Mauritian rider Kim Le Court secured a dramatic win in stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday, August 6, 2026. Despite an early crash and mechanical problems that forced her to change bikes just 15 km from the finish, Le Court joined an eight-rider breakaway and out-sprinted her rivals to claim victory after the 153 km hilly route from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhône in southeastern France.

Le Court, 30, finished ahead of France's Cedrine Kerbaol and the Netherlands' Puck Pieterse. She caught up with the breakaway group alongside Dutch rider Riejanne Markus shortly before the final climb 10 km from the finish and proved strongest in the sprint.

This marks Le Court's second stage win in the Grande Boucle, following her triumph last year in Guéret. Reflecting on the race, she said, "It was a truly crazy stage. The team did such a great job positioning me at the front of the race that I couldn't give up the fight."

Swiss rider Marlen Reusser retained the leader's yellow jersey, maintaining a 12-second lead over Dutch contender Demi Vollering and a 1 minute 17 second gap over Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma. The overall favorites finished 28 seconds behind the breakaway group.

The race now heads into its queen stage on Friday, August 7, which concludes with a challenging ascent to the summit of Mont Ventoux in the French Alps via the 15.7 km Bedoin climb at an 8.8% gradient.

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France 24 English