Just when the high country town of Bright in Victoria was thronging with its yearly influx of tourists heading to ease the intensity of summer heat by jumping into the cooling waters of local streams, Sarah Gigante could be spotted out on the roads that connect some of the favoured cycling climbs of the region – Mount Buffalo, Tawonga Gap and Falls Creek – finding the ideal terrain to fuel her rebuild.
Still, while the AG Insurance-Soudal rider who broke her femur shortly after the Tour de France Femmes is now out on the roads building on the base of fitness carved out on the trainer, the rebuild is rightly taking priority. As a result, the Australian season will have to wait for another year.
