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Olympic champion. Hear her speak @saracarrigan! Everyone is welcome to @SydneyUniVelo annual fundraising dinner. pic.twitter.com/TG7flYnWro — Michael Tomalaris (@miketomalaris) November 3, 2014

I first jumped astride a road bike when I was 14 and I absolutely loved it! I had no idea what a road bike was nor that the whole world of road cycling existed but what I did know was just how alive and free I felt pedalling my new found love! Riding my bike…

10th August 2014 Our GOforGOLD Cycling Bunch enjoyed our Ultimate Gold Ride challenge up O’Reilly’s on Sunday. What a feat to have conquered the climb! Congrats to Kylie to our Most Improved and was awarded a new pair of Oakleys, nice! Thanks to our ever supportive Ride leaders in Cass, Brookey & Stevo and also…

I enjoyed  a great time  ‘taking over’ the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games @GC2018 Twitter account guest tweeting with race insights of the Women’s Commonwealth Games Road Race! #SaraCarrigan Tweets

I am helping the Gold Coast City Council to help you ‘change the way you move’. Available FREE to our local community are numerous cycling workshops facilitated by accredited instructors. With nearly 50 to choose from, at locations across the city, you can feel encouraged to get going on a bike, learn the fundamentals, build…

Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Multisport Magazine Cycling safety starts with us and each individual has a duty to obey the law no matter what bike we ride and what machine we drive. Whether you in fact agree with the laws is a discussion for another time but “No man is above the law…

A wonderful day of celebrating celebrating & all modes of non-motorised transport with full a road closure for a party on the streets! The City of Gold Coast held the 2014 Bike & Street Fest in Varsity Parade on Sunday 4 May, which was met with much support and participation by the community, local businesses,…

Bike and Street Fest is a City of Gold Coast celebration of bikes and all forms of active travel. It’s more than an occasion for avid bike riders. We will be celebrating all modes of non-motorised transport, including walking, roller blading and skating. When: Sunday 4 May 2014, 10am – 2pm Where: Varsity Parade, Varsity Lakes Enjoy…

New cycling rules   Whether you travel on 2 wheels, 4 wheels or more, we all need to get along and share the road safely. That’s why the Queensland Government has introduced new laws that set a minimum passing distance and equal fines for cyclists with motorists. These rules are designed to protect all users…

Athletes & school children formed the number 4 on Surfers Paradise beach to mark four years until the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast.

22nd March 2014 What a wonderful time on Saturday exploring our beautiful Gold Coast Hinterland on our pushies with 2 groups up Beechmont and 2 groups up Springbrook to Best of All Lookout! As part of our GOforGOLD Cycling Bunch, we organise this ‘Ultimate Gold Ride’ 3 times per year with the idea of providing…

Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Coast Multisport Magazine The Gold Coast really does have some of the most beautiful rides and some rather challenging ones! I know our roads like the back of my hand and let me share a story about a particular section of the Challenge Gold Coast bike course … apparently…

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26th January 2013 What did you do Australia Day this year? I felt most excited and honored to have been selected as an Australia Day Ambassador! I travelled to Townsville to be a part of the festivities which will involved giving a speech, awarding citizens of the year awards and presenting our newest Australian citizens!…

Posted by Sara Carrigan – Columnist for Coast Multisport Magazine In coaching triathlon, one of the things I hear most is that the bike leg is just a ‘means to an end’, that is ‘the least most important leg.’ With my biases, it would seem certain that I’d jump straight to argue otherwise, and I will….

5th December 2013 Good sports team up for new coaching series. Olympic cycling gold medallist Sara Carrigan OAM is one of three highly credentialled sporting identities lending their expertise to new coaching videos produced by Griffith University. A Griffith Ambassador, Carrigan has joined Brett Green (Level 5 Athletics Australia throw coach) and Helen Thompson-Coleman (My…

I feel honored to be one of the Event Ambassadors for the 2013 Tour de Tamborine! I hope that through my involvement and experience, I can help educate and encourage more people to get involved in sport from within the community. This sports festival is different because it focuses on community and participation and gives…

  21 Nov 2013, by Cycling Australia   Cycling Australia (CA) are pleased to announce the four riders who have been awarded 2014 CA Women’s Endurance Cycling Program Scholarships. Katrin Garfoot (Queensland), Chloe McConville (Victoria), Jessica Mundy (South Australia) and Emily Roper (Queensland) were selected after completing the gruelling nine-day selection camp held at the…

10th November 2013 As part of our GOforGOLD Cycling Bunch, we organise an ‘Ultimate Gold Ride’ 3 times per year through the Gold Coast hinterland! The idea of this challenge is to provide our riders something to aim towards, to extend themselves, to see parts of the Gold Coast they may have never seen, and…

1st November 2013 What a buzz to be involved in the Queen’s Baton Relay when it arrived on the Gold Coast! I had the honour of carrying the baton while cycling, flanked either side by some of our young riders. We assembled as a ‘flying v’ on our bikes to cycle 200m to the entrance…