (RUS) | Navigators |
| 2003 | |
Carney, JonasJonas Carney (USA) | Prime Alliance Cycling Team |
| 2004 |  |
Michaelsen, LarsLars Michaelsen (DEN) | Team CSC |
| 2005 |  |
Domínguez, IvánIván Domínguez (CUB) | Health Net-Maxxis |
| 2006 | |
McCormack, MarkMark McCormack (USA) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2007 | |
Bahati, RahsaanRahsaan Bahati (USA) | Rock Racing |
| 2008 |  |
Damiani, LucaLuca Damiani (ITA) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2009 |  |
Borrajo, AlejandroAlejandro Borrajo (ARG) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2010 | |
Clarke, HiltonHilton Clarke (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis |
| 2011 | |
Clarke, HiltonHilton Clarke (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012 |  |
Förster, RobertRobert Förster (GER) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2013 |  |
Ilešič, Aldo InoAldo Ino Ilešič (SLO) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2014 | |
Reijnen, KielKiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2015 | |
Clarke, HiltonHilton Clarke (AUS) | UnitedHealthcare |
Source:[4]
Women
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 | |
Wamsley, KyleKyle Wamsley (USA) | Navigators |
| 2008 | |
Haedo, Lucas SebastiánLucas Sebastián Haedo (ARG) | Colavita-Sutter Home |
| 2009 | |
Milne, ShawnShawn Milne (USA) | Team Type 1 |
| 2010 | |
Keough, JakeJake Keough (USA) | UnitedHealthcare-Maxxis |
| 2011 | |
Keough, JakeJake Keough (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2012 | |
Keough, JakeJake Keough (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
| 2013 | |
Haedo, Juan JoséJuan José Haedo (ARG) | Jamis-Hagens Berman |
| 2014 | |
Reijnen, KielKiel Reijnen (USA) | UnitedHealthcare |
Source:[4]
Women
| Rider | Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | |
Van Gilder, LauraLaura Van Gilder (USA) | Cheerwine Cycling Team | |
| 2008 | No race | |||
| 2009 | No race | |||
| 2010 | |
Farina, RobinRobin Farina (USA) | Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling | |
| 2011 |  |
Kirchmann, LeahLeah Kirchmann (CAN) | Team Colavita | |
| 2012 | |
Fader, SarahSarah Fader (USA) | Pepper Palace/Spin-Tech Training | |
| 2013 | |
Stephens, LaurenLauren Stephens (USA) | Team TIBCO-To The Top | |
| 2014 | |
Pic, TinaTina Pic (USA) | DNA Cycling p/b K4 | |
Source:[4]
References
- ↑ "Northrop Grumman Corporation". Northrop Grumman.
- ↑ "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org.
- ↑ "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org.
- 1 2 3 4 "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org.
- ↑ "The Air Force Association Cycling Classic - CyclingClassic.org". cyclingclassic.org.