Christina
Birch

Athlete Bio#

Height

5'9"

Age

Hometown

Gilbert, AZ

Education

Gilbert High School (Gilbert, Ariz.) ‘04 University of Arizona ’08, B.S. in Biochemistry and Mathematics; Massachusetts Institute of Technology ’15, Ph.D. in Biological Engineering

Quick Facts

Engaged to Todd Woodlan
Began cycling in 2009 at a local road racing clinic but grew more serious about the sport while earning her Ph.D. at MIT
Began racing track as a way to cross-train for her original discipline, cyclocross
Taught as a professor at the University of California, Riverside after earning her Ph.D
Self-proclaimed “coffee snob” and travels with her own water kettle, burr grinder, press
Always on a mission to try locally roasted beans
Terrified of karaoke
Enjoys spending time on her family’s cattle ranch in Montana, throwing pottery and indoor rock climbing.