Published on October 11, 2018 | by F Magazine Cyclist Sara Carrigan’s life-long dream of winning an Olympic gold medal came true, as she took out the top spot in the 130 kilometre Road Race at the 2004 Athens Olympic Games. But when a tragic accident occurred ahead of a road race in Germany later that…
It’s now a week on from the finish of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games and I have been reflecting on what a ride it was! As mayor of our athlete’s village with Mark Stockwell, it was an absolute honour and an amazing opportunity to be a part of this beautiful event. I say beautiful…
Sara Carrigan OAM Olympic Gold Medallist Which suburb do you call home? Mermaid Beach What makes that suburb the best on the GC? We can walk to the beach, walk to a number of parks with the kiddies, walk to numerous coffee shops and I love the community feel chatting to the other locals who…
Published on March 15, 2018 by Janna Hrastovec Sara Carrigan, GC2018 Village co-mayor WITH NUMEROUS ENTERTAINMENT HUBS AROUND OUR CITY FOR LOCALS AND VISITORS TO ENJOY THE FESTIVITIES, AND ATHLETES WHO HAVE FINISHED THEIR COMPETITION OUT FOR A GOOD TIME AND ENJOY THE LOCAL SURROUNDS, IT WILL BE SUCH A BUZZ … Right now, our…
What’s your funniest sporting memory at school? At our school swimming carnival we had raced all the freestyle events and were onto the breaststroke, I dived in and totally forgot that we were doing breaststroke and started swimming freestyle. I wasn’t the best swimmer but could see that I was leading and couldn’t believe…
9 Feb 2018 by Hope Kerslake Olympians and Commonwealth Games medallists, Mark Stockwell and Sara Carrigan OAM have been named as Co-Mayors of the GC2018 Village. Which is exciting news, but what exactly is a Commonwealth Games Village Mayor? Traditionally, a Mayor is an elected city representative who not only oversees the city’s main departments…
February 8, 2018 11:45 am in Gold Coast by Mitchell Van Homrigh Sara Carrigan and Mark Stockwell announced as Mayors of Comm Games Village. Former Olympians Mark Stockwell and Sara Carrigan have been named as the joint Mayors of the 2018 Gold Coast Commonwealth Games village. It’s full circle for Mr Stockwell who chaired the successful bid for the…
As published in the Haven Magazine March 2016 With 1.9 million children riding a bike in Australia, cycling is definitely a popular past time among our kids. Olympic gold medal winning cyclist Sara Carrigan is so intent on sharing her love of cycling with our youth that she offers her own cycling skills workshops, building…
Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Multisport Magazine Q.Is it better when riding hills to maintain a higher cadence or if strong enough push a heavier gear? The answer to this question all depends on where you are at with your riding, your fitness and what you are trying to achieve up the climb….
Thanks Sara for a fabulous morning! And thanks for your patience, encouragement and motivation – and for passing on some great skills & tips 🙂 Posted by Sue Robinson on Friday, January 29, 2016
We decided to update and redesign a new logo! Hope you like it! It’s not too different from the old logo, just a few minor changes. 🙂
Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Multisport Magazine I’ve tried everything to get through my long rides in comfort but my backside just can’t handle it, any tips? Q: “In my 20 years of being involved in cycling, I don’t think I have ever come across a rider who hasn’t suffered some form…
OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL WINNING CYCLIST SARA CARRIGAN WAS STILL RIDING DAY BEFORE DUE DATE NICHOLAS MCELROY | GOLD COAST BULLETIN | JUNE 29, 2015 10:58AM THERE isn’t much that stops Olympic cycling gold medallist Sara Carrigan in her tracks, except perhaps her beautiful bundle of joy Bobbi Kay Sing. The healthy 3.7kg (8lb 2oz) baby girl was…
As published in the Gold Coast Bulletin LUCY ARDERN – GOLD COAST BULLETIN – MARCH 20, 2015 THE Gold Coast’s top sportswomen want to be able to win more medals at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. They are calling for an equal number of women’s and men’s events which would make the Coast Games the first…
Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Multisport Magazine When we are looking to enhance specific areas of our sport and we want to get there as efficiently as we can, we need the specific training that targets that specific area. Is ‘more’ better? Not necessarily. The optimum training varies between individuals and this…
Sara Carrigan’s Top ten things to love about cycling – as published in More Gold Coast
Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Multisport Magazine 1. Skilled confidence When wanting to average a faster speed for a certain effort, course or race, feeling confident on the bike with great bike skills has a triple pronged effect! What I mean by that is that you get triple the reward for working on…
Post by Sara Carrigan Cycling.
The QLD Academy of Sport (QAS) and Athlete Career Education (ACE) engaged in a project called “Athlete Critical Moments Video: Into the Real World”. Former athletes were interviewed to produce videos that serve an an Athlete Development tool to assist in the move from being an athlete in elite sport and into ‘everyday’ life. The…
Cool video of the fun that was had the Gold Coast 2014 Bike & Street Fest… It’s on again next year 3rd May 2015, yay!