Mauritian Kim Le Court became the first African to win a stage on the women’s Tour de France.. It was a case of double celebration for the 29-year-old who, on Wednesday took the fifth stage honours in a sprint to reclaim the leader’s yellow jersey.

The Mauritian national champion had already made history as the first African rider to wear the leader’s yellow jersey and both reclaimed the lead and won the stage on Wednesday

Mauritian Kim Le Court became the first African to win a stage on the women's Tour de France on Wednesday. Le Court, who had a brief spell already at the top of the general classification after stage two,