Olympic Gold Medalist
Sara Carrigan has been an Australian Professional cyclist who has enjoyed a successful cycling career of over 13 years, which commenced at the age of fifteen after being identified through a High School Sports Talent Search.
Some of Sara’s greatest successes include winning the Olympic Gold Medal in the 130 km Road Race at the 2004 Athens Olympics Games, 2006 Melbourne Commonwealth Games medallist, two-time National Champion, World Cup winner, medallist at every Australian Championships from 2002 to 2008, Australian representative at 8 World Championships, 2 Olympic Games (2004 and 2008) and 2 Commonwealth Games (2002 and 2006), being named Australian Female Road Cyclist of the Year 2002, 2003 and 2004, receiving the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List.
Sara announced her retirement from professional sport in December 2008 following the Beijing Olympic Games and is now fulfilling her ambition to pass on her years of cycling knowledge and experience to help others relish in the simple joys and wonders of riding a bike that she has enjoyed for half her life. Sara has founded the Sara Carrigan Cycling School to provide a friendly, fun and safe environment to deliver rudimentary cycling training and skills development for all levels of ability from total beginners to the more experienced. Sara is one of Australia’s most dedicated and passionate advocates of the sport.
“Cycling has allowed me to achieve one of my life dreams and now through the bike, I am helping others do the same; I love teaching people to ride. I love showing people what they can enjoy on a bike. I love being a part of people’s journey of overcoming fears and feeling excited and proud of themselves. I love it when these new, ‘never cycled before’ people become hooked on their bicycle. I love it when people’s eyes are opened up to a whole other world of freedom, endorphins, relationships and happiness. I love how the simple act of ‘learning to ride’ turns into so much more.”