Julia Borgström (born 9 June 2001) is a Swedish professional racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's Continental Team . The winner of the 2026 Swedish National Criterium Championships, Borgström has also finished as runner-up at the Swedish National Time Trial Championships twice, and the Swedish National Road Race Championships in 2026. Borgström has also represented Sweden at the UCI Road World Championships on five occasions, between 2020 and 2024.
Career
At the age of 15, she moved 4.5 hours away from home to attend a national elite sports school for cycling. Afterwards she joined a Belgian team, and lived alone in the Netherlands.
2018 2018 was Borgström's first year as a junior, and she began by competing for the Swedish junior women's national team in the women's junior Nations' Cup. In March, Borgström finished 18th in the Italian Piccolo Trofeo Alfredo Binda and 62nd in the Belgian Gent–Wevelgem U19. The following month she competed in the Healthy Ageing Tour U19, where her best result was a fourth place on the third stage in Groningen. During the month, Borgström also competed in the Dutch Omloop van Borsele U19.
In June 2018, at the Swedish Championships in Båstad, Borgström won gold in both the junior road race and time trial. The following month she competed in the junior category at the European Championships in the Czech Republic, finishing 24th in the road race and 26th in the time trial. In September 2018, Borgström won the third stage of the Dutch Watersley Ladies Challenge. That same month, she finished 65th in the junior women's road race at the World Championships in Innsbruck.
2019 In June 2019, Borgström finished third in the junior women's road race at the Swedish Championships. In August 2019, she competed in the junior category at the European Championships in Alkmaar, finishing 12th in the road race and 24th in the time trial. That same month, Borgström finished second in the junior time trial at the Swedish Championships in Båstad, only beaten by Wilma Olausson. In September 2019, she competed in the junior women's road race at the World Championships in Harrogate but was involved in a crash near the finish and ultimately finished 29th.
2020–2023
Ahead of the 2020 season, Borgström signed with the Belgian professional team , which later became . She rode in the women's road race event at the 2020 UCI Road World Championships.
In 2022, she finished third in the youth classification at the 2022 Tour de France Femmes. She later signed a three-year contract with the now-renamed where she was coached by Alexander Wetterhall.
2023–2026 In mid-2023, Borgström began experiencing significant health problems that affected her performance. After approximately eighteen months of struggling with unexplained symptoms, she was diagnosed with relative energy deficiency in sport (RED-S), a condition caused by prolonged low energy availability that impairs physiological functioning and athletic performance. She later described this period as a major setback in her development, although the diagnosis enabled her to begin a targeted recovery process.
Despite these difficulties, Borgström continued to compete during the 2024 and 2025 seasons with UCI Women's WorldTeam , primarily riding in support roles in major races. She later stated that she looked back on her time with the team with pride, describing it as one of the best periods of her life and highlighting the team's development and strong internal cohesion.
Following the 2025 season, Borgström left after five years and joined the Belgian club team Kasseien Fiets Huis. The move was motivated by her health struggles and the demands of top-level competition. At her new team, she aimed to rebuild her form in a smaller and more supportive environment, with the goal of achieving results while safeguarding her health. Although she expressed the ambition to return to the WorldTour, she also emphasized her intention to focus on gradual development and enjoyment of racing, while beginning academic studies alongside her sporting career. In May 2026, Borgström joined UCI Women's Continental Team for the remainder of the season; she finished second in both the Swedish National Road Race Championships and the Swedish National Time Trial Championships, losing out to Clara Lundmark and Mika Söderström respectively, and won the Swedish National Criterium Championships.
Major results Source:
2018 National Junior Road Championships 1st Time trial 1st Road race 1st Stage 3 Watersley Challenge 2019 National Junior Road Championships 2nd Time trial 3rd Road race 8th Overall Tour of Uppsala 2022 National Road Championships 2nd Time trial 3rd Road race 5th Overall Gracia–Orlová 5th À travers les Hauts-de-France 8th Overall RideLondon Classique 1st Young rider classification Tour de France Femmes Held after stage 6 2023 3rd Road race, National Road Championships 8th Grand Prix Stuttgart & Region 2025 3rd Time trial, National Road Championships 2026 National Road Championships 1st Criterium 2nd Time trial 2nd Road race 8th Région Pays de la Loire Tour 9th Overall Gracia–Orlová 9th Clásica Féminas de Navarra
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