France, Aug. 4 -- Just before this year's women's Tour de France, Kimberley Le Court Pienaar was simply another young woman who could blend into the background on the streets of the Mauritian capital Port Louis.
"We were just there waiting to go and see the sports minister and she was having a kickabout with a football and eating a snack," said Mauritius Cycling Federation boss Michel Mayer who was with the 29-year-old cyclist for meetings with sponsors and the country's top politicians.
"This is Kim," Mayer added. "This is the nature of Kim. She is a straightforward girl. She won't be able to hang around and do that now."
In the month since her visit to her homeland, Le Court Pienaar has become a national treasure for her performances i...