Sinead Miller
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Sinead Emily Miller |
| Nickname | "Golden Girl" |
| Born | 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 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] She considers herself to be an "all-arounder" and hoped to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.[needs update]
Cycling experience[edit]
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[edit]
| 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 |
Other[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Sciullo, Maria (July 30, 2009). "Cyclist shows discipline in the dirt". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
- ^ "Collegiate All-Star women chosen". VeloNews. May 28, 2009.
- ^ 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.
External links[edit]
- Sinead Miller at Cycling Archives
- Sinead Miller at ProCyclingStats
- Sinead Miller at CQ Ranking
- https://web.archive.org/web/20100515111548/http://teamtwenty12.com/bio_miller.htm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110103130032/http://pghracing.org/2010/01/29/interview-sinead-miller/
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110714160135/http://triablog.naturevalleybicyclefestival.com/2010/04/sinead-miller-ryan-alumae-and-usa-cyclist/
- http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/09211/987307-55.stm
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110719165718/http://www.womenscycling.net/2010/Gallery2010/04_Dottingnies/pages/page22.html
- Facebook Profile
- Marian University Profile
- http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/trofeo-alfredo-binda-comune-di-cittiglio-cdm/results
