Urška Žigart

Slovenian cyclist

Urška Žigart
Žigart at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Full nameUrška Žigart
Born (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 27)
Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Team information
Current teamTeam Jayco–AlUla
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2015–2019BTC City Ljubljana[1]
2020Alé BTC Ljubljana[2]
2021–Team BikeExchange
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Time Trial Championships
(2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)

Urška Žigart (Slovene pronunciation: [ˈùːɾʃka ˈʒìːgaɾt] ) (born 4 December 1996) is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team Jayco–AlUla.[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 two-time Tour de France winner.[9] They became engaged in September 2021.

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
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
8th Emakumeen Nafarroako
2023
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
7th Overall Tour de Suisse
9th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
10th Giro dell'Emilia
2024
1st Time trial, National Road Championships
3rd Overall Gracia–Orlová
9th Overall Tour de Suisse

See also

References

  1. ^ "BTC City Ljubljana". Directvelo (in French). Association Le Peloton. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  2. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (11 December 2019). "Bastianelli reveals new Ale BTC Ljubljana kit at team launch". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 13 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Team BikeExchange". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 13 January 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  4. ^ Fletcher, Patrick (21 September 2020). "Tadej Pogacar: Shark in sheep's clothing, Tour de France champion". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  5. ^ Jones, Amy (21 September 2020). "What you might have missed at the 2020 Giro Rosa". Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  6. ^ "Roglic beats Pogacar in first race for 100 days". Cyclist. 22 June 2020. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  7. ^ Frattini, Kirsten (2 November 2020). "Urska Zigart to Mitchelton-Scott in 2021". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  8. ^ Vanbuggenhout, Kevin (29 June 2020). "Geluk in de koers en de liefde voor Pogacar én vriendin: samen kampioen". wielerkrant. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  9. ^ "El ciclista esloveno Tadej Podacar hace historia al ganar el Tour de Francia". 20 September 2020.

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