About
Full name Lejla Njemčević
Born 19 June 1994
Birthplace Udine, Italy
Height 1.62 m
Weight 53 kg
Bike Orbea
Discipline XCM
Rider Type Climber
Best UCI Ranking 1st
Lejla Njemčević - Career
August 2010 – Career start began her cycling career at the age of 16, marking the start of her path toward professional mountain biking.
June 2013 – International debut started competing internationally at UCI races, World and European Championships.
January 2015 – First professional contract signed her first professional contract with the Salcano Cappadocia team (Turkey).
January 2017 – Professional team signing signed for professional SMF team from Greece.
January 2019 – Professional team signing signed 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, becoming the most successful Balkan cyclist with 7 medals.
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, France.
September 2021 – Season ranking finished the season ranked 8th overall in the UCI XCM ranking.
August 2022 – World No. 1 became the 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 consistency 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 success won a UCI XCM World Cup 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.