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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

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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

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