Van Houweling Sets World Record

Van Houweling cycling record

She’s better known on campus as Berkeley Law’s associate dean of J.D. curriculum and teaching, but Professor Molly Van Houweling is also a champion cyclist. Van Houweling broke a women’s world cycling record September 12, riding 46.273 kilometers in one hour on a track in Mexico. She beat the previous record of 46.065 kilometers, set in 2003. An intellectual property expert, Van Houweling is a five-time amateur world champion. Last year, she won the road race and time trial events at the World Cycling Tour Final in Slovenia.