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Le Court becomes first African winner of women’s Liege classic

Mauritian rider Kim Le Court sprung a surprise on Sunday by becoming the first African cyclist to win the women’s Liege-Bastogne-Liege. 

The 29-year-old AG Insurance-Soudal rider scored the biggest win of her career by beating Dutch pair Puck Pieterse and Demi Vollering in a four-way sprint, with French rider Cedrine Kerbaol just missing out on the podium. 

“I can’t believe it. On the Cote de La Roche-aux-Faucons (13km from the line), I was completely out of breath,” she said.

“I can’t believe I won ahead of the stars of the peloton.” 

Le Court has enjoyed an excellent classics season, taking fifth in the Milan-San Remo and the Tour of Flanders. 

World road race champion Lotte Kopecky, the big favourite for the ninth edition of the race, controlled the sprint of the chasing pack to finish fifth.

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