Sally Bigham
Sally Bigham ('Iron Sally', born 11 April 1978) is an English professional marathon mountain biker. During her career she won six national championships and 16 races in the UCI MTB Marathon Series. She has been awarded the silver medal twice (2013, 2016) in the UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships. Prior to becoming a professional mountain bike rider in 2010, she was a medical researcher and university lecturer. Wikidata Q13590108 Personal life and education Bigham was born 11 April 1978 in Pool-in-Wharfedale. She was awarded a PhD in psychology from Brunel University. In January 2018, after the birth of a child she took a break from racing, although continued to cycle for exercise. Career Bigham had a career as a university psychology researcher and lecturer until 2010, with posts at Thames Valley University and then Bournemouth University. She also raced on mountain bikes at the weekend and was successful in being placed within the top ten at the mountain bike marathon world championships. She started mountain biking in 2006 and, specialising in mountain bike marathons, was British champion by 2008 while still working full-time at the university. In 2009 she again won the Trek National Marathon Championship, despite a high-speed