EF Education-Oatly confirmed that Sarah Roy will bring the curtain down on her professional career at the end of the season, with the Simac Tour in the Netherlands set to be her final race.
The 38-year-old Australian has spent more than a decade in the peloton, racing for a string of top-level teams and collecting eight career victories, including two at the Women’s WorldTour level. Her biggest wins came at the Tour of Britain, where she claimed stage victories in both 2017 and 2018.
Roy also wore her national colours with pride, winning the Australian road race title in 2021 after years of near misses. That triumph was one of the defining moments of her career, showcasing her sprinting strength and tactical nous on home roads.
Her palmarès includes stage wins at the Bretagne Ladies Tour and Simac Ladies Tour, victories at GP Cham-Hagendorn and Navarra Elite Classics, and one-day success at Geraardsbergen-Gooik. Known for her speed and resilience, Roy was a dependable finisher and an integral part of the sprint trains and classics squads she rode with.
Roy began her career in Europe with Team Futurumshop.nl in 2013 before moving to Orica-AIS. She remained with the Australian outfit through its various iterations until 2021, winning consistently across Europe and establishing herself as a trusted teammate. She then raced two seasons with Canyon SRAM before spells at Cofidis Women and finally EF Education-Oatly in 2025.
Reflecting on her journey, EF Education-Oatly wrote in their announcement: “After more than a decade in the peloton, Sarah Roy will retire from professional cycling at the end of this season. Next week, she’ll line up for her final race at the Simac Tour in the Netherlands, where her racing career began. We’ll be cheering her on. Thank you, Sarah!”
