Clara Honsinger Explained

Clara Honsinger
Birth Date:5 June 1997
Role:Rider
Majorwins:

National Championships (2019, 2021)

Amateuryears1:2013
Amateurteam1:Sappo Hill Soapworks
Amateuryears2:2014
Amateurteam2:Upper Echelon Fitness and Rehabilitation
Amateuryears3:2015
Amateurteam3:River City Bicycles
Amateuryears4:2015–2020
Amateurteam4:Team S+M (cyclo-cross)
Amateuryears5:2016
Amateurteam5:Showers Pass Elite p/b Sage Cycles
Amateuryears6:2019
Amateurteam6:LUX / Sideshow p/b Specialized
Proyears1:2020–
Proyears2:2021–
Proteam2: (road)

Clara Honsinger (born June 5, 1997) is an American professional cyclist who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team in road racing,[1] and Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com in cyclo-cross.[2]

Career

Honsinger won the 2018 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship in the under-23 category held in Louisville, Kentucky. On December 15, 2019, she won the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship[3] 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 team.[4] She combined this with a cyclo-cross schedule, riding for the Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com team.[2]

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.

Personal life

Honsinger lives in Corvallis, Oregon,[5] and is a student at Oregon State University.

Major results

Cyclo-cross

2017–2018
  • 2nd Pan American Under-23 Championships
  • 2nd National Under-23 Championships
  • 2nd Iowa City
    2018–2019
  • 1st Pan American Under-23 Championships
  • 1st National Under-23 Championships
  • US Open
  • 1st Day 1
  • 1st Day 2
    2019–2020
  • 1st National Championships
  • Major Taylor Cross Cup
  • 1st Day 1
  • 1st Day 2
  • US Open
  • 1st Day 2
  • 2nd Day 1
  • 1st Fayetteville
  • 2nd Pan American Championships
  • UCI World Cup
  • 3rd Iowa City
    2020–2021
  • UCI World Cup
  • 2nd Namur
  • 2nd Dendermonde
    2021–2022
  • 1st National Championships
  • X²O Badkamers Trophy
  • 1st Koppenberg
  • USCX Series
  • 1st Baltimore I
  • 2nd Rochester I
  • 2nd Baltimore II
  • 2nd Rochester II
  • UCI World Cup
  • 2nd Dendermonde
  • 3rd Fayetteville
    2022–2023
  • Coupe de France
  • 1st Nommay I
  • 1st Nommay II
  • 1st Waterloo
    2023–2024
  • Exact Cross
  • 3rd Zonnebeke

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank. UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. January 27, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127204234/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15421/1001562/277. January 27, 2021.
    2. News: Tyson . Jackie . November 12, 2020 . Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld Pro Cycling hungry for 2020-21 season in Europe . https://web.archive.org/web/20231109204601/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cannondale-cyclocrossworld-pro-cycling-hungry-for-2020-21-season-in-europe/ . 9 November 2023 . November 12, 2020 . . . The newest member of the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld team, Clara Honsinger [...].
    3. Web site: Magazine . Cyclocross . December 17, 2019 . A Champ from Oregon: Clara Honsinger Achieves Elite Nationals Goal . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921164736/https://www.cxmagazine.com/interview-clara-honsinger-2019-elite-women-cyclocross-national-champion . 21 September 2023 . December 17, 2019 . Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross and Gravel News, Races, Bikes, Media . en-US.
    4. News: Frattini . Kirsten . November 12, 2020 . TIBCO-SVB strengthen roster with Erath, Buurman and Yonamine . https://web.archive.org/web/20231004030758/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tibco-svb-strengthen-roster-with-erath-buurman-and-yonamine/ . 4 October 2023 . November 12, 2020 . . Future plc.
    5. Web site: Oregonian/OregonLive . Sean Meagher The . December 17, 2019 . Oregon native Clara Honsinger wins USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship . https://web.archive.org/web/20220103180046/https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2019/12/oregon-native-clara-honsinger-wins-usa-cycling-cyclocross-national-championship.html . 3 January 2022 . December 17, 2019 . oregonlive . en.

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