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Urška Žigart
Urška Žigart (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈùːɾʃka ˈʒìːgaɾt] (listen)) (born 4 December 1996) is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team BikeExchange–Jayco.[3]
Žigart at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Urška Žigart |
| Born | 4 December 1996 Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Team BikeExchange–Jayco |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 2015–2019 | BTC City Ljubljana[1] |
| 2020 | Alé BTC Ljubljana[2] |
| 2021– | Team BikeExchange |
Career
In 2020, she won the Slovenian National Time Trial Championships[4] and competed in the Tour de l'Ardeche and Giro Rosa.[5] She finished third in the Slovenian National Road Race Championships behind her teammate Urša Pintar and Špela Kern of the Lviv Cycling Team.[6]
In November 2020, Žigart signed a contract for the 2021 season with the Mitchelton–Scott team, later renamed Team BikeExchange.[7]
Personal life
Žigart is the partner of cyclist Tadej Pogačar,[8] a two-time Tour de France winner.[9] They became engaged in September 2021.
Major results
- 2016
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2017
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 2020
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 2021
- 1st Stage 4 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
- 2022
- National Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
See also
References
- ^ "BTC City Ljubljana". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (11 December 2019). "Bastianelli reveals new Ale BTC Ljubljana kit at team launch". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
- ^ "Team BikeExchange". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
- ^ Fletcher, Patrick (21 September 2020). "Tadej Pogacar: Shark in sheep's clothing, Tour de France champion". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Jones, Amy (21 September 2020). "What you might have missed at the 2020 Giro Rosa". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ "Roglic beats Pogacar in first race for 100 days". Cyclist. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2 November 2020). "Urska Zigart to Mitchelton-Scott in 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Vanbuggenhout, Kevin (29 June 2020). "Geluk in de koers en de liefde voor Pogacar én vriendin: samen kampioen". wielerkrant. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
- ^ "El ciclista esloveno Tadej Podacar hace historia al ganar el Tour de Francia". 20 September 2020.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Urška Žigart.
- Urška Žigart at UCI
- Urška Žigart at Cycling Archives
- Urška Žigart at ProCyclingStats
- Urška Žigart at CycleBase