Interview with Armed Forces Cycling Classic bike race founder Rob Laybourn

I talk with Rob Laybourn, founder of the Armed Forces Cycling classic bike race in Arlington VA, scheduled for May 31-June 1, 2025. We talk about the full weekend of family-friendly cycling events, including the Crystal Cup and Clarendon Cup pro/am races for the top men and women racers, the everyone-welcome Challenge Ride on a new course that flows past the nation's Capital Building, the legendary Kids races, the amateur races and more, including how Rob has grown the event over 27 years to attract top level corporate sponsorship. • Register and more info at https://cyclingclassic.org • See more at PEZCyclingNews.com - https://pezcyclingnews.com/interviews... Chapters 0:00 - the AFCC Interview Introduction 1:37 - The Weekend Schedule of Events 1:50 - The Challenge Ride 3:16 - New Course Passes the Capital Building 5:27 - Sunday's Clarendon Cup 6:00 - New Sponsors 7:53 - Why the AFCC Appeals to Sponsors 10:26 - How Club Corners bring more volunteers 11:50 - the Corporate Challenge & TAPS 13:15 - Pro Teams and top level racing 15:40 - NAPRD - National Association of Professional Race Directors 18:58 - 27 Years of the AFCC