TakeWorlds4 weeks ago
AusCycling has named Sarah Gigante to lead its women's team at the Montreal Worlds. Her only race in over 13 months was a 26th-place finish at the Faun Tour Femmes — and AusCycling is betting that climbing pedigree beats race fitness on Mount Royal.
The Montreal course rewards exactly what Gigante had before her injury: three climbing sections including the Chemin de la Polytechnique at over 11% gradient, repeated across eight laps. Head coach Conor Taylor made the calculation explicit: «We know that a fit and healthy Sarah can be extremely competitive on a tough World Championship course like the one in Montréal.» That's a selection based on what she did in 2025 — third at the Giro d'Italia Women, sixth at the Tour de France Femmes — not on what she's shown since coming back.
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