Molly Shaffer Van Houweling Explained

Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
Fullname:Molly Shaffer Van Houweling
Birth Date:3 January 1973
Discipline:Road
Role:Rider
Ridertype:Time Triallist
Amateuryears1:2007
Amateurteam1:JL Velo Cycling Team
Amateuryears2:2007–2013
Amateurteam2:Metromint Cycling

Molly Shaffer Van Houweling (born March 1, 1973) is an American cyclist, academic and legal scholar. Van Houweling is Professor of Law at the UC Berkeley School of Law and served as the chair of the board of Creative Commons.[1] Van Houweling is also on the board of Authors Alliance a non-profit organization that helps authors disseminate their work broadly.[2] Van Houweling also serves as an Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute Restatement of Copyright.[3] She received her J.D. from the Harvard Law School in 1998. After law school she clerked for Judge Michael Boudin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and then in 2000-2001 for Justice David Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court. She was previously on the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School before moving to UC Berkeley.[4]

In addition to her work as a legal academic and copyright activist, Shaffer Van Houweling is also a competitive bicycle racer. On September 12, 2015, she set a new Hour record by cycling 46.273 km in an hour.[5] Van Houweling is also a six-time UCI Amateur Road World Champion, most recently winning the time trial titles at the 2018 UCI World Cycling Tour Final in Varese, Italy.

Palmares

2007
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
    2009
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
  • 1st Colorado Time Trial Championship
    2010
  • 1st Overall Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
  • 1st Stage 2
  • 1st Overall Kern County Women's Stage Race
  • 1st Overall Topsport Stage
  • 1st Copperopolis Road Race
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
  • 1st Stage 1 Valley of the Sun Stage Race
    2011
  • 1st UCI Masters World Championship Time Trial (W35-39)
  • 1st Overall Valley of the Sun Stage Race
  • 1st Stage 1
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Road Race Championship
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
    2012
  • UCI Masters World Championship (W35-39)
  • 1st Time Trial
  • 1st Road Race
  • 1st Overall Mariposa Women's Stage Race
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Prestige Series
    2014
  • UCI Masters World Championship (W40-44)
  • 1st Time Trial
  • 1st Road Race
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
  • US Hour Record 44.173km
    2015
  • UCI Hour Best Performance (W40-44) 46.088km
  • UCI Hour Record 46.273km
  • UCI Masters World Championship (W40-44)
  • 1st Time Trial
  • 1st Road Race
  • 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
    2016
  • Masters National Track Championships
  • 1st Individual Pursuit (W40-44)
  • National Records
  • 40km Time Trial Record (W40-44), 52:48
  • Individual Pursuit (W40-44), 2:30.613
  • Kilo (W40-44), 1:16.104
    2017
  • UCI Masters World Track Championships
  • 1st Team Pursuit (W40-44)
  • 1st Individual Pursuit (W40-44)
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Team Pursuit
  • 2nd Individual Pursuit
  • World Bests
  • UCI Hour Best Performance (W40-44), 47.061km
  • UCI Best Performance 2km Pursuit (W40-44), 2:24.753
  • National Records
  • Kilo (W40-44), 1:14.772
  • Team Pursuit (W40-44), 3:48.259
    2018
  • UCI Masters World Road Championship (W45-49)
  • 1st Time Trial
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Team Pursuit
  • 2nd Individual Pursuit
  • World Bests
  • UCI Hour Best Performance (W45-49), 46.897km
  • National Records
  • 40km Time Trial Record (W45-49), 55:16.626
    2019
  • National Track Championships
  • 1st Individual Pursuit [6]
    2022
  • UCI Masters World Road Championship (W45-49)
  • 3rd Time Trial
  • 3rd UCI Masters World Gravel Championship (W45-49)
    2023
  • UCI Masters World Road Championship (W50-54)
  • 2nd Time Trial

    UCI Hour record attempts

    See also: Hour record.

    Date Location Distance (km) Difference to record (m)[7] Notes
    December 2014 Carson, CA, 44.173 1892 (+) New national record. Beat Carolyn Donnellys 44.028 km distance set in 1990.[8]
    February 2015 Aguascalientes, 45.637 698 (+) New national record.[9]
    July 7, 2015 Aguascalientes, 46.088 23 (-) New national record. This attempt also beat the previous UCI hour record of 46.065 km but as Van Houweling was not part of the athletes biological passport programme the attempt did not count.[10] [11]
    September 12, 2015 Aguascalientes, 46.273 208 (-) Beat the 12-year-old record held by Dutchwoman Leontien van Moorsel. Note, Van Moorsel rode a 'Merckx-style' bike.

    UCI Masters Hour Best Performance attempts

    See also: Hour record.

    Date Location Distance (km) Difference to record (m)[12] Notes
    July 15, 2017 Aguascalientes, 47.061 973 (+) New national record and world best performance for Women 40-44, exceeding Van Houweling's own W40-44 record set on July 7, 2015.
    September 24, 2018 Aguascalientes, 46.897 5,658 (-) New national record and world best performance for Women 45-49, exceeding Lillian Pfluke's W45-49 US and World record set in of 41.239 set in Manchester, England in 2006.

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Berkeley Law .
    2. Web site: About Us Authors Alliance. www.authorsalliance.org. March 25, 2014. November 2, 2015.
    3. Web site: Copyright American Law Institute . 30 May 2024.
    4. Web site: Molly Van Houweling CV . November 2, 2015 .
    5. Web site: Molly Shaffer Van Houweling breaks UCI hour record . VeloNews.com.
    6. Web site: Video of Gold Medal Round . July 6, 2019 . YouTube.
    7. (+) indicates behind the current record (-) indicates ahead of the current record
    8. Web site: Molly Shaffer Van Houweling sets new women's World Hour Record . cyclingtips.com.au. September 13, 2015 .
    9. Web site: Molly Shaffer Van Houweling makes history with new women's UCI Hour Record . September 13, 2015 . uci.ch.
    10. Highlights of Molly Van Houweling's 46,088m Hour . July 7, 2015 . YouTube.
    11. Web site: US Hour Record holder Molly Shaffer Van Houweling aims for world record . cyclingtips.com.au. September 12, 2015 .
    12. (+) indicates behind the current record (-) indicates ahead of the current record

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