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

Career

Honsinger won the 2018 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship in the under-23 category held in

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. On December 15, 2019, she won the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship in the women's elite category. The race was held at

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. She is the first new USA women's elite category Cyclocross National Champion in 15 years, following the annual victories of

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since 2004. For the 2021 road cycling season, Honsinger joined the team. She combined this with a cyclo-cross schedule, riding for the Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com team. 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

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, and is a student at

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Major results

Cyclo-cross

;2017–2018 : 2nd Silver medal america

Pan American Under-23 Championships : 2nd National Under-23 Championships : 2nd

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;2018–2019 : 1st PanAmericanJersey

Pan American Under-23 Championships : 1st MaillotUSA

National Under-23 Championships : US Open ::1st Day 1 ::1st Day 2 ;2019–2020 : 1st MaillotUSA

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: Major Taylor Cross Cup ::1st Day 1 ::1st Day 2 : US Open ::1st Day 2 ::2nd Day 1 : 1st Fayetteville : 2nd Silver medal america

Pan American Championships :

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::3rd

;2020–2021 :

::2nd

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::2nd Dendermonde ;2021–2022 : 1st MaillotUSA

X²O Badkamers Trophy The X²O Badkamers Trophy ( nl, X²O Badkamers Trofee) is a Belgian cyclo-cross racing series sponsored by X²O Badkamers (X²O Bathrooms) which previously was known as the DVV Trophy (2017-2019), BPost Bank Trophy (2012-2016) and until 2011–2 ...

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: USCX Series ::1st Baltimore I ::2nd Rochester I ::2nd Baltimore II ::2nd Rochester II :

::2nd Dendermonde ::3rd Fayetteville ;2022–2023 : Coupe de France ::1st Nommay I ::1st Nommay II : 1st Waterloo ;2023–2024 :

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Honsinger, Clara 1997 births Living people American female cyclists American cyclo-cross cyclists American cyclo-cross champions 21st-century American women Cyclists from Oregon