{"id":6390,"date":"2025-07-30T17:53:31","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:53:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/?p=6390"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:53:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T15:53:33","slug":"kim-le-court-stage-5-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/kim-le-court-stage-5-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kim Le Court Makes History: Stage 5 Winner at Tour de France Femmes 2025 in Gu\u00e9ret"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddfa A Mauritian Milestone: Kim Le Court Shocks the Stars in Stage 5<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gu\u00e9ret, July 30 \u2014<\/strong> History was made on Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025, as <strong>Kim Le Court-Pienaar<\/strong> (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) surged past a group of cycling royalty to claim <strong>her nation\u2019s first-ever Tour stage win<\/strong> \u2014 and don the <strong>yellow jersey<\/strong> in the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le Court-Pienaar crossed the line in Gu\u00e9ret after a tactical and explosive 159 km stage, outkicking <strong>Demi Vollering<\/strong>, <strong>Anna van der Breggen<\/strong>, and <strong>Kasia Niewiadoma<\/strong> in a final burst that rewrote the script \u2014 and the leaderboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83c\udf99 Final Top 10 \u2013 Stage 5 Results<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6390_57dcb5-3a > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6390_57dcb5-3a > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6390_57dcb5-3a > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6390_57dcb5-3a > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6390_57dcb5-3a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6390_57dcb5-3a > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6390_57dcb5-3a alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6390_04ef3c-de\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Team<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Time<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Kim Le Court-Pienaar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AG Insurance-Soudal Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3:54:07<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Demi Vollering<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FDJ &#8211; SUEZ<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Anna van der Breggen<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Team SD Worx &#8211; Protime<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">4<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">CANYON\/\/SRAM zondacrypto<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">5<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pauline Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Team Visma<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">6<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Sarah Gigante<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AG Insurance-Soudal Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">7<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pauliena Rooijakkers<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Fenix-Deceuninck<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">s.t.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">8<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Marianne Vos<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Visma<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+0:33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">9<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u00c9vita Muzic<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FDJ &#8211; 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The elite seven \u2014 Van der Breggen, Vollering, Le Court, Ferrand-Pr\u00e9vot, Gigante, Niewiadoma, and Rooijakkers \u2014 led into Gu\u00e9ret with Marianne Vos and other GC hopefuls left in the second group, trailing by over 30 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the sprint approached, <strong>Niewiadoma launched first<\/strong>, but it was <strong>Kim Le Court<\/strong> who timed her move perfectly, slingshotting from Gigante\u2019s wheel to take the win by a whisker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">\ud83d\udfe1 General Classification After Stage 5<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id6390_d27324-15 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id6390_d27324-15 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id6390_d27324-15 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:var( --global-content-width, 1200px );padding-left:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-right:var(--global-content-edge-padding);padding-top:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-sm, 1.5rem);grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id6390_d27324-15 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id6390_d27324-15 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id6390_d27324-15 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id6390_d27324-15 alignnone wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top kb-theme-content-width\">\n<style>.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column6390_9a00bb-94\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rank<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Rider<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Team<\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Time Gap<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">1<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Kim Le Court-Pienaar<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">AG Insurance-Soudal Team<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">\u2013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">2<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Pauline\u00a0<strong>Ferrand prevot<\/strong><\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+ 00h 00&#8242; 18&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">3<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">Demi Vollering<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">FDJ-SUEZ<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">+ 00h 00&#8242; 24&#8221;<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See all <a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-femmes-2025\/results-stage-5\/\">stage 5 rankngs<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\udde0 Key Takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Le Court\u2019s maiden win<\/strong> at the Tour makes her <strong>the first rider from Mauritius<\/strong> to take a stage \u2014 men or women.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><strong>Marianne Vos drops 33&#8243;<\/strong> and loses the yellow jersey.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The GC is blown wide open<\/strong>, with five riders now level on time \u2014 making Stage 6 absolutely critical.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">AG Insurance-Soudal\u2019s <strong>tactical excellence<\/strong> proved decisive as Gigante set the perfect launchpad for her teammate.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd1c What\u2019s Next?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/franceletour.com\/fr\/tour-de-france-femmes-2025\/stage-6\/\">Stage 6<\/a><\/strong> brings a rolling profile with crosswind potential \u2014 a stage where GC favorites may have to play defense while opportunists will see blood in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>From national champion to Tour stage winner to maillot jaune \u2014 Kim Le Court has arrived.<\/strong> The peloton has been put on notice: this isn&#8217;t a one-hit wonder. 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