About
Full name Lejla Njemčević
Born 19 June 1994
Birthplace Udine, Italy
Nationality Bosnia and Herzegovina
Height 1.62 m
Weight 53 kg
Bike Orbea
Discipline XCM
Rider Type Climber
Best UCI Ranking 1st

Lejla Njemčević - Career
August 2010 – National Career started at the age of 16
June 2013 – International debut started competing internationally at UCI races
January 2015 – First professional contract signed with the Salcano Cappadocia team from Turkey
January 2017 – Professional team signing for professional SMF team from Greece
January 2019 – Professional team signing for Brújula Bike Racing Team from Spain
July 2020 – UCI breakthrough entered the Top 20 riders on the UCI ranking list.
August 2020 – Won her fifth consecutive XCO Balkan Championship title
October 2020 – World Championships finished 8th at the UCI Marathon World Championships in Turkey
August 2021 – World Cup podium won her first UCI XCM World Cup medal, finishing 2nd in La Forêt-Fouesnant in France
September 2021 – Finished the season ranked 8th overall in the UCI XCM ranking
August 2022 – World No.1 marathon cyclist in the world, achieving a historic 1,508 UCI points
May 2023 – World Cup victory won the opening round of the UCI XCM World Cup in Nové Město na Moravě, Czech Republic
June 2023 – World Cup finished 2nd at the UCI XCM World Cup in Liguria, Italy, only 15 days after her first World Cup win
August 2023 – World Championships finished 4th at the UCI Marathon World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland
September 2023 – World Cup victory race in Morzine, France, securing another major victory
September 2023 – Overall World Cup winner claimed the overall UCI XCM World Cup title in Snowshoe, USA
June 2024 – World Cup victory won a UCI Marathon World Cup race in France with a dominant performance
September 2024 – Overall World Cup ranking finished 2nd overall in the UCI Marathon World Cup standings
May 2025 – World Cup podium finished 2nd place at a UCI Marathon World Cup race in Italy
September 2025 – Overall World Cup ranking finished 4th overall in the UCI Marathon World Cup standings.
January 2026 - Lejla signed for Orbea manafacturer