Ruby Miller
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ruby May Miller |
| Born |
17 August 1992 Wales United Kingdom |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Trek |
| Discipline | Road, Mountain biking, Cyclo-cross |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | All Rounder |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| –January 2008 2008 2009-2010 2011 2012- |
Maindy Flyers Lifeforce Development team Forza Cycles Horizon Fitness[1] TORQ Performance |
|
Infobox last updated on 29 October 2013 | |
Ruby Miller (born August 1992) is a Welsh racing cyclist from Llantwit Major.
She began competing as a triathlete at the age of 10 as her mother was a coach with the Maindy Triathlon club in Cardiff. Miller then began cycling with the Maindy Flyers youth cycling club and was spotted at a cyclo-cross event and selected to ride for the British Cycling's Wales talent team.[2][3]
She raced in Holland in 2007, representing Wales in the Interland track competition. Miller is currently sponsored and riding for Trek.[3][4]
During the 2008-2009 Track Cycling season Ruby competed in the Revolution (cycling series) Future Stars Series at the Manchester Velodrome. She took a number of impressive race victories throughout the season and won the series overall in February 2009.
Miller competed for the Threads.com/DFT team in the team pursuit in the UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics event at Manchester Velodrome in February 2011.[5]
Miller participated as a torchbearer for the 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay.[6]
She is currently studying occupational therapy at Cardiff University.[7]
Palmarès
- 2007
- 1st National Trophy cyclo-cross series - Youth
- 4th Round 1, Abergavenny
- 2nd Round 2, Ipswich
- 1st Round 3, Mallory Park
- 1st Round 4, Bradford
- 1st Round 5, Derby
- 1st Welsh Youth Duathlon Championships
- 2008
- 1st British National Cyclo-cross Championships - Youth[8]
- 1st XC, British National Mountain Bike Championships - Youth
- 2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships - Under 16
- 2nd Points race, British National Track Championships - Under 16
- 2nd Scratch race, British National Track Championships - Under 16
- 3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships - Under 16
- 4th Points race, British National Track Championships - Senior
- 1st Welsh Youth Duathlon Championships
- 3rd British Youth Duathlon Championships
- 2009
- 1st Revolution Track Cycling Future Stars Series - Under 16
- 1st National Mountain Biking championships - Junior
References
- ↑ "Horizon Fitness RT Complete Rider Roster". British Cycling. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "Golden girl leads way for Welsh riders". Sports Council Wales. 12 August 2008.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "A minute with: Ruby Miller". cyclingweekly.co.uk. 14 May 2008.
- ↑ "Ruby Miller – Up and Coming Cycling Gem Takes the Win". Trek. 14 December 2007.
- ↑ Miller, Ruby. "Ruby Miller’s blog from the Track Cycling World Cup (Manchester) – February 2011". Cardiff University. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Olympic Torch Relay". Cardiff University. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2009.
- ↑ "High Performance Programme News". Cardiff University. Retrieved 14 September 2012.
- ↑ "Hammond Wins National Cross Champs". Cycling Weekly. 6 January 2008.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "High Performance Programme Newsletter Summer 2011". Cardiff University. Retrieved 14 September 2012.