When Sarah Gigante lined up at the 2023 Tour of Scandinavia it was a welcome return to racing after a full 12 months away. Pinning on a number at the Women's WorldTour stage-race ended the Australian's longest, but certainly not only, absence from the peloton after four years interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, collarbone fractures, myopericarditis, and various other injuries and illnesses.
Now, however, the Movistar rider is hoping to put that run behind her and build back to best form again while working her way back into the racing rhythm.
