Sinead Miller

Sinead Miller
Personal information
Full name Sinead Emily Miller
Nickname "Golden Girl"
Born (1990-06-09) June 9, 1990
 USA
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight 125 lb (57 kg)
Team information
Discipline Road, Track
Role Rider
Rider type All Around
Amateur team(s)
– USA National Development Program
– Peanut Butter and Co./Team Twenty12
Infobox last updated on
August 29, 2009

Sinead Miller (born 9 June 1990) is an American elite racing cyclist and winner of the 2009 Collegiate Cycling National Criterium Championship.[1] She considers herself to be an "all-arounder" and hopes to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.

Cycling Experience

Miller began racing BMX bicyles 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.[2] She is also a past winner of the International Tour de Toona.[3]

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.

References

  1. ↑ Sciullo, Maria (July 30, 2009). "Cyclist shows discipline in the dirt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  2. ↑ . VeloNews. May 28, 2009 http://www.velonews.com/article/92519/collegiate-all-star-women-chosen. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ . Daily Peloton. August 4, 2004 http://www.dailypeloton.com/displayarticle.asp?pk=6799. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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