ARLINGTON, VA, January 29, 2025 — Arlington Sports activities is thrilled to announce that Amazon has secured the naming rights to one of many nation’s premier biking occasions. The Amazon Armed Forces Biking Traditional is about to happen on Might 31-June 1, 2025. This esteemed and long-standing biking occasion may even develop its footprint to incorporate the District of Columbia.
“Amazon has been a proud sponsor of this occasion for the previous three years.” stated Patrick Phillippi, Head of Group Engagement for Amazon in Larger Washington. “The Armed Forces Biking Traditional displays so many key essential core values for our firm, together with well being and wellness, assist for our army neighborhood, and fascinating our workforce and area people, all happening in our yard.”
The weekend kicks off shiny and early on Saturday, Might 31, with the Amazon Armed Forces Biking Traditional’s Problem Experience. The Problem Experience affords a 21km closed course that welcomes biking fans of all ability ranges, and can now begin and end in our Nation’s Capital. Contributors will benefit from the alternative to experience in opposition to the backdrop of Washington, DC, and Arlington’s most iconic landmarks. Contributors can purpose for gold, silver, or bronze medals, awarded based mostly on the variety of laps accomplished in the course of the three-hour occasion.
The weekend’s actions additionally embody two days of races, that includes the nation’s prime Professional/Am males’s and girls’s biking groups. Saturday’s race will probably be held on a brief, spectator pleasant course in DC, using the identical begin/ending space because the Problem Experience. On day two, the racing strikes to Arlington, VA, for the 27th version of the Clarendon Cup Professional/Am bike races.
The Amazon Armed Forces Biking Traditional has grown into an internationally acknowledged occasion, celebrated for its various participant base, inclusive neighborhood alternatives for cyclists of all ages and talents, and robust assist of our Armed Forces and their households. The races have been attracting a extremely aggressive worldwide area for many years, with Nationwide Champions taking part from world wide.
The Amazon Armed Forces Biking Traditional weekend’s actions supply riders and biking followers alike loads of thrilling alternatives to take part. To acquire info on registration, volunteer alternatives; or tips on how to grow to be a sponsor; or be taught how one can witness the fast-paced motion {of professional} biking within the Washington, DC area, go to cyclingclassic.org.
Media thinking about occasion weekend media credentials might contact Maurisa Potts at [email protected].
EVENT DETAILS
What: Armed Forces Biking Traditional
When: Might 31-June 1, 2025
The place: Washington, DC & Arlington, VA (Clarendon)
Web site: www.cyclingclassic.org
Price: Free
Climate Plan: Rain or shine
Arlington Sports activities, Inc. (ASI) is a Washington, D.C.,-based 501(c)3 non-profit group devoted to the promotion and growth {of professional} and newbie bike racing.
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