Nora Jenčušová
 Jenčušová in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 14, 2002 Spišská Nová Ves, Slovakia |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Bepink–Bongioanni |
| Disciplines |
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| Role | Rider |
| Professional team | |
| 2021– | Bepink[1] |
Nora Jenčušová (born 14 April 2002) is a Slovak road and track cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Bepink–Bongioanni.[2]
Biography
[edit]Nora Jenčušová was born on 14 April 2002 in Spišská Nová Ves. As a child, she competed in triathlon, which brought her to bicycle racing.[3] She is a student of the Technical University of Košice.[4]
Career
[edit]Jenčušová was first noticed in the cycling world in 2020, when she became the European junior champion in the scratch. Since 2021 she is a member of the Italian professional team Bepink.[3]
She won the road race at the Czech and Slovak National Championships in 2022 and 2023 after finishing third in 2021.[5] Additionally, she won the Slovak National Time Trial Championships each year from 2021 to 2024.
In December 2023, she was selected for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[6] Her Olympics appearance will be the first time a Slovak female cyclist will compete at the Olympics since her coach Lenka Ilavská competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[7]
Jenčušová finished 25th at the Women's individual road race of the 2024 Olympics.[8]
Major results
[edit]Road
[edit]- 2019
- National Junior Championships
- 1st
Road race - 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2020
- 1st Time trial, National Junior Championships
- 8th Time trial, European Junior Championships
- 2021
- National Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 3rd Road race
- 1st
- 2022
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 2023
- National Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- National Under-23 Championships
- 1st Road race
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
- 1st Regiónom Nitrianskeho Kraja
- 2nd GP of the Mayor of the city Žiar nad Hronom
- 4th Time trial, European Under-23 Championships
- 4th Overall Belgrade GP Woman Tour
- 9th Respect Ladies Race Slovakia
- 2024
- National Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 1st
Track
[edit]- 2020
- 1st
Scratch, UEC European Junior Championships
References
[edit]- ^ "Bepink". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 19 January 2020. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Bepink". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Rozhovor: Nora Jenčušová – slovenská kvapka v medzinárodnom mori ženského profi pelotónu". MTBIKER (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "21-ročná Slovenka je považovaná za našu najväčšiu nádej v cestnej cyklistike: Trénujem aj 6 hodín čistého času". Startitup.sk (in Slovak). 5 February 2024. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "MSR 2023: ITT junioriek ovládla Ržoncová, Jenčušová zaknihovala zlatý hetrik, medzi juniormi vyhral Dunár". www.cycling-info.sk. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ SOŠV. "Nora Jenčušová splnila nominačné kritériá na OH, šanca na miestenku v BMX". Slovenský olympijský tím (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ Antalová, Daniela (21 January 2024). "Nora Jenčušová: "Hovorí sa, že cyklistika je len jedna, a to cestná."". Novejša.sk (in Slovak). Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "WOMEN'S INDIVIDUAL TIME TRIAL RESULTS". Retrieved 27 July 2024.
External links
[edit]- Nora Jenčušová at UCI
- Nora Jenčušová at Cycling Archives
- Nora Jenčušová at ProCyclingStats
- Nora Jenčušová at CycleBase
- Nora Jenčušová at World Triathlon
