By putting on, the yellow tunic of the female Tour de France at the end of the third stage, the Mauritian, Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar, transformed her dream into reality. An immense feat that is not its ultimate goal. After tears and emotion, the champion posted her ambition: to keep the yellow tunic to the end!
By drawing in yellow, the Mauritian cyclist of the AG-INSURANCE team, Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar became, this Sunday, July 27, 2025, the first woman on the African continent to put on the famous jersey of the Tour de France, writes the Mauritian.
Since last year, the professional cyclist of the sister island, has multiplied exploits. On April 27, 2025, she crossed a new CAP by winning the monument of the classics, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. That day, already, she had a unique performance for an African cyclist.
Sunday, the sportswoman of the sister island, climbed a new summit. The yellow jersey is the ultimate grail for all the professionals of the small queen.
Before getting on the podium to put on the famous outfit, Kimberley Le Court-Pienaar shed a few tears.
Before the start of this 2025 Tour, the Mauritian champion had displayed her ambition to appear in the general classification. Yesterday, by winning the yellow jersey, she exceeded the primary objective, even if over training and races the possibility of such an EPLOIT was faceable.
Stay, the most difficult! Confirm. With his teammates, they now take on the role of leader. She, like her partners, is aware of the charge, but also of the possibility of achieving the feat: “To be honest, I was a little shocked. It was the plan and we succeeded. The ultimate goal of the team is to win the general classification. But our goal (yesterday) was to win the stage. Now that I have yellow on my shoulders, it’s already a great accomplishment for the team and for myself. We will try to stay calm and not waste time until the end of the week. Note L’Express de Maurice.
