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Kimberley Le Court

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Kimberley (Le Court) Pienaar
Personal information
Full nameKimberley (Le Court) Pienaar
Born (1996-03-23) 23 March 1996 (age 28)
Mauritius[1]
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Team information
Current teamAG Insurance–Soudal–Quick-Step
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Mountain biking
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2016Time Freight
2018–2023Demacon Ladies
Professional teams
2015Matrix Fitness Pro Cycling
2016Bizkaia–Durango
2024–AG Insurance–Soudal
Major wins
Major Tours
Giro d'Italia
1 individual stage (2024)

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]

Major results

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2015
African Games
1st Road race
8th Time trial
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 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
5th Cross-country, Commonwealth Games[5]
2023
African Road Championships
1st Mixed Relay TTT
1st Team time trial
3rd Time trial
10th Road race
2024
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
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

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  1. ^ "The Mauritian darkhorse at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with the race's wildest backstory". Rouleur. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Kimberley Pienaar (Le Court)". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The Mauritian darkhorse at Paris-Roubaix Femmes with the race's wildest backstory". Rouleur. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
  4. ^ "2019 African Games - Mountain Bike Results" (PDF). Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  5. ^ "Cycling - Mountain Bike - Women's Cross-country results". BBC Sport. 3 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
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