Sarah Gigante wins stage seven of Giro d'Italia Donne
It is the first time an Australian has won two stages at the Giro since 1998, when Anna Millward won three stages.
"Two stage wins is a big result," Gigante said at the finish.
"I felt good today, I had studied the final climb and decided to attack on the steepest section.
"At the same time, I wanted to prove that Stage 4 wasn't a one-off, that I came to Italy to show my strength."
The 24-year-old, who also soloed to victory on stage four, once again burst away on the final climb of the 150km-long stage that featured 3,850 metres of climbing.
She attacked with 6km to go on the stage, catching defending champion Elisa Longo Borghini before soloing to another impressive victory.
Gigante led Longo Borghini home by 45 seconds, however the Italian had enough of a lead over race leader Marlen Reusser, to overtake the Swiss rider in the overall race for the Maglia Rosa.
However, had Gigante not lost one-minute and 42 seconds in cross winds on the sixth stage, she would be in the race lead.
Instead, she is third, 1:11 in arrears, with Reusser in second, 22 seconds behind Longo Borghini.
Sunday's final stage is a hilly 138km from Forlì to the Autodromo Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola and, although it would take a small miracle to make up the 71 seconds required to take victory, the
"I'm really grateful to my team, we stayed close together all day," Gigante said.
"I'm still a bit behind in the GC, but I'll give it everything again tomorrow".
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