‘Who is she?’ Why Britain’s greatest Paralympian Sarah Storey still lacks recognition

By any objective measure, Dame Sarah Storey might be Great Britain’s greatest sportsperson. open image in gallery Dame Sarah storey attended this year’s Spoty in a walking boot after her ‘Dancing on Ice’ injury open image in gallery Storey jazzed up her air boot for the ceremony Storey explains that the reaction to her withdrawal from Dancing on Ice just highlighted how far there still is for her to go in terms of name recognition. open image in gallery Storey won her 19th and 20th Paralympic golds at Paris 2024 open image in gallery The athlete has been competing and winning medals in swimming since 1992 “I think we don’t get enough coverage between Paralympics,” she admits. open image in gallery Storey wants to see the UCI promote para-cycling better “When you look at the way the UCI do things, the only reason we got coverage at the World Championships in Zurich this year was because we happened to be part of the event where the able-bodied riders were. And I think once we’ve got coverage, once we’ve got a narrative in between the Paralympic Games, we start to see those personalities coming out.” Storey has not yet decided whether she will carry on cycling until the 2028 Paralympics in Los Angeles, when she’ll be 50 years old, but claims she feels stronger than ever on the bike.