Lejla Tanović
HEIGHT
1.60
BIRTHDATE
19/07/1994
NATIONALITY
Bosnia and Herzegovina
HOMETOWN
Sarajevo
Pro Since
2010
Rider type
Cross-country
BIKE
Protek Team
Lejla Tanović
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. Lejla won three medals on Balkan championship races, in 2014 she was second in Macedonia and also winning second place in Greece in 2015. But in 2016 she won first gold medal in elite category for Bosnia and Herzegovina on Balkan championship in Montenegro. After that victory she became most successful mountain bike rider in history of Bosnia and Herzegovina. After season 2015 and 2016 where she was riding for Salcano team from Turkey she signed for SMF Team from Greece for season 2017. In season 2017 Lejla Tanovic defend her Balkan champion title in Nafpaktos (Greece), this was her second straight time that she won Balkan title in elite category. In 2018, Lejla defend her Balkan championship title at competition held in Romania
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
1 place MTB Croatia Cup
2018
1 place Balkan championship MTB Cup
2017
Frame Scaffolding
The new common language
Refurbishment
Have uniform grammar