08 June, 24

43. Franja BTC City Marathon – time trial

Younger and older youths competed today in the time trial at the 43rd Franja BTC City Marathon. The younger ones fought against time on the 11 km long course from Domžal to BTC City in Ljubljana, and the older ones on the 21.2 km long course from BTC City to Domžal, where they made a turn and back to the start-finish area on Ameriška street near the Crystal Palace. Even today, our riders were very successful and won places on the podium.
 
Younger juniors
1. Vanja Kuntarič Žibert
4. Miha Otoničar
7. Matic Vintar
 
Older juniors
2. Tina Jenko
4. Bor Ebner
6. Bastian Petrič
9. Taj Žagar
04 June, 24

One of the toughest cycling races in the women's calendar.Alpes Grésivaudan Classic 1.1.

One of the toughest cycling races in the women's calendar took place this weekend in the Rhone-Alpes region of France. The race of the first category, the Alpes Grésivaudan Classic, was 113 km long, and the cyclists were able to overcome as much as 3,400 m of altitude difference and climb to the 1,848 m high Chamrousse pass at the end. At the start was a strong French line-up with the favorite Evita Muzic, a member of the World Tour team FDJ and the French team Cofidis Team. BTC City Ljubljana team member Zhiraf Ambedo, Giada Borghesi managed to reach an excellent 6th place and thus increase the points in the French Cup, where she is currently the leader. Urša Pintar finished the race in 17th place. The strongest was the young Frenchwoman Marion Bunel ahead of Evita Muzic, a member of the FDJ team.

Myalitsina Yana was 50th, Špela Colnar 55th, Sklyarova Yelizaveta 58th and Tserakh Hanna 61st.

27 May, 24

Tour de Feminin 2024 – Performance of the Slovenian women's cycling team

The Slovenian women's cycling team consisting of Urša Pintar, Hana Žumer, Špela Colnar, Pija Galof, Sara Pestotnik and Zoja Ferlež completed the four-day Tour de Feminin race today. The race started with a time trial, in which Urša Pintar placed in the top twenty. In the second stage, a larger selection was made, where Urša Pintar managed to stay in the forefront, and Špela Colnar in the pursuit group. Young Sara Pestotnik also performed well. A stage followed, which was made more difficult by heavy rain, hail and falls. The most difficult stage took place today, with a height difference of over 2,000 meters. Urša Pintar crossed the finish line 11th and rose to 7th place overall.

The AG Insurance team dominated. The race was won by Kopecky Julia, the second was De Vries Femke (GT Krush Rebellease) and the third member of the Belgian national team, Van Sinaey Xaydee. Špela Colnar finished the race in 42nd place, Sara Pestotnik in 82nd place. Zoja Ferlež was involved in a fall in the last stage and did not finish the race.

The results

16 May, 24

Outstanding performance of the BTC City Ljubljana Zhiraf team at the demanding race in the Basque Country

The women's team Btc City Ljubljana Zhiraf drove the race of the first category, Durango-Durango, in the Basque Country. The demanding route, heavy rain and World Tour competition made the race very difficult. On the final climbs, Urša remained in the thinned out group of female cyclists A pint and Giada Borghesi.

The race was won by Kerbaol Cedrine, a member of the WNT Ceratizit team. Borghesi Giada finished in the top ten, in 6th place and Urša A pint in 27th place. Hana Žumer did not finish the race due to a large gap, and Špela Colnar retired due to a fall.

14 May, 24

17. VN KOMENDA MUNICIPALITY and LIDL CUP FOR YOUNG PEOPLE – 19/05/2024

On Sunday, May 19, 2024, an important cycling competition organized by the Pogi Team in cooperation with the Rog Cycling Association will take place in Komenda. The event will take place on a circular course with a length of 3300 m + 300 m to the finish at the top of the slope.

Categories and schedule
Applications

Applications are possible until May 16, 2024 through the portal www.prijavim.se. On the day of the race, the starting numbers are raised at the start-finish area from 10:00 a.m. onwards.

For additional information, you can contact the Rog Cycling Association, 051-666-707 Miha Koncilija or email info@kdrog.si

04 May, 24

The POGI TEAM UAE GENERALI raced in Italy, where did our guys race?

69. Coppa Montes – Monfalcone (Go) – Cat. juniors

In the Coppa Montesje race, Bor Ebner was the best, finishing the race in 11th place. He narrowly missed a top 10 finish.

42. Circuito del Bosco

Younger juniors recently achieved excellent results again in Italy. At the 42nd Circuito del Bosco, the cyclists rode 10 flat circuits with a total length of 62km. Pogi Teamovci were active throughout the race, Matic Vintar was the fastest at the third flying finish, and Vanja Kuntarič Žibert at the last. In the end, there was a sprint of the main body, in which Žiga Stare was our strongest. He reached 4th place.

Boys A and B raced in Manzano. In boys B, Gašper Mesec performed best with 14th place and Oskar Roškar with 17th place.
In the category of boys A, Gal Klun took 5th place and Urban Hvastja took 9th place.

Even the younger juniors in the line-up: Vanja Kuntarič Žibert, Miha Otoničar, Žiga Stare, Maks Bahar and Tit Stevič also competed in Manzano, Italy. In the end, the 60-kilometer race was decided by the finish sprint, where Mai Prevejšek from Adria celebrated his victory, and our best was Miha Otoničar in 9th place

GP MAGGIO FIASCHETTANO – MEM. IVO FRESCHI

and older juniors performed: Taj Žagar, Jure Medved, Žiga Hamun, Dorian Dolić, Bastian Petrič, Tine Jenk

04 May, 24

Grand Prix du Morbihan - Borghesi 4th place

Grand Prix du Morbihan- Borghesi (BTC CITY LJUBLJANA ZHIRAF AMBEDO) 4th place

In Morbihan, female cyclists took part in another, already traditional race of the first category, the Grand prix du Morbihan. In 2016, the European championship was also held on the same route, where Tadej Pogačar won 3rd place among juniors.

Today's race was again made difficult by the rain, so the selection was quickly made on the already demanding route. Urša Pintar and Giada Borghesi managed to stay in the main group of 50 cyclists. Two laps before the finish, Borghesieva found herself on the run with nine cyclists and crossed the finish line in an excellent 6th place.

Urša Pintar also finished the race in the group behind the escapees, in 36th place. The winner was Silvia Persico from Uae Team Adq.

After today's race, Giada Borghesi remains the leader in the French Cup.

03 May, 24

Slovenian women with excellent results in the 4-day Gracia Orlove stage race

The Slovenian women's road team took part in a stage race in the Czech Republic.
Even in the first stage, our Urša Pintar proved herself with the third place 💪🇸🇮 
 
In the Czech Republic, the four-day race of the second category, Gracia Orlova, ended today in Orlova. The last demanding stage was extremely nervous, a fierce battle for the yellow jersey was expected, but the former member of the BTC team, Corina Lechner, maintained the overall lead.
 
The last stage was finished by four Slovenian women: Urša Pintar 20th, Urška Žigart 23rd, Špela Colnar 62nd and Hana Žumer 85th. Overall, Urška Žigart, after a well-run time trial, remained in 3rd place, while Urša Pintar climbed from 10th place to the 8th place. Špela Colnar finished the race in 44th place, and Hana Žumer in 93rd placethey are.
23 Apr, 24

A successful day in Ptuj: The circuit race for the POLI CUP 2024 brought together young talents

On Saturday, a cycling spectacle took place in the picturesque city of Ptuj in the form of a circular race for the POLI CUP 2024, organized by the Perutnina Ptuj Cycling Club.

The race attracted many young male and female cyclists who competed in various categories: from boys in classes C, B and A to younger juniors and older juniors and members.

The race circuit, 4 kilometers long, was completely flat, which allowed for fast and tense battles. The participants had to show both their speed and tactical skill in order to successfully maneuver through the crowd of competitors and take advantage of every opportunity to break through to the front.

You can visit the website for the exact results and rankings of the POLI CUP 2024 log in.se, where detailed information on times and places achieved by competitors in individual categories is available. A visit to this page will certainly offer a comprehensive insight into the successes of our male and female cyclists, who proved to be exceptional athletes in Ptuj.

The entire event was very well organized, which enabled young cyclists to compete with their peers from different parts of Slovenia in a safe and stimulating environment. The Ptuj circuit race for POLI CUP 2024 will certainly remain a fond memory for both competitors and visitors, who were able to enjoy dynamic and exciting races throughout the day.

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