Kim Le Court wins Tour de France Femmes stage six

The Story in Brief

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court won stage six of the Tour de France Femmes on Thursday, recovering from an early crash and mechanical trouble to take the sprint. She finished ahead of France’s Cedrine Kerbaol and the Netherlands’ Puck Pieterse after the 153 km route from Montbrison to Tournon-sur-Rhone.

Swiss rider Marlen Reusser retained the yellow jersey, holding a 12-second lead over Dutch rider Demi Vollering and 1 minute 17 seconds over Poland’s Kasia Niewiadoma. The overall favourites finished 28 seconds behind the breakaway. Friday’s stage seven ends atop Mont Ventoux after the 15.7 km Bedoin climb, averaging an 8.8 per cent gradient, The Hindu’s Sportstar reports.

The Indian Opinion

The easy story is that one crash or a bike change decided the stage. Le Court’s result instead shows how team positioning and recovery shaped a breakaway race. The opposite claim, that Reusser has already settled the Tour, is also premature with the hardest climb next. The Mont Ventoux finish should provide a clearer measure, especially whether Vollering can erase the 12-second gap.

Source: sportstar.thehindu.com

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