Kim Le Court almost caught by late Demi Vollering surge
Visma and FDJ war of words goes on behind scenes
Kim Le Court made the classic error of raising her arms just before the finish line, but survived a late lunge from a resurgent Demi Vollering to win stage five of the Tour de France Femmes in Guéret.
The Mauritian rider is enjoying a stellar 2025, having already worn the yellow jersey after stage two, and also led the Tour of Britain and won the Belgian classic, Liège-Bastogne-Liège. Her stage win and bonus seconds took her back into the race lead, at the expense of Marianne Vos.
“The big goal was to take the bonus sprint,” Le Court said of her success in the Tour Femmes’ longest stage “which I managed to do. It was a bit tricky at the end. Maybe I gave a bit of a fright to people watching, but in the sprint when you lift your hands you should double-check. Close or not close, I still crossed the line first.”
