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]
 Žigart at the 2018 Amstel Gold Race | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Urška Žigart |
| Born | 4 December 1996 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
| |
Career
editIn 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
editŽigart'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
edit- 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
- 4th Giro dell'Emilia
- 9th Overall Tour de Suisse
General classification results
edit| 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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "AG Insurance–Soudal welcomes Urska Zigart". AG Insurance–Soudal. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
- ^ 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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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Urška Žigart.
- Urška Žigart at UCI
- Urška Žigart at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Urška Žigart at ProCyclingStats
- Urška Žigart at CycleBase
