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Last Updated: 3/10/07
Name: Donnie Miller
Birthday: 12/19/1964
Age: 45
Hometown: I grew up in Hampton, IL and I live in Moline, IL
Category Road: 4, Masters 40+
Category CX: 4
Years Racing: 23
Career Highlights: Winning the DICE Service Award in 2004, Age Group TT's and Du's, 3rd overall in the 2005 CycloCross Series and many top 10's in Road, Crit, TT and CycloCross.
About you: I'm a USA Cycling Coach, owner/operator of Donnie's Indoor Cycling Experience, Vice President and coach of the DICE Team, and avid amateur bike racer. I love my dog Luke and good beer and ALL food and my motorcycles.
Top three race related goals:
Win the Quad Cities Criterium for me and my teammates
Win Master's Nationals Criterium by the time I'm 50
Win any CycloCross race
Top three non-race related goals:
Get my business off the ground and self sustaining
Go back to school and get my Exercise Physiology degree and my CSCS
Become the best coach I can be
Experience and Interests
Organized Sports Experience:
Baseball 11 years
Softball 6 years
Wrestling 6 years
Track 7 years
Cross Country 1 year
Volleyball 4 years
Basketball 3 years
Current and planned sports: Cycling and running races and introducing myself to MTB racing.
Other interests/activities: Coaching and teaching people how to ride a bike, music.
Interests in cycling and why?: The science and technology of the sport and going as fast as I can. Being able to push my body to the limits. The great outdoors and riding places I've never been.
Fun Stuff
Favorite food of all time: Everything! Mexican, Chinese, Italian and any steak or pizza!
Pre/during/post race food: Slimfast smoothie/nothing/anything food
Favorite Drink(s): Gatorade, good beer and MILK
Favorite Bike(s): My LeMond Ti, Giant Cross, and good old steel frames like my Franklin
Favorite type of bike: Anything with two wheels
Favorite type of bike race: Crits - because of the speed
Favorite Bike Racer/Personality/Team: Eddy "The Cannibal" Merckx/Bob Roll/DICE
Favorite Movie (Cycling related): American Flyers and Quicksilver
Favorite Movie (Non Cycling): the Lord of the Rings Trilogy
Favorite Music (Style and Artists): Everything Heavy, Rush, Led Zep and Metallica
Favorite Saying:
"Go big or STAY home."
"If you fall out of bed are you never going to go to sleep again?"
"Catch me if YOU can."
Favorite method of bike training: Long group rides with my friends and super secret training!
Favorite method of cross training: Sleep!
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