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Urška Žigart

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Urška Žigart
Žigart at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race
Personal information
Full nameUrška Žigart
Born (1996-12-04) 4 December 1996 (age 28)
Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
Team information
Current teamLiv AlUla Jayco
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2015–2019BTC City Ljubljana[1]
2020Alé BTC Ljubljana[2]
2021–Team BikeExchange
Major wins
One-day races and Classics
National Road Race Championships (2024)
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 Liv AlUla Jayco.[3]

Career

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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]

From 2025, Žigart will race for AG Insurance–Soudal.[8]

Personal life

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Žigart's partner is cyclist Tadej Pogačar,[9] a three-time Tour de France winner.[10] 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.[11]

Major results

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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
National Road Championships
1st Road race
1st Time trial
3rd Overall Gracia–Orlová
4th Giro dell'Emilia
9th Overall Tour de Suisse

General classification results

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Major Tour results timeline
Major Tours 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
La Vuelta Femenina Race did not exist 40
Giro Rosa 63 50 78 DNF 12
Tour de France Femmes Race did not exist 29
Stage race results timeline
Stage race 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Emakumeen Bira 60 44 Race no longer exists
Ladies Tour of Norway NH 44 No longer exists
Lotto Belgium Tour NH 73 Not held
UAE Tour Race did not exist DNF
Grand Prix Elsy Jacobs 54 NH
Itzulia Women Race did not exist 19 28
Vuelta a Burgos 7 NH 49 63
Tour de Suisse Race not held 30 7 9
Tour of Scandinavia Race did not exist 38 NH
Tour de Romandie 37 32 41
Holland Ladies Tour 66 NH

Classics results timeline

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Monument 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Tour of Flanders
Paris–Roubaix Race did not exist NH
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Race did not exist 87 64 32
Classic 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Clásica de San Sebastián Race did not exist 34 NH 36 No longer exists
Open de Suède Vårgårda Not held 60 No longer exists
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad 83 84
Strade Bianche OTL DNF DNF
Trofeo Alfredo Binda DNF NH DNF 50 69 40
Dwars door Vlaanderen Race did not exist NH 104
Scheldeprijs Race did not exist DNF
Brabantse Pijl N/A 62 DNF DNF
Amstel Gold Race Not held 79 NH 82
La Flèche Wallonne 55 DNF 59 43 40
GP de Plouay-Bretagne DNF 64 DNF DNF 29

Major championships results

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Event 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
World Championships Road race 67 DNF 105 DNF DNF 24
Time trial 28 29 17
European Championships Road race N/A DNF 23 76
Time trial N/A 23
National Championships Road race 7 6 7 5 3 3 4 5 2 1
Time trial 3 4 3 1 3 1 1 1

See also

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References

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  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. ^ "AG Insurance–Soudal welcomes Urska Zigart". AG Insurance–Soudal. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ Vanbuggenhout, Kevin (29 June 2020). "Geluk in de koers en de liefde voor Pogacar én vriendin: samen kampioen". wielerkrant. Retrieved 17 September 2020.
  10. ^ "El ciclista esloveno Tadej Podacar hace historia al ganar el Tour de Francia". 20 September 2020.
  11. ^ Rindl, Joe (24 July 2024). "Girlfriend's omission influenced Pogacar Paris withdrawal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
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