Sarah Storey: Rider Profile

Friday, 25 February 2011
Nick Bull
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Sarah Storey, British time trial national championships 2010

SARAH STOREY
Date of birth: 26/10/1977
From: Manchester
Team: Horizon Fitness

Sarah Storey career profile
A multi-medallist in swimming at the Paralympic Games, a chronic ear infection prompted Sarah Storey to turn to cycling in 2005, despite being a beginner on two wheels.

Just three years later, she was selected to ride the Beijing Paralympics, and rode brilliantly to gold in the individual pursuit and road time trial. Her time in the latter would have been good enough for eighth in the Olympic final.

She was also crowned the 3km national track pursuit champion in 2008, beating able-bodied riders, and defended her title the year later.

In 2010, she rode for the England team at the Commonwealth Games in Dehli, and won gold in both the road race and time trial in the World Para-Cycling Championships for the second year running.

Her hopes of making history in 2012 by being the first cyclist ever to compete at both the Olympics and Paralympics edged closer after a strong display at the 2011 Track World Cup round in Manchester, in which she took gold in the team pursuit along with Wendy Houvenaghel and Jo Rowsell. Their time, 3-19.757, was good enough for the second fastest time ever.

Sarah Storey results
2012
World Para-Cycling Championships; C5 500m time trial
World Para-Cycling Championships; C5 3km pursuit

2011
Track World Cup, Manchester; team pursuit
National champion, team pursuit
Track World Cup, Cali; team pursuit

2010
World Para-Cycling Championships; road race
World Para-Cycling Championships; time trial
Rudy Project TT series; round one
Rudy Project TT series: round two

2009
World Para-Cycling Championships; road race
World Para-Cycling Championships; time trial
National individual pursuit Champion

2008
Paralympics; individual pursuit, gold
Paralympics; time trial, gold
National Champion, individual pursuit

Sarah Storey photos
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