Urška Žigart

Urška Žigart is a Slovenian professional cyclist who races for AG Insurance-Soudal Team. A strong climber and time-trialist, she has developed into one of Slovenia’s leading road riders and a consistent contender in mountainous stage races. Žigart is a multiple Slovenian time-trial champion and won the national road race title in 2024, while her international results include podium and top-10 finishes in major Women’s WorldTour stage races.

Urška Žigart profile

• Name: Urška Žigart
• Nationality: Slovenia
• Place of birth: Slovenska Bistrica, Slovenia
• Date of birth: 4th December 1996
• Status: Active
• Current Team: AG Insurance-Soudal Team
• Previous Teams: Liv AlUla Jayco, Team Jayco AlUla, Team BikeExchange-Jayco, Team BikeExchange, Alé BTC Ljubljana, BTC City Ljubljana

Career overview

Žigart began her professional career with BTC City Ljubljana before joining Alé BTC Ljubljana and then the BikeExchange-Jayco organisation. She won her first Slovenian time-trial title in 2020 and added further national titles in 2022, 2023 and 2024, when she also became Slovenian road race champion. After joining AG Insurance-Soudal in 2025, she finished second overall at the Tour de Romandie Féminin, fifth at the Tour de Suisse Women and ninth at the Giro d’Italia Women. Her 2026 season was disrupted by two separate jaw fractures, first at the Tour de Suisse Women in June and again at the Faun Tour Femmes in September. The second injury ruled her out of the World Championships and is expected to end her 2026 campaign.

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