It wasn’t that long ago that Kim Le Court-Pienaar could surf under the radar through the peloton in her pursuit of excellence in professional cycling, but that is no longer the case, with her career reaching new heights after a Monument victory at Liège-Bastogne-Liège and a stage win and stint in the yellow jersey at the Tour de France.
The Mauritian now heads into the historic 2025 Road World Championships, held for the first time in Africa, as a major favourite to win the rainbow jersey in the elite women’s road race on Saturday in Kigali, Rwanda.
They will tackle 3,350 metres of elevation gain, with its highest point at 1,493 metres. There are also two climbs on the circuit: the Côte de Kigali Golf climb, 800m at 8.1% halfway around the local circuit, and the decisive Côte de Kimihurura climb, 1.3km at 6.3% on the circuit close to the finish, which is cobbled, and which some of the women will have already experienced in the individual time trial last Sunday.
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