Full name Sinead Emily Miller Discipline Road, Track Nickname "Golden Girl" Role Rider | Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) Name Sinead Miller Weight 125 lb (57 kg) | |
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Born June 9, 1990 (age 33) USA ( 1990-06-09 ) | ||
Cyclist's path to the Olympics turned into a career she never expected
Sinead Miller (born 9 June 1990) is an American elite racing cyclist and winner of the 2009 Collegiate Cycling National Criterium Championship. She considers herself to be an "all-arounder" and hopes to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Contents
- Cyclists path to the Olympics turned into a career she never expected
- Cycling experience
- Palmares
- Other
- References
Cycling experience
Miller began racing BMX bicycles at age five. She competed at the highest levels in BMX and was part of several professional teams. During most of Miller 's racing years she was a part of HYPER Bicycles Factory BMX team.
To cross train for BMX, Miller began training on road bicycles at age ten and began to race on the road at age 11. She won her first road cycling national championship title at age 14. As her cycling career progressed, she won numerous national titles and also was selected to compete at the Junior Road World Championships at ages 17 and 18. In 2008, Miller placed eighth at the Junior Road World Championships in Cape Town, South Africa.
Miller joined the U.S. National Team at age 18. She raced for the team in Italy, France, Poland, Czech Republic, Austria, South Africa, Netherlands, Belgium and Mexico.
Miller raced collegiality for Marian University's cycling team. In 2008–2009, Miller won collegiate track national championships and also collegiate road criterium national championships. She was the first female cyclist from Marian to win a collegiate road national championship.
Because of Miller's performance and final results in the omnium ranking at the collegiate road nationals in Fort Collins, Colorado in March 2009, she was named a "Collegiate All-Star" and selected for the all-collegiate-women's team that would compete in the Nature Valley Grand Prix later that season. She is also a past winner of the International Tour de Toona.
Palmares
July 2–11, 2010, Giro Donne, Italy
June 27, 2010, U23 US Road National Championships, Bend, Oregon
June 24, 2010, U23 US National Time Trial Championships, Bend, Oregon
June 6, 2010, TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 9, 2010, Collegiate Road National Championships, Madison, Wisconsin
April 5, 2010, GP de Dottignies, Belgium, UCI 1.2
April 4, 2010, Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Belgium, UCI World Cup
March 28, 2010, Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio, Italy, UCI World Cup
May 9, 2009, Collegiate Road National Championships, Fort Collins, CO
April 7-May 5, 2009, Raced with U.S. Women’s National Team throughout Europe
September 11–13, 2008, Collegiate Track National Championships
September 6–9, 2008, Junior National Championships, Orange County, CA
July 20, 2008, Junior World Championships, Cape Town, South Africa
July 10–13, 2008, Raced UCI 2.2 Krasna Lipa Stage Race, Czech Republic
July 3–14, 2008, Attended training camp with Women’s U.S. National Team in Lucca, Italy
June 15, 2008, Junior World Championships Selection Road Race, Red River Gorge, Kentucky
April 26–27, 2008, Tour de Ephrata, Ephrata, PA
March 3, 2008, Arnold Classic Criterium, Columbus, OH
2007, Junior National Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania
2007, Raced Junior World Road Race and Time Trial Championships, Mexico
2004, Junior National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah
Other
Sinead Miller is currently a senior at Marian University in Indianapolis, Indiana. At school Sinead majors in chemistry and mathematics with a concentration in rhetoric. She is also involved in an independent study with the chemistry department at Marian University. Sinead has started her sophomore year of college in the fall of 2009 and she hopes to attend medical school after receiving her bachelor's degree from Marian University.