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Heartbreak for Gigante as Tour challenge fades

Australia's Sarah Gigante was forced to settle for sixth place in the women's Tour de France as Pauline Ferrand-Prevot claimed victory for the hosts.

Starting the day second in the GC, Gigante (AG Insurance - Soudal Team) lost ground on the Joux-Plane descent and finally finished the stage seventh.

"It was two hours of pain, heartbreak and hope all in one," she said at the finish.

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