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Mia Griffin

Mia Griffin
Griffin in 2019
Personal information
Full nameMia Griffin
Born (1998-12-30) 30 December 1998 (age 25)
Team information
Current teamDAS–Hutchinson–Brother–UK
Disciplines
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2018VC Eriu
2019TC Racing[2]
2020Illi-Bikes Cycling Team
Professional teams
2021Team Rupelcleaning–Champion Lubricants
2022IBCT
2023Israel Premier Tech Roland
2024DAS–Hutchinson–Brother–UK

Mia Griffin (born 30 December 1998) is an Irish professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team DAS–Hutchinson–Brother–UK.[3][4] She rode in the women's team pursuit event at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Germany.[5]

She represented Ireland in the Team Pursuit in the 2024 Olympics, finishing in 9th place in a new Irish National Record time.[6]

She became the first Irish winner of Rás na mBan in 11 years, when she won the 2024 edition in her home county of Kilkenny.[7]

Media Career

Griffin and her family competed in series 4 of Ireland's Fittest Family they were coached by Alan Quinlan they were eliminated in the second round

References

  1. ^ "Cyclist Mia competes with world's best". Irish Independent. 9 February 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Mia Griffin scalps big names for National Series win in Blarney". Sticky Bottle. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  3. ^ "UCI: Mia Griffin". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  4. ^ "Mia Griffin". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Women's Team Pursuit: Start List". UCI. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Ireland Smash Women's Team Pursuit National Record at Paris". Cycling Ireland. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Stage Six Race Report Rás na mBan 2024; Griffin Victorious in Rás na mBan 2024". rasnamban.com. 8 September 2024.