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 Jayco–AlUla
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2015–2019BTC City Ljubljana[1]
2020Alé BTC Ljubljana[2]
2021–Team BikeExchange

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

2015
National Road Championships
7th Road race
2016
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
6th Road race
2017
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
7th Road race
2018
77th Amstel Gold Race
55th La Flèche Wallonne
National Road Championships
4th Time trial
5th Road race
63rd Overall Giro d'Italia
27th La Course by Le Tour de France
67th UCI Road World Championships
2019
87th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
National Road Championships
3rd Road race
3rd Time trial
50rd Overall Giro d'Italia
91st La Course by Le Tour de France
2020
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
3rd Road race
23rd European Road Championships Time trial
49th La Course by Le Tour de France
78th Overall Giro d'Italia
105th UCI Road World Championships
2021
1st Stage 4 Setmana Ciclista Valenciana
National Road Championships
3rd Time trial
4th Road race
23rd European Road Championships
2022
50th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
59th La Flèche Wallonne
29th Overall Tour de France Femmes
8th Stage 7
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
5th Road race
28th UCI Road World Championships Time trial
2023
69th Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
82nd Amstel Gold Race
43rd La Flèche Wallonne
64th Liège–Bastogne–Liège
40th Vuelta a España
National Road Championships
1st Time trial
2nd Road race
DNF Giro d'Italia

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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