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Kirsten Frattini

'It hurts, a lot' - Defending champion Kim Le Court-Pienaar forced to watch career-defining Liège-Bastogne-Liège from the sidelines

Mauritius' AG Soudal Team's Kim Le Court (L) celebrates after winning the women elite race of the Liege-Bastogne-Liege one day cycling event, 152,9km from Bastogne to Liege, on April 27, 2025. (Photo by ERIC LALMAND / Belga / AFP) / Belgium OUT.

Kim Le Court-Pienaar took one of the biggest wins of her career at Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes last year, but a broken wrist sustained in a crash at the Tour of Flanders means she will not be lining up as the defending champion on Sunday.

Le Court-Pienaar has opened up about how hard it will be watching the race from the sidelines this weekend.

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