Armed Forces 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. The race is conducted under the rules of the governing bodies of professional cycling, the Union Cycliste Internationale and USA Cycling.

Clarendon Cup

Clarendon Cup

Race details
Date	June
Region	United States
Discipline	Road race
Type	One-day race
Organiser	Arlington Sports
History
First edition	1998 (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.

Winners

Men

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1998	United States	Scott Mercer
1999	United States	Todd Littlehales	Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
2000	United States	David McCook	Shaklee
2001	Netherlands	Jans Koerts	Mercury Cycling Team
2002	Russia	Vasili Davidenko	Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
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

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Women

Year	Country	Rider	Team
1998	United States	Brenda Brashears
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	United States	Gina Grange
2005	United States	Laura Van Gilder	Saturn Cycling Team
2006	United States	Tina Pic
2007	United States	Laura Van Gilder	Cheerwine Cycling Team
2008	New Zealand	Catherine Cheatley	Cheerwine Cycling Team
2009	United States	Erica Allar
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

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Crystal Cup

Crystal Cup

Race details
Date	June
Region	United States
Discipline	Road race
Type	One-day race
Organiser	Arlington Sports
History
First edition	2007 (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.

Winners

Men

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2007	United States	Kyle Wamsley	Alerting users {{alert/first}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/first}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the contentious topics system if they have never received such an alert before. In this case, this template must be used for the notification. {{alert}} ({{Contentious topics/alert}}) is used, on a user's talk page, to "alert", or draw a user's attention, to the fact that a specific topic is a contentious topic. It may only be used if the user has previously received any contentious topic alert, and it can be replaced by a custom message that conveys the contentious topic designation. {{alert/DS}} ({{Contentious topics/alert/DS}}) is used to inform editors that the old "discretionary sanctions" system has been replaced by the contentious topics system, and that a specific topic is a contentious topic. {{Contentious topics/aware}} is used to register oneself as already aware that a specific topic is a contentious topic. Editnotices {{Contentious topics/editnotice}} is used to inform editors that a page is covered by the contentious topics system using an editnotice. Use the one below if the page has restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction editnotice}} is used to inform editors that the page they are editing is subject to contentious topics restrictions using an editnotice. Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. Talk page notices {{Contentious topics/talk notice}} is used to provide additional communication, using a talk page messagebox (tmbox), to editors that they are editing a page that is covered by the contentious topics system. The template standardises the format and wording of such notices. Use the below if there are restrictions placed on the page. {{Contentious topics/page restriction talk notice}} is used to inform editors that page restrictions are active on the page using a talk page messagebox (tmbox). Use the above if there are no restrictions placed on the page. If a user who has been alerted goes on to disruptively edit the affected topic area, they can be reported to the arbitration enforcement (AE) noticeboard, where an administrator will investigate their conduct and issue a sanction if appropriate. {{AE sanction}} is used by administrators to inform a user that they have been sanctioned. Miscellaneous {{Contentious topics/list}} and {{Contentious topics/table}} show which topics are currently designated as contentious topics. They are used by a number of templates and pages on Wikipedia.
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

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Women

Year	Country	Rider	Team
2007	United States	Laura Van Gilder	Cheerwine Cycling Team
2008	No race
2009	No race
2010	United States	Robin Farina	Team Vera Bradley Professional Cycling
2011	Canada	Leah Kirchmann	Team Colavita
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	DNA Cycling p/b K4

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External links

• Air Force Cycling Classic website