Polona Batagelj (born 7 June 1989) is a Slovenian former road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2010 and 2018 for the , (two spells) and squads. She most recently worked as a directeur sportif for her final professional team, UCI Women's Team . She won the Slovenian National Road Race Championships nine times, successively between 2010 and 2018.
She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Women's road race, finishing 22nd. At the 2016 Olympics, she finished in 32nd in the women's road race. She was on the start list for 2018 European Road Cycling Championships and finished 27th.
Personal life
In 2020, Batagelj completed her Doctor of Philosophy degree (PhD) in Law at the , having previously completed Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees at the European Faculty of Law.
Major results
2009
National Road Championships
:2nd Time trial
:3rd Road race
2010
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:3rd Time trial
2011
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:2nd Time trial
7th Overall Giro della Toscana Int. Femminile â Memorial Michela Fanini
8th Overall Iurreta-Emakumeen Bira
8th Overall Giro del Trentino Alto Adige-Südtirol
8th Durango-Durango Emakumeen Saria
2012
1st Road race, National Road Championships
2013
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:2nd Time trial
2014
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:1st Time trial
2015
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:1st Time trial
3rd Overall AuensteinerâÂÂRadsporttage
6th Overall La Route de France
7th Overall GraciaâÂÂOrlová
2016
1st Road race, National Road Championships
9th SwissEver GP Cham-Hagendorn
9th La Classique Morbihan
2017
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:2nd Time trial
4th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
10th Winston-Salem Cycling Classic
10th GP de Plouay â Bretagne
2018
National Road Championships
:1st Road race
:3rd Time trial
9th Giro dell'Emilia Internazionale Donne Elite
10th Overall Madrid Challenge by La Vuelta
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