She was born in Monterrey, Mexico to a Mexican father and a Finnish mother.

[1] Sara Ferrara began her cycling career representing Mexico as a Junior.

She represented Mexico at the 2012 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Invercargill Championships as well as at the 2013 UCI Junior Track Cycling World Championships Glasgow.

She represented Mexico at the 2013 UCI World Cup Aguascalientes in the Team Pursuit.

[2] She was born in Monterrey, Mexico to a Mexican father and a Finnish mother.