Kim Le Court, a Mauritian, won the first stage of the women’s Tour de France.
The 29-year-old took the fifth stage honors on Wednesday in a race to reclaim the leader’s yellow jersey, which was a case of double celebration.
After the longest Tour of the Tour, which included 166 kilometers of climbs, Le Court surpassed Dutch duo Demi Vollering and Anna van der Breggen.
Marianne Vos, the overnight leader, lost her yellow to the AG Insurance-Soudal team leader, whose eighth-place finish was 33 seconds adrift on the day.
Le Court now leads France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prevot by 18 seconds after a brief stint at the top of the general classification after stage two.
“The Tour has really started off like a dream.” Le Court praised the stage victory and the yellow jersey.
When we first arrived in Brittany, I wasn’t even considering it.
We’ll see what happens next because I have no idea what my limits are in the mountains because this Tour is my first major stage race in which my team has asked me to compete for the overall classification.
After recovering from a severe fall on Monday, Vollering, the Tour champion in 2023 and favorite for this edition, is now third at 23sec.
Poland’s Katarzyna Niewiadoma, who won the previous year’s stage, placed fourth overall, 24sec clear of the leader.
Source: Aljazeera
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