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Latest News> 30/05/2010 - JAQUEMTB#2 - Mountain bike clinic for teens (MteenB) read here

11/05/2010 JAQUESKI#35 - A XC-Ski Training Camp in Brazil ?!? read here

05/05/2010 - JAQUEMTB#1 - Brazil Bike Tour - April 2010 read here

17/03/2010 - JAQUESKI#34- Bronze medal at the Balkan Cup! here

14/02/2010 - JAQUESKI#33 - Chosen as Brazil's flagbearer for closing ceremony at Vancouver Olympics!!! Check at following websites: www.esporte.ig.com.br; www.esporte.terra.com.br ; www.globoesporte.com.br ; www.abril.com.br

31/01/2010 - JAQUESKI#32 - 10th place at North American Cup in Canada here

16/01/2010 - JAQUESKI#30 - Our Olympic credentials arrived!!!! here

14/01/2010 - JAQUESKI # 29 - Program "Tuque à Tuque" broadcasted last weekend on TV Radio Canada watch here

28/10/2009 JAQUESKI#28 My special Christmas gift: Officially qualified for
Vancouver 2010 read here

28/10/2009 JAQUESKI#24 - Skiing on the Sand in Jericoacoara -Ceará watch here

06/10/2009 - JAQUESKI#21 - Roller ski in Ramsau Austria watch here

04/09/2009 - JAQUESKI # 19 - Video of the 23rd Marcha Blanca on the TV program Punto Extremo/TyC Sports. watch here

20/08/2009 - JAQUESKI # 18 - Read the story about the victory in the 23rd Marcha Blanca on one of the most complete websites of international ski racing: www.fasterskier.com

20/08/2009 - JAQUESKI # 17 - Images of the Marcha Blanca here

31/05/2009 - JAQUESKI#15 - Post Cards from the End of the World…read here

31/05/2009 - It was like a dream come true!

We finished our XC-ski season at the end of April, enjoying the last snow tracks to learn ski specific skills. Already prequalified for Vancouver 2010 and eligible to participate in XC-ski World Cups, we are really looking forward to the next ski season to be the first South American to participate in an XC-ski World Cup!

After the XC-ski season, we headed to Brazil at the beginning of May for holidays and family; but also for a very special project: the Red Bull Under My Wing . We organized 3 days of pure MTB for 30 girls - 15 to 21 year old Brazilian MTBikers! http://www.redbull.com.br/undermywing

When I decided to stop MTB racing, as the reference person for many bikers in my country, I knew I needed to do more for the MTB community. Brazil doesn’t have a U23 female category in the official ranking, not even official races for this age, and the jump from junior category to Elite is something quite big for most of them. As well, there aren’t any bike schools or camps and bike clubs are mainly male oriented.

We succeeded! It was an amazing proof that there are U23 female bikers and they want to excel so bad!

The event was fantastic: excellent organization with very focused and dedicated participants and good ambience! We organized conferences with PhDs in different areas, Nutrition, Sport Physiology, Sport Psychology, Physiotherapy and Injury Prevention, Marketing and TV. Also there were physiological and anthropometric tests; technical skills practices and basic mechanic skills; and finally a party with a Brazilian band called the “Renegados” that brought relaxation and fun on Saturday night.

I didn’t expect to meet so many talented and dedicated participants, hungry to learn and full of energy! It was worth all the dedication and organization of this project to see it become true.

Thank you Red Bull and Scott for making my dream come true and passing on my experience to the future MTB hopefuls of Brazil!

I hope some of you meet the best two of this project, showing her Brazilian style, at the 2010 World Championships in Mont-Saint-Anne, Canada; for sure they will work pretty hard.

MTB regards,

Jaqueline

*watch the video from Brazilian TV here

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