# Armed Forces Association Cycling Classic

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.

## Clarendon Cup

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.

### Winners
#### Men

| 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 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia |
| 2021 | United States | Stephen Vogel | Project Echelon |
| 2022 | United States | Brendan Rhim | Wildlife Generation Pro Cycling |
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#### Women

| 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 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | 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 |
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## Crystal Cup

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.

### Winners
#### Men

| 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 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia |
| 2021 | United States | Connor Sallee | ButcherBox Cycling |
| 2022 | United States | Tyler Magner | L39ION of Los Angeles |
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#### Women

| Year | Country | Rider | Team |
| 2007 | United States | Laura Van Gilder | Cheerwine Cycling Team |
| 2008– 2009 | No race | No race | 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 | No race due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Virginia | 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 |
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