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American cyclist (born 1997) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Clara Honsinger (born June 5, 1997) is a former American professional cyclist who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team EF Education–Tibco–SVB in road racing,[1] and Team S&M in cyclo-cross.[2]
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Born | June 5, 1997 |
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Disciplines |
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Role | Rider |
Amateur teams | |
2013 | Sappo Hill Soapworks |
2014 | Upper Echelon Fitness and Rehabilitation |
2015 | River City Bicycles |
2015–2020 | Team S+M (cyclo-cross) |
2016 | Showers Pass Elite p/b Sage Cycles |
2019 | LUX / Sideshow p/b Specialized |
Professional teams | |
2020–2023 | Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com (cyclo-cross) |
2021–2023 | Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank (road) |
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Honsinger won the 2018 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship in the under-23 category[3] held in Louisville, Kentucky. On December 15, 2019, she won the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship[4] in the women's elite category. The race was held at Fort Steilacoom Park in Lakewood, Washington. She is the first new USA women's elite category Cyclocross National Champion in 15 years, following the annual victories of Katie Compton since 2004.
For the 2021 road cycling season, Honsinger joined the Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank team.[5] She combined this with a cyclo-cross schedule, riding for the Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com team.[6]
On January 31, 2021, at the élite women's world championship race in Ostend, Belgium, Honsinger placed fourth, 52 seconds behind winner Lucinda Brand of the Netherlands and 33 seconds behind third-placed Denise Betsema, also of the Netherlands.[citation needed]
Honsinger retired without an announcement after the 2023-2024 cyclocross season.[7]
Honsinger lives in Corvallis, Oregon,[8] and is a student at Oregon State University.[citation needed]
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