# Le Court wins stage six, Niewiadoma takes Tour de France Femmes lead 2026-08-07T01:50:19+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Mauritian rider Kim Le Court won stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday, sprinting ahead of France's Cedrine Kerbaol and the Netherlands' Puck Pieterse after a 153 km hilly run. Le Court, 30, recovered from an early crash and a mechanical issue just 15 km from the finish, catching the breakaway group before the final climb. On Friday, Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma seized the overall lead by winning the queen stage on Mont Ventoux. She attacked 8 km from the summit, finishing 1 minute 16 seconds ahead of Demi Vollering. Niewiadoma now holds a 15-second lead over Vollering, with Marlen Reusser 39 seconds back in third. The race ends in Nice on Sunday. ## Coverage - sportstar.thehindu.com - sportstar.thehindu.com Tags: cycling, Kim Le Court, Marlen Reusser, Tour de France Femmes Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/kim-le-court-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-six/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/kim-le-court-wins-tour-de-france-femmes-stage-six/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.