In fact the Bathurst Para-cycling star said “I don’t mind it” when asked about the prospect of tackling the 2.8 kilometre climb which has an average five percent gradient and a 150 metres elevation change.

That just goes to highlight the mental toughness and physical strength of the dual world champion.

“It’s massive,” she conceded.

“But I don’t mind it. You go in knowing the course is going to be tough and we’ve done a really big strength block leading into it to try and make sure I’m strong enough to be able to get over it.

“I just have to get into a good rhythm and claw my way to the top.”

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The Mount Buninyong climb is something Miller will face when she contests the 10.2km women’s H1 category road race at the annual Australia titles in Ballarat on Saturday.

It is a race she conquered last year and while the course has been slightly altered for the 2019 edition, that previous gold medal push gives her confidence.

“I think it means you go into it better prepared because you know what the courses are like, but in saying that, the time trial course which I didn’t do last year because I was too unwell, and the road race are actually different,” she said.

“We go up that hill, we do a slight diversion, we don’t have to go through the uni in the paras, but it’s pretty much the same course as the under 19s and elites.”

Miller, who also plans to contest Monday’s 12km time trial, will have some added motivation to impress at the nationals.

It will mark the first event in which she gets to wear the rainbow jerseys she earned at last year’s UCI Para Road World Championships.

“It is very exciting and I’m really stoked. I’m a little bit daunted actually about the whole thing, I’m thinking ‘Well I’m going to actually have to put a half decent performance in while I’m wearing it and make it look like I actually deserve to be in it’,” she laughed.

“You don’t want to look like you’re out there pedalling on square wheels when you’ve got the rainbows on. I guess it doesn’t matter if you are in club colours or what you’re wearing, you want to do the people you are wearing proud and the same goes for the rainbow jersey.”

Aside from wearing rainbows and having the sort of steely determination which led her to those world championship winning performances, Miller will be spurred on by the big crowds which will line the courses in Ballarat.

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This year marks the second time that the Para Road Nationals and able-bodied titles have been staged on the same program.

“I guess we get the crowd there from the other events that are held, the under 23s and the elites, so it’s nice to have people out on the course,” Miller said.

“You don’t feel like you are out there on your own and it’s nice that the general public gets to see what Para racing is all about as well. It’s a great atmosphere and even just being in the town of Ballarat with all the racing that’s on is great.”