LEJLA NJEMČEVIĆ

Professional marathon & cross-country cyclist

Full name Lejla Njemčević

Born 19 June 1994

Birthplace Udine, Italy

Height 1.62 m (5 ft 3 in)

Weight 53 kg (117 lb)

Team Allebike Team

Discipline MTB

Rider type Climber

UCI XCM ranking 1st

MY JOURNEY

Aug 2010

Jun 2013

Jan 2017

Jan 2015

Jul 2020

Jan 2019

Aug 2020

Oct 2020

Aug 2021

Sep 2021

Aug 2022

May 2023

Jun 2023

Sep 2023

Aug 2023

Sep 2023

Lejla started her career at just 16 years old and started her path to becoming a professional MTB cyclist.

Lejla starts her professional and international career by competing at UCI races, World and European Championships

Lejla signed her first professional contract for Salcano Cappodica team from Turkey

Lejla signed for professional SMF team from Greece.

Lejla signed for professional Brujula Bike Racing team from Spain

Lejla reach top 20 riders on UCI ranking list

Lejla defended her elite XCO Balkan Championships for fifth time in a row and became the most successful Balkan cyclist with 7 medals in total.

Lejla finished 8th on Marathon World Championships in Turkey

Lejla won first medal on UCI XCM World Cup, she finished 2nd in La Forestiere, France

Lejla finished the season as 8th cyclist on UCI XCM ranking list

Lejla becomes the #1 marathon cyclist in the world achieving an unbelievable score of 1508 UCI scoring points.

Lejla won the first round of marathon UCI WORLD CUP in legendary Nove Mesto na Morave in Czech Republic

Only 15 days after first win on WORLD CUP of the season in Nove Mesto, Lejla finished 2nd on UCI WORLD CUP in Finale Ligure, Italy on a grueling track.

After hard fight Lejla won 4th place on biggest ever organised UCI WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS in Glasgow, Scotland.

In Morzine, France Lejla won her third medal on the UCI WORLD CUP in the 2023 season. Again another 2nd place

Lejla pick up the legendary and now the historically trophy of the overall UCI WORLD CUP winner in Snowshoe, USA.