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Molly Shaffer Van Houweling (born March 1, 1973) is an American cyclist, academic and legal scholar. Van Houweling is Professor of Law at the
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
;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
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
The University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Berkeley Law) is the Law school in the United States, law school of the University of California, Berkeley. The school was commonly referred to as "Boalt Hall" for many years, although it was ...
and served as the chair of the board of Creative Commons
Creative Commons (CC) is an American non-profit organization and international network devoted to educational access and expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has release ...
. Van Houweling is also on the board of Authors Alliance a non-profit organization that helps authors disseminate their work broadly. Van Houweling also serves as an Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute Restatement of Copyright. She received her J.D. from the Harvard Law School
Harvard Law School (HLS) is the law school of Harvard University, a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1817, Harvard Law School is the oldest law school in continuous operation in the United ...
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
David Hackett Souter ( ; September 17, 1939 – May 8, 2025) was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1990 until his retirement in 2009. Appointed by President George H ...
of the U.S. Supreme Court. She was previously on the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School
The University of Michigan Law School (branded as Michigan Law) is the law school of the University of Michigan, a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1859, the school offers Master of Laws (LLM), Master of Comparati ...
before moving to UC Berkeley.
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. 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
;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
UCI Masters Hour Best Performance attempts
Footnotes
See also
* List of law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States (Seat 3)References
External links
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