US EditionLe Court Makes History for Africa at Women's Tour De France
CENTRAL FRANCE, JUL 30 – Kim Le Court Pienaar regained the yellow jersey by winning a challenging 165.8 km stage marked by multiple climbs and breakaways, leading the general classification by 18 seconds.
- Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar, a 29-year-old cyclist from Mauritius, secured victory in the fifth stage of the women’s Tour de France on July 30 in Guéret, making her the first African rider to win a stage and regaining the overall race lead with the yellow jersey.
- She won after a 165.8 km hilly ride from Chasseneuil-du-Poitou to Guéret with three climbs in the final 30 km, as crashes and a fast pace influenced the stage outcome.
- Le Court-Pienaar broke away from a group of seven riders formed on the Maupuy climb and narrowly outsprinted Dutch contenders Vollering and van der Breggen, while former leader Marianne Vos finished 33 seconds behind, dropping to eighth place overall.
- She expressed her excitement over the successful beginning to the Tour, having secured both a stage victory and the leader's yellow jersey. Highlighting the importance of teamwork, she also extended her gratitude to her team and teammate Sarah Gigante for their crucial support.
- Le Court-Pienaar now leads the general classification by 18 seconds over Pauline Ferrand-Prévot and 23 seconds over Vollering, with the race to continue through mountainous stages this week and finish on Sunday.
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Kimberley Le Court Pienaar from Mauritius won the fifth stage of the Tour of the Women's France from Chasseneuil-du-Poitou to Guéret. The 29-year-old won in the sprint of a seven-member runaway group and also took over the yellow jersey of the overall leader.
Tour de France Femmes: Le Court makes history for Africa with fifth-stage victory
On Wednesday, Mauritian cyclist Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar won the sprint ahead of Dutch duo Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen. With this success, she has taken the leader's yellow jersey.
The fifth stage of the women's Tour de France (Chasseneuil-du-Poitou - Gueret; 165.8 km) was won by Mauritian cyclist Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (AG Insurance - Soudal Team), who also became the new overall leader.
Le Court becomes first African stage winner at Tour
Mauritian Kimberley Le Court Pienaar became the first African to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes with a late push on Wednesday, reclaiming the yellow jersey during a marathon 165.8 km ride from Jaunay-Marigny to Gueret.
The 29-year-old lets the small island state of Mauritius dream of triumph at the Tour de France of women.
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