Carla Ryan (born 21 September 1985) is a former Australian professional

racing cyclist Cycle sport is Competition, competitive physical activity using bicycles. There are several categories of bicycle racing including road bicycle racing, cyclo-cross, mountain bike racing, track cycling, BMX, and cycle speedway. Non-racing ...

. She was previously a distance runner before taking up cycling in 2005 as a result of a

Queensland Academy of Sport The Queensland Academy of Sport (QAS) is an elite sports institute set up in 1991 by the Queensland Government to support athletes in the state of Queensland. Its headquarters are currently located at the Queensland Sport and Athletics Centre in ...

talent ID programme. She has won multiple

Australian National Road Race Championships The Australian National Road Race Championships, are held annually with an event for each category of bicycle rider: Men, Women & under 23 riders. The event also includes the Australian National Time Trial Championships since 2002. The Australia ...

Career

;2007 : 1st in Le Race (NZL) ;2008 :1st, Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT (SWE) :1st, in Time Trial National Championships ;2009 – Cervélo TestTeam 2009 season :1st, Open de Suède Vårgårda TTT (SWE) :1st, in Road Race National Championships :1st, in Time Trial National Championships :2nd overall, Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol (ITA) ;2010 :2nd overall, Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol :1st stage 7, Tour de l'Ardèche ;2011 :2nd in Road Race National Championships, Australia ;2012 – AA Drink–leontien.nl 2012 season :2nd overall, Tour de Feminin – O cenu Ceského Švýcarska ;2014 – Alé–Cipollini 2014 season

References

* https://web.archive.org/web/20100626002844/http://www.cervelo.com/en_us/testteam/riders/view/carla-ryan/37/
Carla Ryan profile
at ''leontien.nl'' * 1985 births Living people Australian female cyclists Sportswomen from Victoria (state) People from Nathalia, Victoria {{Australia-cycling-bio-stub