Urška Žigart
![]() Žigart at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race | |
Personal information | |
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Full name | Urška Žigart |
Born | (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27) Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia |
Team information | |
Current team | Liv AlUla Jayco |
Discipline | Road |
Role | Rider |
Professional teams | |
2015–2019 | BTC City Ljubljana[1] |
2020 | Alé BTC Ljubljana[2] |
2021– | Team BikeExchange |
Major wins | |
One-day races and Classics
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Urška Žigart (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈùːɾʃka ˈʒìːgaɾt] ⓘ) (born 4 December 1996) is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Liv AlUla Jayco.[3]
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 three-time Tour de France winner.[9] They became engaged in September 2021. After Pogačar withdrew from the Slovenia team for the Paris Olympics due to "extreme fatigue", he said his decision was also swayed by the Slovenian Olympic Committee, which had not selected Žigart to compete at the Games.[10]
Major results
- 2016
- 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships
- 2018
- National Road Championships
- 4th Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 7th Road race, Mediterranean Games
- 2019
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Road race
- 3rd Time trial
- 7th Overall Vuelta a Burgos
- 2020
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 10th Overall Tour de Feminin
- 2021
- 1st Stage 4 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
- National Road Championships
- 3rd Time trial
- 4th Road race
- 7th Overall Tour de Feminin
- 2022
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 5th Road race
- 1st
- 8th Emakumeen Nafarroako
- 2023
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 7th Overall Tour de Suisse
- 9th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
- 10th Giro dell'Emilia
- 2024
- National Road Championships
- 1st
Road race
- 1st
Time trial
- 1st
- 3rd Overall Gracia–Orlová
- 9th Overall Tour de Suisse
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.
- ^ Rindl, Joe (24 July 2024). "Girlfriend's omission influenced Pogacar Paris withdrawal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
External links
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- Urška Žigart at UCI
- Urška Žigart at Cycling Archives
- Urška Žigart at ProCyclingStats
- Urška Žigart at CycleBase
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