Sara Carrigan
# Sara Carrigan

Sara Carrigan OAM (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
