Le Court wins stage one of Tour of Britain Women

In a two-up sprint finish, Kim le Court won the Tour of Britain Women’s first stage.

With 30 kilometers left, the pair attacked and fought off the chasing pack before resuming their assault.

With just over 200 meters left, Mauritian Le Court, 29, outsmarted the American Olympic road race champion to the finish line.

British riders Cat Ferguson and Millie Couzens finished fifth and sixth, while Lorena Wiebes finished third and five seconds behind.

Lizzie Deignan, a two-time champion, finished 20th overall before retiring from racing in the final race in the United States.

An 81.5km stage between Dalby Forest and Redcar on the Tour of Britain Women stage in North Yorkshire started with.

Le Court launched her attack at the bottom of Langburn’s Bank, where the riders were confronted by Faulkner and Blakey Ridge, with Faulkner leading the way.

With 28 kilometers to go, FDJ-Suez and Movistar led the pack in the lead pair’s direction, with FDJ-Suez and Movistar leading the charge from a reduced group that was 34 seconds ahead.

With 15 kilometers left, Faulkner almost lost the race, avoiding a traffic island only to have a corner to go.

Le Court and Le Court continued their break until the finish line before winning the sprint to take the leader’s jersey.