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. Van Houweling is also on the board of Authors Alliance a non-profit organization that helps authors disseminate their work broadly. Van Houweling also serves as an Associate Reporter for the American Law Institute Restatement of Copyright. 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.
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. 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
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 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 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 Northern California/Nevada Time Trial Championship
2016
Masters National Track Championships
:1st Individual Pursuit (W40-44)
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)
National Track Championships
:1st Team Pursuit
:2nd Individual Pursuit
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
National Track Championships
:1st Team Pursuit
:2nd Individual Pursuit
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
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
UCI Masters Hour Best Performance attempts
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