Lejla Tanović
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| Full name | Lejla Tanović | ||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Bosnia and Herzegovina | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sport |
Mountain bike racing Road racing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Klub brdskog biciklizma "Puls" | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team | Salcano Cappadocia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Amar Njemčević | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Highest world ranking | 72 UCI Ranking | ||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| Updated on 18 April 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Lejla Tanović (born 19 June 1994) is a Bosnian mountain bike racing and road cyclist. She is the first cross country cyclist from Bosnia and Herzegovina to sign a contract for a professional cycling team. She started racing at the age of 15 at local cycling club Klub brdskog biciklizma "Puls". She is six time national champion in 4 disciplines, four time national league champion, Balkan champion for 2016. and also two time silver medal winner in the Balkan championship.
Personal
Bosnia and Herzegovina national champion at: cross-country (XCO), cross-country marathon (XCM)[1] and national road race and time trial champion in 2014.[2]
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. After a few years of racing in national races, Lejla started her professional and international career in 2013. She signed a professional contract with Turkish cycling team Salcano Cappadocia in 2014. Lejla won three medals on Balkan championship races, in 2014 she was second in Macedonia and also winning second place in Greece in 2015. But in 2016 she won first gold medal in elite category for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Balkan championship in Montenegro. After that victory she became most successful mountain bike rider in history of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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 Bremier 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 |
References
- ↑ "Lejla Tanovic". mtbcrosscountry.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Lejla Tanovic". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.