Sarah Hammond is an Australian ultra-endurance bicycle racer who in 2014 became the first woman to Everest by riding the equivalent of the height of Mount Everest in a 24-hour period and has won the Race to the Rock for three consecutive years.
[1] After her first Everest in 2014,[2] she attracted the attention of ultra-endurance cyclist, Jesse Carlsson, who suggested her endurance would have indicated a proficiency in the sport.
She was the first woman to lead the race, and did so for over a week, before lost time due to a wrong turn[1] left her in a sixth-place finish.
When she became aware of the conditions ahead at Oodnadatta, she continued through the night without sleep.
Due to this effort, she managed to cross flooded roads and mud pits before they became completely impassable.