Ruby Miller
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Ruby Miller is a Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...

 racing cyclist from Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major
Llantwit Major is a small coastal town and community in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, lying on the Bristol Channel coast. A small stream, the Afon Col-huw, runs through the town.-Local government:...

.

She began competing as a triathlete
Triathlon
A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...

 at the age of 10 as her mother was a coach with the Maindy Triathlon club in Cardiff
Cardiff
Cardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...

. Miller then began cycling with the Maindy Flyers youth cycling club and was spotted at a cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross is a form of bicycle racing. Races typically take place in the autumn and winter , and consists of many laps of a short course featuring pavement, wooded trails, grass, steep hills and...

 event and selected to ride for the British Cycling
British Cycling
British Cycling is the national governing body for cycle racing in Great Britain. It administers most competitive cycling in Great Britain, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man...

's Wales talent team.

She raced in Holland in 2007, representing Wales in the Interland track competition. Miller is currently sponsored and riding for Trek
Trek Bicycle Corporation
Trek Bicycle Corporation is a major bicycle and cycling product manufacturer and distributor under brand names Trek, Gary Fisher, Bontrager, Klein and until recently, LeMond Racing Cycles...

.

During the 2008-2009 Track Cycling
Track cycling
Track cycling is a bicycle racing sport usually held on specially built banked tracks or velodromes using track bicycles....

 season Ruby competed in the Revolution (cycling series)
Revolution (cycling series)
Revolution is a series of track cycling events held at the Manchester Velodrome in the north west of England. It is held annually, in the winter, during the track cycling season...

 Future Stars Series at the Manchester Velodrome
Manchester Velodrome
Manchester Velodrome is an indoor cycle-racing track or velodrome in Manchester, northwest England. It opened in September 1994 and is the leading indoor Olympic-standard track in the United Kingdom. It houses the National Cycling Centre and British Cycling...

. She took a number of impressive race victories throughout the season and won the series overall in February 2009.

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
British National Cyclo-cross Championships
The British National Cyclo-cross Championships are held annually. The winners of each event are awarded with a symbolic white cycling jersey featuring blue and red stripes, which can be worn by the rider at other cyclo-cross events in the country to show their status as national champion...

 - Youth
1st   XC, British National Mountain Bike Championships - Youth
2nd Pursuit, British National Track Championships
British National Track Championships
The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

 - Under 16
2nd Points race, British National Track Championships
British National Track Championships
The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

 - Under 16
2nd Scratch race, British National Track Championships
British National Track Championships
The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

 - Under 16
3rd 500m TT, British National Track Championships
British National Track Championships
The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

 - Under 16
4th Points race, British National Track Championships
British National Track Championships
The British National Track Championships are held annually. Organized by British Cycling, they are competitions of various track cycling disciplines in age, gender and disability categories.-Senior :-Amateur :...

- 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
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