Molly Shaffer Van Houweling (born March 1, 1973) is an American cyclist, academic and legal scholar. Van Houweling is Professor of Law at the UC Berkeley School of Law and served as the chair of the board of Creative Commons.[1] Van Houweling is also on the board of Authors Alliance a non-profit organization that helps authors disseminate their work broadly.[2] Van Houweling also serves as an Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute Restatement of Copyright.[3] She received her J.D. from the Harvard Law School in 1998. After law school she clerked for Judge Michael Boudin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and then in 2000-2001 for Justice David Souter of the U.S. Supreme Court. She was previously on the faculty of the University of Michigan Law School before moving to UC Berkeley.[4]
 Molly S. Van Houweling at a Creative Commons board meeting in 2008 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Molly Shaffer Van Houweling |
| Born | January 3, 1973 United States |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Time Triallist |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007 | JL Velo Cycling Team |
| 2007–2013 | Metromint Cycling |
In addition to her work as a legal academic and copyright activist, Shaffer Van Houweling is also a competitive bicycle racer. On September 12, 2015, she set a new Hour record by cycling 46.273 km in an hour.[5] Van Houweling is also a six-time UCI Amateur Road World Champion, most recently winning the time trial titles at the 2018 UCI World Cycling Tour Final in Varese, Italy.
Palmares
edit- 2007
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
- 2009
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
- 1st Colorado Time Trial Championship
- 2010
- 1st Overall Mt. Hood Cycling Classic
- 1st Stage 2
- 1st Overall Kern County Women's Stage Race
- 1st Overall Topsport Stage
- 1st Copperopolis Road Race
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
- 1st Stage 1 Valley of the Sun Stage Race
- 2011
- 1st
UCI Masters World Championship Time Trial (W35-39) - 1st Overall Valley of the Sun Stage Race
- 1st Stage 1
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Road Race Championship
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
- 2012
- UCI Masters World Championship (W35-39)
- 1st Time Trial
- 1st
Road Race
- 1st
- 1st Overall Mariposa Women's Stage Race
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Prestige Series
- 2014
- UCI Masters World Championship (W40-44)
- 1st Time Trial
- 1st Road Race
- 1st
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
- US Hour Record 44.173km
- 2015
- UCI Hour Best Performance (W40-44) 46.088km
- UCI Hour Record 46.273km
- UCI Masters World Championship (W40-44)
- 1st Time Trial
- 1st Road Race
- 1st
- 1st Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
- 2016
- Masters National Track Championships
- 1st
Individual Pursuit (W40-44)
- 1st
- National Records
- 40km Time Trial Record (W40-44), 52:48
- Individual Pursuit (W40-44), 2:30.613
- Kilo (W40-44), 1:16.104
- 2017
- UCI Masters World Track Championships
- 1st Team Pursuit (W40-44)
- 1st Individual Pursuit (W40-44)
- 1st
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team Pursuit
- 2nd Individual Pursuit
- 1st
- World Bests
- UCI Hour Best Performance (W40-44), 47.061km
- UCI Best Performance 2km Pursuit (W40-44), 2:24.753
- National Records
- Kilo (W40-44), 1:14.772
- Team Pursuit (W40-44), 3:48.259
- 2018
- UCI Masters World Road Championship (W45-49)
- 1st Time Trial
- 1st
- National Track Championships
- 1st Team Pursuit
- 2nd Individual Pursuit
- 1st
- World Bests
- UCI Hour Best Performance (W45-49), 46.897km
- National Records
- 40km Time Trial Record (W45-49), 55:16.626
- 2019
- National Track Championships
- 1st Individual Pursuit [6]
- 1st
- 2022
- UCI Masters World Road Championship (W45-49)
- 3rd Time Trial
- 3rd UCI Masters World Gravel Championship (W45-49)
- 2023
- UCI Masters World Road Championship (W50-54)
- 2nd Time Trial
UCI Hour record attempts
edit| Date | Location | Distance (km) | Difference to record (m)[N 1] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2014 | Carson, CA, United States |
44.173 | 1892 (+) |  New national record. Beat Carolyn Donnellys 44.028 km distance set in 1990.[7]
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| February 2015 | Aguascalientes,  Mexico |
45.637 | 698 (+) | New national record.[8]
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| July 7, 2015 | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
46.088 | 23 (-) | New national record. This attempt also beat the previous UCI hour record of 46.065 km but as Van Houweling was not part of the athletes biological passport programme the attempt did not count.[9][10]
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| September 12, 2015 | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
46.273 | 208 (-) |  Beat the 12-year-old record held by Dutchwoman Leontien van Moorsel. Note, Van Moorsel rode a 'Merckx-style' bike.[5]
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UCI Masters Hour Best Performance attempts
edit| Date | Location | Distance (km) | Difference to record (m)[N 2] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 15, 2017 | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
47.061 | 973 (+) | New national record and world best performance for Women 40-44, exceeding Van Houweling's own W40-44 record set on July 7, 2015.
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| September 24, 2018 | Aguascalientes, Mexico |
46.897 | 5,658 (-) | New national record and world best performance for Women 45-49, exceeding Lillian Pfluke's W45-49 US and World record set in of 41.239 set in Manchester, England in 2006.
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Footnotes
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Berkeley Law".
- ^ "About Us | Authors Alliance". www.authorsalliance.org. March 25, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ "Copyright American Law Institute". Retrieved May 30, 2024.
- ^ "Molly Van Houweling CV". Retrieved November 2, 2015.
- ^ a b "Molly Shaffer Van Houweling breaks UCI hour record". VeloNews.com.
- ^ "Video of Gold Medal Round". YouTube. July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Molly Shaffer Van Houweling sets new women's World Hour Record". cyclingtips.com.au. September 13, 2015.
- ^ "Molly Shaffer Van Houweling makes history with new women's UCI Hour Record". uci.ch. September 13, 2015.
- ^ Highlights of Molly Van Houweling's 46,088m Hour. YouTube. July 7, 2015.
- ^ "US Hour Record holder Molly Shaffer Van Houweling aims for world record". cyclingtips.com.au. September 12, 2015.
External links
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- Molly VAN HOUWELING at CQ Ranking
- Molly Van Houweling at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Molly Van Houweling at ProCyclingStats