Lejla Tanović

Lejla Tanović
Lejla Tanović
Personal information
Full name Lejla Tanović
Born (1994-06-19) 19 June 1994[1]
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)[2]
Sport
Country Bosnia and Herzegovina[3]
Sport Mountain bike racing
Road racing
Club Klub brdskog biciklizma "Puls"
Team SMF Team[4]
Turned pro 2014.[5]
Coached by Amar Njemčević
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking 72 UCI Ranking[6]
Medal record
Representing the  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Women's cross-country cycling
UCI Cross-country Balkan Championship
2014 SkopljeU23
2015 Naousaelite
2016 Montenegroelite
2017 Greeceelite
Updated on 18 April 2015.

Lejla Tanović (born 19 June 1994) is a Bosnian mountain bike racing and road cyclist.[7] She is the first cross country cyclist from Bosnia and Herzegovina to sign a contract for a professional cycling team.[8] She started racing at the age of 15 at local cycling club Klub brdskog biciklizma "Puls". She is nine time national champion in 4 disciplines, four time national league champion,[9] Balkan champion for year 2016 and 2017, and also two time silver medal winner in the Balkan championship.[10]

Personal

Bosnia and Herzegovina national champion at: cross-country (XCO), cross-country marathon (XCM)[11] and national road race and time trial champion in 2014.[12]

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.[13] After a few years of racing in national races, Lejla started her professional and international career in 2013.[14] She signed a professional contract with Turkish cycling team Salcano Cappadocia in 2014.[15] Lejla won three medals on Balkan championship races, in 2014 she was second in Macedonia[16] and also winning second place in Greece in 2015.[17] But in 2016 she won first gold medal in elite category for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Balkan championship in Montenegro.[18] After that victory she became most successful mountain bike rider in history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.[19] After season 2015 and 2016 where she was riding for Salcano team from Turkey she signed for SMF Team from Greece for season 2017.[20] 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. [21]

Achievements

YearResultEvent
2011 GoldInternational race Valter 3
2012 GoldInternational race Vogosca Cup
2012 GoldMostar Škoda XC league
2012 SilverTuzla Škoda XC league
2012 GoldBanja Luka Škoda XC league
20121st overallŠkoda XC premier league
2013 SilverMostar premier league
2013 GoldSarajevo Premier league
2013 GoldBanja Luka Premier league
2013 GoldBihać Premier league
20131st overallNational premier league
2014 GoldNational championship in marathon (XCM)
2014 GoldNational cross-country championship (XCO)
2014 GoldNational championship Time Trail (TT)
2014 GoldNational championship Road Racing
2014 GoldLivno Premier league
2014 GoldPanonica Cup Tuzla
2014 GoldVitez Premier league
2014 GoldSarajevo Premier league
2014 GoldZivinice Premier league
20141st overallNational Premier league
2014 SilverBalkan Championship Macedonia
20145thValis Aurea Pozega UCI C2
20144thBalkan bike festival Macedonia UCI C3
20157thStage race UCI S2 Salcano cup Novi Sad
20154thXCO Vodice Cup UCI C2 Croatia
2015 SilverHalkidiki stage race UCI S2 Greece
2015 SilverBalkan championship Naousa UCI C2 Greece
2015 BronzeArnavutkoy MTB Cup UCI C1 Turkey
2016 SilverAthens MTB Cup UCI C2 Greece
2016 SilverLamia MTB Challenge UCI S2 Greece
2016 SilverFelsotarkany MTB Cup UCI C2 Hungary
2016 BronzeSamobor MTB Cup UCI C1 Croatia
2016 GoldBalkan championship MTB Cup UCI C2 Montenegro
2017 GoldBalkan championship MTB Cup UCI C2 Greece
2017 GoldVodice MTB Cup UCI C2 Croatia
2017 GoldXCM Brac UCI C3 Croatia
2017 SilverXCO Groznjan MTB Cup UCI C2 Croatia
2017 BronzeYalova MTB Cup UCI C1 Turkey
2017 GoldBalkan championship MTB Cup UCI C2 Greece
20174thArnavutkoy-Istanbul UCI HC Turkey

References

  1. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic profile on European Olympic games in Baku". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic profile on European Olympic games in Baku". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic profile on European Olympic games in Baku". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic signed for SMF Team from Greece". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic signed professional contract". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic managed to score 72. place on UCI ranking". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  7. ↑ Lejla Tanović profile, "Pro Cycling stats". Retrieved 04 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "Lejla Tanović signed first professional contract. Retrieved 04. January 2017.
  9. ↑ "Red Bull about training process and success". Retrieved 04. January 2017.
  10. ↑ "Lejla Tanović Balkan champion and two time medals winner". Retrieved 04. January 2017.
  11. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic". mtbcrosscountry.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  13. ↑ "Red Bull article about Lejla Tanović beginning of career". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  14. ↑ " Lejla Tanović starting professional career". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  15. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic signed professional contract". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  16. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic won second place in Balkan championship". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  17. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic won second place in Balkan championship in Greece". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  18. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic won Balkan championship in Montenegro". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  19. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic most successful rider in Bosnia and Herzegovina", "Lejla Tanovic and most successful season". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  20. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic signed for SMF Team from Greece". retrieved 04. January 2017.
  21. ↑ "Lejla Tanovic defend her Balkan champion title". retrieved 12. October 2017.
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