Kim Le Court wins Stage 3, takes overall lead at Tour of Britain Women

Kim Le Court of Mauritius seized control of the Lloyds Tour of Britain Women on Friday, winning the third stage with a decisive solo attack on the Great Orme climb to take the overall race lead. The AG Insurance-Soudal rider broke away with approximately two kilometers remaining on the steep final ascent in Llandudno, North Wales, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Germany's Liane Lippert of Movistar. Sweden's Caroline Andersson of Liv AlUla Jayco was third, a further seven seconds back.

The 104.7-kilometer stage from Mold was the first major test for the general classification, and Le Court's victory reshaped the race standings. She now leads the overall classification by 26 seconds over Lippert, with the Netherlands' Lorena Wiebes of SD Worx-Protime in third, 35 seconds behind. Wiebes, who had won the opening two sprint stages, finished 10th on the stage, 37 seconds down.

Le Court executed a pre-planned attack at the base of the 2.5-kilometer finishing climb, which featured gradients exceeding 10 percent. "The plan was to go from the bottom, and I got a perfect leadout from my teammate Letizia Borghesi, so I'm very thankful she was here," Le Court said after the stage. She also...