Sally worked as a full-time professional mountain bike rider at Topeak Ergon Racing Team and Canyon Topeak Factory Racing. Over her 10-year career she won almost every race there was to win and soon became known as one of the toughest women in the sport – someone who races and wins the Swiss Epic with a fractured femur rightfully owns the nickname Iron Sally.
Sally launched Iron Sally Coaching in 2017 and since then she has been successfully applying her knowledge and expertise of training, race nutrition, race preparation and race execution to those also wanting to succeed in their personal goals, whatever they might be. Sally boasts a PhD in Psychology and uses her knowledge gained as a scientific researcher to further enhance the performance of the athletes she works with. As a mother Sally also understands the challenges of juggling training with family life, as well as staying active during pregnancy and returning to training postnatally.
Palmarès
- European Marathon Champion
- 2 x Silver World Marathon Championship Medals
- 4 x Silver European Marathon Championship Medals
- 6 x British Marathon Champion
- 17 x UCI World Marathon Series Race Winner
- 5 x Transalp Winner
- 3 x Leadville 100 Winner
- 5 x Dolomiti Superbike Winner
- 5 x Roc D’Azur Marathon Winner
- 2 x Sellaronda Hero Winner
- 2 x Cape Epic Winner
- 4 x Andalucía Bike Race Winner
- 3 x Lanzarote 4-Day Stage Race Winner
- 3 x Alpen Tour Trophy Winner
- Swiss Epic Winner
- Grand Raid Winner
- 2 x British NPS XCO Winner
- Dusk til Dawn 12 hour Solo Winner
- Mountain Mayhem 24 hour Solo Winner