Anna Millward

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Anna Millward

Anna Millward , b. Wilson (born November 26, 1971 in Melbourne ) is a former Australian cyclist . She was one of the most successful Australian cyclists from the 1990s to the early 2000s.

Cycling successes

Anna Millward only began cycling during her law studies, which she finished with a degree in 1996. In 1997 she was, still under her maiden name Wilson , Australian champion in the individual time trial , in the road race she took second place. In 1999 she was runner-up in both road racing and time trial at the road world championships. In the same year she won the women's cycling world cup , a success that she was able to repeat in 2001 . In 2000, she was Australian road racing champion and again came second in the time trial. In addition, Millward won numerous stage wins in major tours and often took top places in the overall rankings.

Twice Anna Millward took part in the Olympic Games, in 1996 in Atlanta and 2000 in Sydney , where they each took fourth place in the road race and the individual time trial on home soil. At the 1998 Commonwealth Games she won gold in the time trial and bronze in the road race, and four years later silver in the time trial.

In addition, Millward set a new hour record over 43.501 kilometers in the Melbourne Velodrome on October 18, 2000 , which only lasted three weeks until it was improved by Jeannie Longo-Ciprelli .

In 2003 Anna Millward ended her cycling career after the protracted consequences of a hip operation.

Acquitted of doping

In 2001 Anna Millward tested positive for lidocaine at the Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin , but was able to make it credible that the substance was part of an anti-mosquito repellent that had been distributed by the team management. It was also found that she had previously indicated her use of the drug.

Awards

Five times, in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001, Anna Millward was voted “Australian Cyclist of the Year”. In 1999 she also received the Sir Hubert Opperman Trophy for best cyclist. In 2015 she was inducted into the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John Alsedek: Anna Wilson. cyclingnews.com, accessed January 18, 2014 .
  2. ^ Anna Millward: Life after racing and Millward bikes. cyclingnews.com, September 22, 2003, accessed January 18, 2014 .
  3. ^ Anna Millward cleared of the Lidocaine incident. cyclingnews.com, August 25, 2001, accessed January 18, 2014 .
  4. ↑ Female Cyclist of the Year Awards. (No longer available online.) BMX Australia, archived from the original on May 5, 2013 ; Retrieved January 18, 2014 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bmxaustralia.com.au
  5. ^ Awards and Honors. Cycling Australia, accessed January 5, 2014 .
  6. ↑ ByCycling News: 12 inaugural inductees for the Cycling Australia Hall of Fame. In: cyclingnews.com. November 11, 2015, accessed May 14, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Millward, Anna
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wilson, Anna (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Melbourne