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Kimberley Le Court

Mauritian cyclist (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Kimberley Le Court
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Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (born 23 March 1996) is a Mauritian professional racing cyclist[3] who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam AG Insurance–Soudal.[4] Le Court represented Mauritius at the 2019 African Games in cycling, winning two medals: gold in the women's cross-country marathon and the bronze in the women's cross-country Olympic event.[5] Le Court has won the Mauritius road race national championships four times in 2016, 2019, 2024 and 2025, and won the time trial national championship twice in 2024 and 2025.[6] In 2025 Le Court became the first African cyclist to lead the race and wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France Femmes and the first African cyclist to win a stage of the Tour after winning stage 5.

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In 2024, Le Court signed with AG Insurance–Soudal, reportedly after contacting every UCI Women's World Tour team asking for an opportunity.[7] Later that year, she won stage 8 at the Giro d'Italia Women, her first stage win at the UCI Women's World Tour.

In 2025, Le Court won Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, finishing first in a sprint of 4 breakaway riders.[8] In the Tour de France Femmes, she obtained the yellow jersey after stage 2, becoming the first female African cyclist in wearing it.[9]

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Major results

2015
African Games
1st Road race
8th Time trial
2016
1st Road race, National Road Championships
3rd Road race, African Road Championships
2017
2nd Road race, African Road Championships
2018
9th Road race, African Road Championships
2019
African Games
1st Cross-country marathon
3rd Cross-country
6th Road race
1st Road race, National Road Championships
8th Road race, African Road Championships
2022
African Road Championships
1st Team relay
2nd Team time trial
2nd Road race
5th Cross-country, Commonwealth Games[10]
2023
African Road Championships
1st Team relay
1st Team time trial
3rd Time trial
10th Road race
1st Overall Cape Epic (with Vera Looser)
2024
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia
9th Classic Brugge–De Panne
9th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
10th Paris–Roubaix
2025
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège
Tour de France
1st Stage 5
Held after Stages 2 & 5–7
1st Stage 1 Tour of Britain
3rd Overall UAE Tour
5th Tour of Flanders
9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda
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Personal life

Le Court was born to a Mauritian father of French descent and a Scottish mother.[11] Her brother Olivier is also a road racing cyclist.[12][13]

She moved from Mauritius to South-Africa, from South-Africa to Europe and then back to South-Africa before ending up with her current cycling team.[14]

Le Court married South African mountain biker Ian Pienaar in autumn 2023.[15]

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