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
Medal record
Women's track cycling
Representing  Ireland
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Grenchen Team pursuit

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.


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