‘I wouldn’t recommend breaking your femur’ – No Giro d’Italia Women for Sarah Gigante after all, with long-awaited return from latest injury setback delayed

Sarah Gigante won’t be part of AG Insurance Soudal’s Giro d’Italia Women team after all, as the long wait for her latest return to racing from a fractured femur suffered last August continues, her team confirmed on Thursday.

A double stage winner and GC podium finisher in last year’s race, Gigante was supposed to make her comeback at La Vuelta Femenina earlier this month before racing at the Giro, but both appearances were cancelled with more recovery time required.