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Lejla Tanović
Lejla Tanović
Personal information
Full nameLejla Tanović
Born (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994 (age 29)[1]
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
CountryBosnia and Herzegovina[3]
SportMountain bike racing
ClubKlub brdskog biciklizma "Puls"
Turned pro2014.[4]
Coached byAmar Njemčević
Achievements and titles
Regional finals4 time Balkan champion[5]
National finals11 time national champion[6]
Highest world ranking71 UCI ranking[7]
Medal record
Representing the  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Women's cross-country cycling
UCI Cross-country Balkan Championship
Silver medal – second place 2014 North Macedonia U23
Silver medal – second place 2015 Greece elite
Gold medal – first place 2016 Montenegro elite
Gold medal – first place 2017 Greece elite
Gold medal – first place 2018 Romania elite
Gold medal – first place 2019 Serbia elite
Updated on 24 December 2019

Lejla Tanović (born 19 June 1994) is a Bosnian mountain bike racer.[8] She is the first cross country cyclist from Bosnia and Herzegovina to sign a contract for a professional cycling team.[9] Lejla started racing at the age of 15 at local cycling club Klub brdskog biciklizma "Puls" for which team she is still riding.[10] She is an eleven time national champion in various disciplines and four time national league overall winner,[11] Balkan was champion for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 and also two time silver medal winner in the Balkan championship.[12]

Personal

Lejla Tanović is Bosnia and Herzegovina national champion at: cross-country (XCO), cross-country marathon (XCM), and cross-country eliminator (XCE).[13] She has also won titles in the 2014 national road cycling championships.[14] Lejla is a graduated student of Faculty of Law in Sarajevo with a master's degree in criminal law.[15]

Career

Lejla grew up in Sarajevo, while very young she showed passion for sport and cycling. After intense searching for a mountain bike racing club she started training with Amar Njemčević, one off the best cycling and condition coaches in Bosnia and Herzegovina.[16] After a few years of racing in national races, Lejla started her professional and international career in 2013.[17] She signed a professional contract with Turkish cycling team Salcano Cappadocia in 2014.[18] Lejla won three medals on Balkan championship races, in 2014 she was second in Macedonia[19] and also winning second place in Greece in 2015.[20] But in 2016 she won first gold medal in elite category for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Balkan championship in Montenegro.[21] After that victory she became most successful mountain bike rider in history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[22] After season 2015 and 2016 where she was riding for Salcano team from Turkey she signed for SMF Team from Greece for season 2017.[23] In season 2017 Lejla Tanovic defend her Balkan champion title in Nafpaktos (Greece), this was her second straight time that she won Balkan title in elite category. [24] In 2018, Lejla defend her Balkan championship title at competition held in Romania [25] After her third successful Balkan championship defence, she won her fourth consecutive Balkan championship in 2019 in Serbia.[26]

Achievements

Year Result Event
2011  Gold International race Valter 3
2012  Gold International race Vogosca Cup
2012  Gold Mostar Škoda XC league
2012  Silver Tuzla Škoda XC league
2012  Gold Banja Luka Škoda XC league
2012 1st overall Škoda XC premier league
2013  Silver Mostar premier league
2013  Gold Sarajevo Premier league
2013  Gold Banja Luka Premier league
2013  Gold Bihać Premier league
2013 1st overall National premier league
2014  Gold National championship in marathon (XCM)
2014  Gold National cross-country championship (XCO)
2014  Gold National championship Time Trail (TT)
2014  Gold National championship Road Racing
2014  Gold Livno Premier league
2014  Gold Panonica Cup Tuzla
2014  Gold Vitez Premier league
2014  Gold Sarajevo Premier league
2014  Gold Zivinice Premier league
2014 1st overall National Premier league
2014  Silver Balkan Championship Macedonia
2014 5th Valis Aurea Pozega UCI C2
2014 4th Balkan bike festival Macedonia UCI C3
2015 7th Stage race UCI S2 Salcano cup Novi Sad
2015 4th XCO Vodice Cup UCI C2 Croatia
2015  Silver Halkidiki stage race UCI S2 Greece
2015  Silver Balkan championship Naousa UCI C2 Greece
2015  Bronze Arnavutkoy MTB Cup UCI C1 Turkey
2016  Silver Athens MTB Cup UCI C2 Greece
2016  Silver Lamia MTB Challenge UCI S2 Greece
2016  Silver Felsotarkany MTB Cup UCI C2 Hungary
2016  Bronze Samobor MTB Cup UCI C1 Croatia
2016  Gold Balkan championship MTB Cup UCI C2 Montenegro
2017  Gold Balkan championship MTB Cup UCI C2 Greece
2017  Gold Vodice MTB Cup UCI C2 Croatia
2017  Gold XCM Brac UCI C3 Croatia
2017  Silver XCO Groznjan MTB Cup UCI C2 Croatia
2017  Bronze Yalova MTB Cup UCI C1 Turkey
2017  Gold Balkan championship MTB Cup UCI C2 Greece
2017 4th Arnavutkoy-Istanbul UCI HC Turkey

References

  1. ^ "Lejla Tanovic profile on European Olympic games in Baku". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Lejla Tanovic profile on European Olympic games in Baku". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Lejla Tanovic profile on European Olympic games in Baku". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Lejla Tanovic signed professional contract". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  5. ^ [1]. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  6. ^ [2]. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Lejla Tanovic managed to score 71. place on UCI ranking". Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  8. ^ Lejla Tanović profile, [3]. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Lejla Tanović signed first professional contract. Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  10. ^ [4]. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  11. ^ "Red Bull about training process and success". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  12. ^ "Lejla Tanović Balkan champion and two time medals winner". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Lejla Tanovic". mtbcrosscountry.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Lejla Tanovic". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  15. ^ [5]. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  16. ^ "Red Bull article about Lejla Tanović beginning of career". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  17. ^ " Lejla Tanović starting professional career". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  18. ^ "Lejla Tanovic signed professional contract". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  19. ^ "Lejla Tanovic won second place in Balkan championship". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  20. ^ "Lejla Tanovic won second place in Balkan championship in Greece". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Lejla Tanovic won Balkan championship in Montenegro". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  22. ^ "Lejla Tanovic most successful rider in Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Lejla Tanovic and most successful season". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  23. ^ "Lejla Tanovic signed for SMF Team from Greece". Retrieved 4 January 2017.
  24. ^ "Lejla Tanovic defend her Balkan champion title". Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  25. ^ "Lejla Tanovic won her third consecutive Balkan champion title". Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  26. ^ [6]. Retrieved 24 December 2019.

External links

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