Clara Honsinger

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| image = 2020 Brussel Cyclocross Honsinger1.jpg

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| caption = Honsinger in 2020

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|06|05}}

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| currentteam = {{ubl|{{UCI team code|TIB}} (road)|{{allow wrap|Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com (cyclo-cross)}}}}

| disciplines = {{ubl|Cyclo-cross|Road}}

| role = Rider

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| majorwins = :National Championships (2019, 2021)

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| 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 = 2020–2023

| proteam1 = {{allow wrap|Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com (cyclo-cross)}}

| proyears2 = 2021–2023

| proteam2 = {{UCI team code|TIB|2021}} (road)

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Clara Honsinger (born June 5, 1997) is a former American professional cyclist who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team {{UCI team code|TIB}} in road racing,{{cite web|url=https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15421/1001562/277|title=Team Tibco - Silicon Valley Bank|work=UCI.org|publisher=Union Cycliste Internationale|access-date=January 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210127204234/https://www.uci.org/road/teams/TeamDetail/15421/1001562/277|archive-date=January 27, 2021}} and Team S&M in cyclo-cross.{{Cite web |author1=Jackie Tyson |date=2023-10-13 |title=Familiar territory but different approach for US cyclocross champion Honsinger |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/familiar-territory-but-different-approach-for-us-cyclocross-champion-honsinger/ |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}

Career

Honsinger won the 2018 USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship in the under-23 category{{Citation|title=Clara Honsinger: U23 Women National Champion, 2018 Louisville Cyclocross Nationals| date=December 16, 2018 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxB5wdWqrHI|language=en|access-date=December 17, 2019}} held in Louisville, Kentucky. On December 15, 2019, she won the USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship{{Cite web |last=Magazine |first=Cyclocross |date=December 17, 2019 |title=A Champ from Oregon: Clara Honsinger Achieves Elite Nationals Goal |url=https://www.cxmagazine.com/interview-clara-honsinger-2019-elite-women-cyclocross-national-champion |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230921164736/https://www.cxmagazine.com/interview-clara-honsinger-2019-elite-women-cyclocross-national-champion |archive-date=21 September 2023 |access-date=December 17, 2019 |website=Cyclocross Magazine - Cyclocross and Gravel News, Races, Bikes, Media |language=en-US}} 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 {{UCI team code|TIB|2021}} team.{{cite news |last=Frattini |first=Kirsten |date=November 12, 2020 |title=TIBCO-SVB strengthen roster with Erath, Buurman and Yonamine |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tibco-svb-strengthen-roster-with-erath-buurman-and-yonamine/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004030758/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tibco-svb-strengthen-roster-with-erath-buurman-and-yonamine/ |archive-date=4 October 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |work=Cyclingnews.com |publisher=Future plc}} She combined this with a cyclo-cross schedule, riding for the Cannondale–Cyclocrossworld.com team.{{cite news |last=Tyson |first=Jackie |date=November 12, 2020 |title=Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld Pro Cycling hungry for 2020-21 season in Europe |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cannondale-cyclocrossworld-pro-cycling-hungry-for-2020-21-season-in-europe/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231109204601/https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cannondale-cyclocrossworld-pro-cycling-hungry-for-2020-21-season-in-europe/ |archive-date=9 November 2023 |access-date=November 12, 2020 |work=Cyclingnews.com |publisher=Future plc |quote=The newest member of the Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld team, Clara Honsinger [...]}}

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|date=January 2024}}

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Honsinger retired without an announcement after the 2023-2024 cyclocross season.{{Cite web |last=Dezendorf |first=Caroline |date=2024-10-16 |title=Life Beyond Cyclocross: Clara Honsinger Eyes Her Next Challenge |url=https://cxhairs.substack.com/p/life-beyond-cyclocross-clara-honsinger?r=cujn1&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true |access-date=2024-12-12 |website=The CXHAIRS Bulletin}}

Personal life

Honsinger lives in Corvallis, Oregon,{{Cite web |last=Oregonian/OregonLive |first=Sean Meagher {{!}} The |date=December 17, 2019 |title=Oregon native Clara Honsinger wins USA Cycling Cyclocross National Championship |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2019/12/oregon-native-clara-honsinger-wins-usa-cycling-cyclocross-national-championship.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220103180046/https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2019/12/oregon-native-clara-honsinger-wins-usa-cycling-cyclocross-national-championship.html |archive-date=3 January 2022 |access-date=December 17, 2019 |website=oregonlive |language=en}} and is a student at Oregon State University.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}