Kim Le Court Makes History: Stage 5 Winner at Tour de France Femmes 2025 in Guéret
🇲🇺 A Mauritian Milestone: Kim Le Court Shocks the Stars in Stage 5
Guéret, July 30 — History was made on Stage 5 of the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025, as Kim Le Court-Pienaar (AG Insurance-Soudal Team) surged past a group of cycling royalty to claim her nation’s first-ever Tour stage win — and don the yellow jersey in the process.
Le Court-Pienaar crossed the line in Guéret after a tactical and explosive 159 km stage, outkicking Demi Vollering, Anna van der Breggen, and Kasia Niewiadoma in a final burst that rewrote the script — and the leaderboard.
🎙 Final Top 10 – Stage 5 Results
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Le Court-Pienaar | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | 3:54:07 |
| 2 | Demi Vollering | FDJ – SUEZ | s.t. |
| 3 | Anna van der Breggen | Team SD Worx – Protime | s.t. |
| 4 | Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney | CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto | s.t. |
| 5 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot | Team Visma | s.t. |
| 6 | Sarah Gigante | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | s.t. |
| 7 | Pauliena Rooijakkers | Fenix-Deceuninck | s.t. |
| 8 | Marianne Vos | Visma | +0:33 |
| 9 | Évita Muzic | FDJ – SUEZ | +0:33 |
| 10 | Elise Chabbey | FDJ – SUEZ | +0:33 |
🔥 How It Unfolded: Sprint, Surges & Survival
The fireworks began early, with Brodie Chapman and Alison Jackson setting the tone in the breakaway before the final climbs reshuffled the deck.
The explosive Côte du Peyroux and Le Maupuy climbs shattered the bunch. The elite seven — Van der Breggen, Vollering, Le Court, Ferrand-Prévot, Gigante, Niewiadoma, and Rooijakkers — led into Guéret with Marianne Vos and other GC hopefuls left in the second group, trailing by over 30 seconds.
As the sprint approached, Niewiadoma launched first, but it was Kim Le Court who timed her move perfectly, slingshotting from Gigante’s wheel to take the win by a whisker.
🟡 General Classification After Stage 5
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Le Court-Pienaar | AG Insurance-Soudal Team | – |
| 2 | Pauline Ferrand prevot | TEAM VISMA | LEASE A BIKE | + 00h 00′ 18” |
| 3 | Demi Vollering | FDJ-SUEZ | + 00h 00′ 24” |
See all stage 5 rankngs .
🧠 Key Takeaways
- Le Court’s maiden win at the Tour makes her the first rider from Mauritius to take a stage — men or women.
- Marianne Vos drops 33″ and loses the yellow jersey.
- The GC is blown wide open, with five riders now level on time — making Stage 6 absolutely critical.
- AG Insurance-Soudal’s tactical excellence proved decisive as Gigante set the perfect launchpad for her teammate.
🔜 What’s Next?
Stage 6 brings a rolling profile with crosswind potential — a stage where GC favorites may have to play defense while opportunists will see blood in the water.
From national champion to Tour stage winner to maillot jaune — Kim Le Court has arrived. The peloton has been put on notice: this isn’t a one-hit wonder. This is a generational moment for African cycling and women’s sport.
