The spring and its string of one-day races rarely fails to deliver thrilling races, historic feats and magnificent surprises. Yet it’s still truly special when the world of cycling gets to witness a conquest as globally historic as that of Kim Le Court on Sunday 27 April.
Capping off a thrilling Classics campaign, the Mauritian rider from AG Insurance-Soudal Team powered to victory in Liège-Bastogne-Liège Femmes, thus becoming the first African athlete to win a UCI Women’s WorldTour Classic, three years after Eritrea’s Biniam Girmay first took Gent-Wevelgem in Flanders Fields in the men’s field.
Getting the better of two Dutch stars – Puck Pieterse (Fenix-Deceuninck) and Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) – Le Court illustrated the depth of global talents in the elite of female cycling, bringing to the fore riders from many different backgrounds. She follows the tracks of her teammate and inspiration Ashleigh Moolman Pasio (RSA), winner of the Tour de Romandie Féminin (3 stages) in 2022.
“I saw a Mauritian flag on the course today,” the National Champion said. “I’m so proud and I’m so, so happy to finally win. I can’t believe it.”
Having initially broken through in mountain bike cross-country, the 29-year-old is still a fresh sensation in road cycling. Now, the whole world gets to enjoy a new champion, the latest on the list of winners of UCI Women’s WorldTour spring Classics this season.
Read more about UCI WWT and the season sofar on www.uci.org – photo SprintCyclingAgency©2025
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