 Le Court at the2025 Tour de France Femmes | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mary Patricia Kimberley Le Court de Billot[1] |
| Born | (1996-03-23)23 March 1996 (age 29) Curepipe,Mauritius[2] |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AG Insurance–Soudal |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016 | Time Freight |
| 2018–2023 | Demacon Ladies |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015 | Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling |
| 2016 | Bizkaia–Durango |
| 2024– | AG Insurance–Soudal |
| Major wins | |
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Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (born 23 March 1996) is aMauritian professionalracing cyclist[3] who rides forUCI Women's WorldTeamAG Insurance–Soudal.[4] Le Court representedMauritius at the 2019 African Games incycling, winning two medals: gold in the women'scross-country marathon and the bronze in the women'scross-country Olympic event.[5] Le Court has won the Mauritius road race national championships four times in 2016, 2019, 2024 and 2025, and won the time trial national championship twice in 2024 and 2025.[6] In 2025 Le Court became the first African cyclist to lead the race and wear the yellow jersey in theTour de France Femmes and the first African cyclist to win a stage of the Tour after winning stage 5.
In 2024, Le Court signed withAG Insurance–Soudal, reportedly after contacting everyUCI Women's World Tour team asking for an opportunity.[7] Later that year, she won stage 8 at theGiro d'Italia Women, her first stage win at theUCI Women's World Tour.
In 2025, Le Court wonLiège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, finishing first in a sprint of 4 breakaway riders.[8] In theTour de France Femmes, she obtained the yellow jersey after stage 2, becoming the first female African cyclist in wearing it.[9]
Road race
Road race, National Road Championships
Road race,African Road Championships
Road race,African Road Championships Cross-country marathon Cross-country Road race, National Road Championships Team relay Team time trial Road race Team relay Team time trial Time trial
OverallCape Epic (withVera Looser) Road race Time trial Road race Time trial
after Stages 2 & 5–7Le Court was born to a Mauritian father of French descent and a Scottish mother.[11] Her brother Olivier is also a road racing cyclist.[12][13]
She moved from Mauritius to South-Africa, from South-Africa to Europe and then back to South-Africa before ending up with her current cycling team.[14]
Le Court married South African mountain biker Ian Pienaar in autumn 2023.[15]
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