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Sinead Miller

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Sinead Miller
Personal information
Full nameSinead Emily Miller
Nickname"Golden Girl"
Born (1990-06-09) June 9, 1990 (age 34)
 USA
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg)
Team information
DisciplineRoad, Track
RoleRider
Rider typeAll Around
Amateur teams
USA National Development Program
Peanut Butter and Co./Team Twenty12

Sinead Emily Miller (born June 9, 1990) is an American elite racing cyclist and winner of the 2009 Collegiate Cycling National Criterium Championship.[1]

Cycling experience

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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.[2] She is also a past winner of the International Tour de Toona.[3]

Cycling career

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Date Event Placement
July 2–11, 2010 Giro Donne, Italy -
June 27, 2010 U23 US Road National Championships, Bend, Oregon 1st Place
June 24, 2010 U23 US National Time Trial Championships, Bend, Oregon 1st place
June 6, 2010 TD Bank Philadelphia International Cycling Championship, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 1st Place in Best Young Rider Category
May 9, 2010 Collegiate Road National Championships, Madison, Wisconsin 1st place- Division 1 Team Omnium
April 5, 2010 GP de Dottignies, Belgium, UCI 1.2 20th Place
April 4, 2010 Ronde Van Vlaanderen, Belgium, UCI World Cup -
March 28, 2010 Trofeo Alfredo Binda - Comune di Cittiglio, Italy, UCI World Cup 18th Place
May 9, 2009 Collegiate Road National Championships, Fort Collins, CO 1st place- Women’s Division 1 Criterium
April 7 – May 5, 2009 Raced with U.S. Women’s National Team throughout Europe 1st place- Challenge Alienor - in Bordeaux, France.

3rd place- Women’s road race in Agen, France

September 11–13, 2008 Collegiate Track National Championships 1st- Women’s Team Pursuit.

1st- Collegiate Team Pursuit.

1st- Women’s Points Race.

3rd- Women’s 2 Kilometer Time Trial

September 6–9, 2008 Junior National Championships, Orange County, CA 1st Place - Junior Women’s 17-18 Criterium
July 20, 2008 Junior World Championships, Cape Town, South Africa 8th –Women’s Road Race
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 1st place - Junior Women 17-18
April 26–27, 2008 Tour de Ephrata, Ephrata, PA 1st- Road Race Women’s Pro 1/2/3.

1st- Criterium Women’s Pro 1/2/3.

2nd – Time Trial Women’s Pro 1/2/3.

1st – Overall GC Women’s Pro 1/2/3

March 3, 2008 Arnold Classic Criterium, Columbus, OH 1st Place - Women’s Pro 1/2/3
2007 Junior National Championships, Seven Springs, Pennsylvania 1st Place- Junior Women’s 17-18 Criterium
2007 Raced Junior World Road Race and Time Trial Championships, Mexico -
2004 Junior National Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah 1st Place- Junior Women’s 14-15 Criterium

References

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  1. ^ Sciullo, Maria (July 30, 2009). "Cyclist shows discipline in the dirt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  2. ^ "Collegiate All-Star women chosen". VeloNews. May 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Werz O'Brien, Marianne (August 4, 2004). "The Tour de Toona". www.dailypeloton.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2004. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
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