‘There is only one Queen of Willunga’ - Gigante’s Women’s Tour Down Under triumph
The day before Sarah Gigante stepped out for the first stage of the Santos Women’s Tour Down Under, she told Cyclingnews that her plan was to make her new team AG Soudal-Insurance team proud and to repay them for taking a risk on her.
On Sunday on Willunga Hill she did both.
The Australian, who has barely raced at the international level the past year, dropped all her rivals before the climb was even a third of the way done, to deliver a stunning solo victory and claim the overall win at the three-stage race.
I’d love to see Sarah Gigante and Gaia Realini going head-to-head in a climb to see what Gigante can really do.
Also, the second-placed rider, Nienke Vinke, is only 19 years old. Also one to watch.