One year before she pulled on the yellow jersey, Kim Le Court-Pienaar raced Paris-Roubaix Femmes with a wrist injury that would later be diagnosed as a torn scapholunate ligament. She still finished tenth.
What followed was a remarkable transformation. Kim claimed her first professional road victory at the 2024 Giro d’Italia Women, returned stronger in 2025 to win Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and arrived at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift ready to discover just how far she could go.
Second on the opening stage. Yellow after Stage 2. Victory in Guéret on Stage 5. Yellow once again.
In this film, Kim reflects on racing through pain, learning to believe she belonged among the world’s best, and experiencing the pressure, pride and emotion of fighting to defend the most famous jersey in cycling.
From Mauritius to the front of the Tour. From Roubaix to the Yellow dream. This is Kim Le Court-Pienaar’s story.
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Inside Kim Le Court-Pienaar’s Yellow Dream
One year before she pulled on the yellow jersey, Kim Le Court-Pienaar raced Paris-Roubaix Femmes with a wrist injury that would later be diagnosed as a torn scapholunate ligament. She still finished tenth.
What followed was a remarkable transformation. Kim claimed her first professional road victory at the 2024 Giro d’Italia Women, returned stronger in 2025 to win Liège–Bastogne–Liège, and arrived at the Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift ready to discover just how far she could go.