Sarah Gigante takes overall victory at Tour Down Under after dominant performance on Willunga Hill

Sunday, 14 January 2024 at 08:24

Sarah Gigante is your winner of the 2024 women's Tour Down Under following a dominant performance on the brutal final climb of Willunga Hill.

The 23-year-old of AG Insurance-Soudal dominated the field on the infamous climb, taking victory on the day by 16 seconds from Nienke Vinke, with Aussie duo Neve Bradbury and Amanda Spratt coming home together 27 seconds behind Gigante.

All this meant that the final GC podium Gigante victorious ahead of Vinke and Bradbury overall.

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