Sarah Gigante

Sarah Gigante launched herself into the spotlight in 2019, when she upset the established stars to win the Australian Road Race National Championship with a fine solo victory at just 18 years of age.

Before that, Gigante had performed well in the junior ranks, winning the under-19 national time trial and Oceania road race titles one year prior.

In 2020, she joined US outfit TIBCO-Silicon Valley Bank, with whom she won back-to-back elite time trial national titles in 2020 and 2021. Those COVID- and injury-affected seasons were highlighted by Gigante’s Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020: there, she finished 11th in the time trial.

In late 2021, Gigante was diagnosed with the heart condition myopericarditis. After spending time in recovery, she landed her first professional victory at the 2022 Emakumeen Nafarroako one-day race in Spain, representing her new team, Movistar.

Gigante had limited race opportunities in 2023, but a swap to the AG Insurance-Soudal team in 2024 reaped immediate dividends as the Melburnian won a stage and the overall at the Tour Down Under – her first WorldTour-level triumphs.