Sara Carrigan

Sara Carrigan (born 7 September 1980 in Gunnedah, New South Wales) is a professional cyclist from Australia, who commenced her cycling career in 1996 at the age of fifteen and is currently a member of the Belgian Lotto–Belisol Ladiesteam.

She was formerly a member of Professional cycling Team, Van Bemmelen – AA Drink (NED). She lives in Nerang in Queensland and is a member of the Gold Coast Cats cycling club. She graduated from Somerset College in 1998 and completed her tertiary education at Griffith University.

Her greatest success as a road cyclist has been in the 2004 Summer Olympics Women's Road race where she won the gold medal. With a few laps to the finish Carrigan crossed a gap to the leading group to join fellow Australian cyclist, Oenone Wood. At the start of the final lap Carrigan broke away, with only Judith Arndt of Germany following, leaving Wood to successfully distract the rest in the following group, allowing her to win the gold medal.

Carrigan was an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship holder. She was awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the 2005 Australia Day Honours List. Other awards include Australian Female Road Cyclist of the Year in 2002, 2003, 2004.

In 2009, Carrigan was inducted into the Queensland Sport Hall of Fame. In 2015, she was an inaugural Cycling Australia Hall of Fame inductee.

Palmarès

1999

1st Teams TT Prologue Trophee d'Or FRA

1st U23 Thuringen Rundfahrt GER

2000

1st Stage 8 Tour de Snowy NSW

2001

1st Sprint Classification Giro della Toscana ITA

1st U23 Trophee d'or Feminin FRA

1st U23 Tour de Snowy AUS

2002

1st Australian National Time Trial Championships, VIC

2003

1st Road Geelong World Cup AUS

1st Stage 5 TT Tour de l'Aude FRA

1st Stage 7b Tour de l'Aude FRA

1st Time Trial Australian Titles VIC

2004

1st 2004 Summer Olympics Road Race GRE

2005

2nd Australian National Time Trial Championships SA

2nd Australian National Road Race Championships SA

2nd Stage 4 Women's Tour NZL

2nd Individual Pursuit Australian Track Titles SA

3rd Overall Vuelta Ciclista Castilla y Leon Feminas ESP

3rd Stage 1 Vuelta Ciclista Castilla y Leon Feminas ESP

2006

2nd Australian National Time Trial Championships

2nd Australian National Road Race Championships

2007

1st Sprint classification Bay Classic Series AUS

References

External links

Personal website

Australian Cycling Federation Profile

1980 births

Living people

Australian female cyclists

Cyclists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Cyclists at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic gold medalists for Australia

Olympic cyclists for Australia

Sportswomen from New South Wales

Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Australia

Cyclists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games

Olympic medalists in cycling

Griffith University alumni

Australian Institute of Sport cyclists

Medalists at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Commonwealth Games medallists in cycling

Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia

Medallists at the 2006 Commonwealth Games