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Le Court, who became the first African rider to win a stage in the Tour on Wednesday, caught up to the chasing group on the final descent into Chambery to finish sixth and retain the yellow jersey.<\/p>\n
“I wasn’t feeling so good since the start of the stage, the last few days I’ve been going through some stuff,” said the 29-year-old from Mauritius.<\/p>\n
“On the last climb it was difficult, my body just shut off. Then I had to do the best downhill of my life.”<\/p>\n
France’s Pauline Ferrand-Prevot remains second in the general classification, with defending champion Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney third and 2023 winner Demi Vollering just behind.<\/p>\n
The top five in the general classification are separated by 35 seconds with two stages remaining.<\/p>\n
On Saturday the riders will tackle a 111.9km mountainous stage between Chambery and Saint Francois Longchamp-Col de la Madeleine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n