Australia missed out on a medal in the women's road event at the Tokyo Olympics, finishing fourth in the women's time trial despite a strong effort by Grace Brown.

Gigante, 20, was 40th in Wednesday's women's road race and 11th in the time trial. In the women's 22.1 km test, Gigante briefly moved up the field, but was pushed back by Annemiek van Fruten's gold medal win and eventually dropped down the order. Gigante finished 2:48 behind the winning time, but her persistence in both events was impressive in her first competition, as she had been seriously injured in a crash at La Flèche Wallonne in April. The fall resulted in a broken collarbone, leg, and elbow, and her participation in the competition was in jeopardy.

"I am very proud of my performance," she said. I couldn't have done anything better. I gave it everything I had today and before that, and considering I had a bad fall three months ago and broke my leg, collarbone, and elbow, I couldn't be more proud.

Gigante started the time trial with a typically strong ride. The Australian national champion in this discipline admitted that the humid conditions were not a factor, but that the course had dried out at the perfect time for her.

"It was a really tough race, but the conditions were not as bad as other weeks. When we were in the tent waiting for the start, spit started to appear, but it dried out as soon as we started. I was in the hot seat for a long time because of the early start, but then I saw the time splits at the halfway point and everyone was faster, so I switched places with Grace. Still, it was nice to be in the hot seat."