Sarah Gigante

Sarah Gigante (born 6 October 2000) is an Australian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .

Career Junior and under-23 career In 2018, Gigante was national junior champion in the road race, individual time trial and criterium, won the junior women's road race at the 2018 Oceania Cycling Championships, won the silver medal in the Junior World Track Championships points race,

In 2019, aged 18, Gigante won the elite women's race at the Australian National Road Race Championships. She was awarded the 2019 Amy Gillett Foundation Scholarship to support her development as a professional cyclist.

Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank (2020–2021) In December 2019, it was announced that Gigante would turn professional with the team. She won the overall at the Australian National Road Series. She re-signed with Tibco-SVB for the 2021 season.

Gigante finished second in the inaugural UCI Cycling Esports World Championships.

She had a strong start to the 2021 season in Australia winning the general classification and two stages at the Santos Festival of Cycling. She then defended her national title in the individual time trial.

Gigante was selected to compete in the road race and time trial at the Tokyo Olympics. She finished 40th in the road race and 11th in the time trial.

Movistar (2022-2023) Gigante had her first win in Europe at the Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa in May 2022.

AG Insurance–Soudal (2024-2026) Through mutual agreement with Movistar, she left the team to join AG Insurance–Soudal without serving the third year of her contract. Gigante won the 2024 Women's Tour Down Under, her first Women's WorldTour victory.

In 2025, Gigante won the two mountain stages at the Giro d'Italia Women, taking the mountains classification and finishing 3rd overall. Her performance at the Giro was praised in the media, with Cycling Weekly stating that she "proves herself one of the world best climbers".

Gigante rose to second position of the general classification of the Tour de France Femmes after finishing second in the mountain top finish of Stage 8. She slipped to sixth on the general classification during Stage 9 after losing contact with the lead group.

Gigante broke her femur in a training accident in mid-August 2025 and underwent surgery. This meant an early end to the season and she would be unable to compete in the World Road Cycling Championships. Her return to racing was further delayed after she required surgery in June 2026 to remove the metal pin from her femur.

Personal In 2018, Gigante achieved a perfect high school Australian Tertiary Admission Rank (ATAR) score of 99.95, earning her the prestigious University of Melbourne Chancellor's Scholarship. She has completed a double degree in linguistics and geography.

Major results

2017

National Junior Road Championships 2nd Road race 3rd Criterium 2018 1st Road race, Oceania Junior Road Championships 1st Team pursuit 1st Points race 1st Madison

1st Under-23 time trial

1st Overall Spirit of Tasmania Cycling Tour 1st Stage 1 2020 National Road Championships 1st Time trial 1st Overall National Road Series

5th Overall Herald Sun Tour 2021 1st Time trial, National Road Championships 1st Overall Santos Festival of Cycling

1st Young rider classification 1st Stages 2 & 3 2022 1st Emakumeen Nafarroako Klasikoa 2024 1st Overall Tour Down Under 1st Stage 3 7th Overall Tour de France 2025 3rd Overall Giro Donne 1st Mountains classification 1st Stage 4 & 7 6th Overall Tour de France