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 Basic is about to happen on Might 31-June 1, 2025. This esteemed and long-standing biking occasion will even develop its footprint to incorporate the District of Columbia.
“Amazon has been a proud sponsor of this occasion for the previous three years.” mentioned Patrick Phillippi, Head of Group Engagement for Amazon in Higher Washington. “The Armed Forces Biking Basic displays so many key essential core values for our firm, together with well being and wellness, help for our army neighborhood, and interesting our workforce and local people, all going down in our yard.”
The weekend kicks off shiny and early on Saturday, Might 31, with the Amazon Armed Forces Biking Basic’s Problem Trip. The Problem Trip presents a 21km closed course that welcomes biking fans of all ability ranges, and can now begin and end in our Nation’s Capital. Individuals will benefit from the alternative to journey in opposition to the backdrop of Washington, DC, and Arlington’s most iconic landmarks. Individuals can goal for gold, silver, or bronze medals, awarded based mostly on the variety of laps accomplished through the three-hour occasion.
The weekend’s actions additionally embody two days of races, that includes the nation’s high Professional/Am males’s and girls’s biking groups. Saturday’s race can be held on a brief, spectator pleasant course in DC, using the identical begin/ending space because the Problem Trip. 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 Basic has grown into an internationally acknowledged occasion, celebrated for its various participant base, inclusive neighborhood alternatives for cyclists of all ages and skills, and powerful help 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 all over the world.
The Amazon Armed Forces Biking Basic weekend’s actions supply riders and biking followers alike loads of thrilling alternatives to take part. To acquire data on registration, volunteer alternatives; or find out how to turn into 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 fascinated about occasion weekend media credentials might contact Maurisa Potts at [email protected].
EVENT DETAILS
What: Armed Forces Biking Basic
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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