Kimberley Le Court Pienaar (born Mary Patricia Kimberley Le Court de Billot; 23 March 1996), known as Kim Le Court, is a Mauritian professional racing cyclist who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She 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. In 2025 Le Court became the first African cyclist to lead the race and wear the yellow jersey in the Tour de France Femmes, and the first African cyclist to win a stage of the Tour after winning stage 5. In the 2025 Tour de France Femmes, she obtained the yellow jersey after stage 2, becoming the first female African cyclist in wearing it. In the 2026 Tour de France Femmes, she finished in 9th position overall and won stage 6, becoming the first African to win two stages of the Tour. In the 2026 Tour of Britain Women, Kim Le Court won the third stage and ranked first overall, winning her first UCI Women’s WorldTour (2.WWT) and the Mauritian national champion becoming at the same time, the first-ever African rider to win the overall title in the event's history.
Early life and education Mary Patricia Kimberley Le Court de Billot was born on 23 March 1996 in Curepipe, Mauritius, to a Mauritian father of French descent and a Scottish mother. Her brother Olivier is also a road racing cyclist.
Career Le Court represented Mauritius at the 2019 African Games in cycling, winning two medals: gold in the women's cross-country marathon and the bronze in the women's cross-country Olympic event. Le Court has won the Mauritius road race national championships five times in 2016, 2019, 2024, 2025 and 2026 and won the time trial national championship three times in 2024, 2025 and 2026.
In 2024, Le Court signed with , reportedly after contacting every UCI Women's World Tour team asking for an opportunity. Later that year, she won stage 8 at the Giro d'Italia Women, her first stage win at the UCI Women's World Tour.
Kim Le Court rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . In 2025, Le Court won Liège–Bastogne–Liège Femmes, finishing first in a sprint of 4 breakaway riders. In the Tour de France Femmes, she obtained the yellow jersey after stage 2, becoming the first female African cyclist to wear it.
Major results
2015 African Games 1st Road race 8th Time trial 2016 1st Road race, National Road Championships 3rd Road race, African Road Championships 2017 2nd Road race, African Road Championships 2018 9th Road race, African Road Championships 2019 African Games 1st Cross-country marathon 3rd Cross-country 6th Road race 1st Road race, National Road Championships 8th Road race, African Road Championships 2022 African Road Championships 1st Team relay 2nd Team time trial 2nd Road race 5th Cross-country, Commonwealth Games 2023 African Road Championships 1st Team relay 1st Team time trial 3rd Time trial 10th Road race 1st Overall Cape Epic (with Vera Looser) 2024 National Road Championships 1st Road race 1st Time trial 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia 9th Classic Brugge–De Panne 9th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 10th Paris–Roubaix 2025 National Road Championships 1st Road race 1st Time trial 1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 1st Giro dell'Emilia Tour de France 1st Stage 5 Held after Stages 2 & 5–7 1st Stage 1 Tour of Britain 3rd Overall UAE Tour 5th Tour of Flanders 8th Road race, UCI Road World Championships 9th Trofeo Alfredo Binda 2026 National Road Championships 1st Road race 1st Time trial Tour de France 9th Overall 1st Stage 6 Tour of Britain 1st Overall 1st Stage 3 4th Overall UAE Tour 4th Overall Tour de Suisse
Personal life Le Court 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.
Le Court married South African mountain biker Ian Pienaar in autumn 2023.
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