Sara Ballantyne (cyclist)

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Sara Ballantyne
Personal information
Born (1960-10-14) October 14, 1960 (age 61)
Team information
DisciplineMountain bike
RoleRider
Rider type Cross-country
Medal record
Women's mountain bike racing
Representing Flag of the United States.svg  United States
World Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1990 Durango Cross-country
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1994 Vail Cross-country

Sara Ballantyne (born October 14, 1960) is an American former professional cross-country mountain biker. [1] See most notably finished second at the 1990 UCI Cross-country World Championships. She also won the 1991 UCI XCO World Cup and the 1989 national XCO championships.

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She was inducted into the Mountain Bike Hall of Fame in 1992 and the United States Bicycling Hall of Fame in 2014.

Personal life

After retiring from cycling, she operated a massage parlor in Colorado.

Major results

1987
1st Gold medal blank.svg World Cross-country Championships
2nd National XCO Championships
1988
1st Gold medal blank.svg World Cross-country Championships
1989
1st Gold medal blank.svg World Cross-country Championships
1st MaillotUSA.PNG National XCO Championships
1990
2nd Silver medal blank.svg UCI World XCO Championships
1991
1st Overall UCI XCO World Cup
1st Mont-Sainte-Anne
1994
3rd Bronze medal blank.svg UCI World XCO Championships

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References

  1. "Sara Ballantyne". the-sports.org. Retrieved July 14, 2021.