Sarah Gigante was in second place overall heading into the final stage of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift after flying up the Col de la Madeleine on stage 8 to take the runner-up spot behind Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike), though there was no easy way to keep that prized podium spot on the road to Châtel as her rivals put the pressure on early in the closing stage.
The AG Insurance-Soudal rider held on through the mid-stage HC climb of Col de Joux-Plane but couldn't keep pace with the leading group, which contained her key GC rivals, through the descent.
