Clara Honsinger

Clara Honsinger (born June 5, 1997) is an American former professional cyclist who last rode for UCI Women's Continental Team in road racing, and Team S&M in cyclo-cross.

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 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. 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.

Honsinger retired after the 2023-2024 cyclocross season.

Personal life Honsinger lives in Corvallis, Oregon, and is a student at Oregon State University.

Major results Cyclo-cross

2017–2018

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

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