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Jeremy Whittle in Guéret

Le Court claims Tour de France Femmes stage five win and yellow jersey amid team row

Kim Le Court celebrates at the finish line as stage winner
Kim Le Court of Mauritius became the first African to win a stage at the Tour de France Femmes. Photograph: Szymon Gruchalski/Getty Images

Kim Le Court made the classic error of raising her arms just before the finish line, but survived a late lunge from a resurgent Demi Vollering to win stage five of the Tour de France Femmes in Guéret.

The Mauritian rider is enjoying a stellar 2025, having already worn the yellow jersey after stage two, and also led the Tour of Britain and won the Belgian classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Her stage win and bonus seconds took her back into the race lead, at the expense of Marianne Vos.

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