Urška Žigart

Urška Žigart (born 4 December 1996) is a Slovenian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Team BikeExchange.[3]

Urška Žigart
Žigart at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Full nameUrška Žigart
Born (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996
Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Team information
Current teamTeam BikeExchange
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2015–2019BTC City Ljubljana[1]
2020Alé 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

She is the partner of cyclist Tadej Pogačar.[8]

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

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. "Geluk in de koers en de liefde voor Pogacar én vriendin: samen kampioen". wielerkrant. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
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