Lejla Tanović
 Lejla Tanović, utrka u Samoboru UCI C1, Juni 2015 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 | |||||||||||||||
| Achievements and titles | ||||||||||||||||
| Highest world ranking | 75 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 multiple national champion in 4 disciplines, three time national league champion and 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.
Achievements
| Year | Result | Event |
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| 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 | Balcan 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 |
References
- ↑ "Lejla Tanovic". mtbcrosscountry.com. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Lejla Tanovic". procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 7 February 2015.