Kim (Le Court) Pienaar (born 23 March 1996) is a Mauritian professional racing cyclist,[2] who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step. Born to a Mauritian father and a Scottish mother,[3] 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.[4]
 At the 2024 Tour de France Femmes | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar |
| Born | 23 March 1996 Mauritius[1] |
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | AG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2016 | Time Freight |
| 2018–2023 | Demacon Ladies |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015 | Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling |
| 2016 | Bizkaia–Durango |
| 2024– | AG Insurance–Soudal |
| Major wins | |
Major Tours
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Major results
edit- 2015
- African Games
- 1st
Road race - 8th Time trial
- 1st
- 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
- 1st Road race, National Road Championships
- 8th Road race, African Road Championships
- 2022
- African Road Championships
- 1st
Mixed Relay TTT - 2nd
Team time trial - 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 5th Cross-country, Commonwealth Games[5]
- 2023
- African Road Championships
- 1st Mixed Relay TTT
- 1st Team time trial
- 3rd
Time trial - 10th Road race
- 1st
- 2024
- National Road Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Stage 8 Giro d'Italia Women
- 9th Classic Brugge–De Panne Women
- 9th Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race
- 10th Paris–Roubaix Femmes
References
edit- ^ "The Mauritian darkhorse at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with the race's wildest backstory". Rouleur. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Kimberley Pienaar (Le Court)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
- ^ "The Mauritian darkhorse at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with the race's wildest backstory". Rouleur. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "2019 African Games - Mountain Bike Results" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Cycling - Mountain Bike - Women's Cross-country results". BBC Sport. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
External links
edit- Kimberley Le Court at UCI
- Kimberley Le Court at ProCyclingStats
- Kimberley Le Court at Cycling Quotient
