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JAQUEMTB 2010 #1 Mountain bike clinic for teens (MteenB) - May 2010 Last weekend, Jaqueline organized the second edition of her mountain bike clinic for young Brazilian women up to 22 years old!
24 Brazilian female mountain bikers arrived from all over Brazil, coming from more or less rich families, favelas and even an orphanage. Some of them travelled over 1000 km by bus.
The weekend’s schedule consisted of a complete immersion in the world of mountain bike racing such as… Listening to conferences about all you need to know to be a professional mountain bike racer…
Enduring physical tests, such as the one used to evaluate the Maximum Anaerobic Power, a parameter that helps determine the potential of a cyclist…
…Riding trails in a peloton…
…Attempting bike control exercises…
… everything supervised by a clown who speaks Portuguese with a French Canadian accent…
…… and ten-time Brazilian MTB champion Marcio Ravelli...
… to teach downhilling techniques…
…and learn to handle a mountain bike through bumps between coconuts…
… … the « MteenB » event was filmed and footage is available to view by clicking on the following link (in Portuguese): http://www.vimeo.com/12181204
…over the bridge on our way to the trails…
…the youngest of the group is 13 years old and weighs 38 kg (her name is Jaqueline as well), she comes from an orphanage near Sao Paulo and handles this steeper section of the technical downhill pretty well…
…little Jaqueline (3rd from the right) is part of the eight finalists selected during the weekend that are eligible to win a sponsorship from Scott bikes for 2011, the final selection will depend on their race results and email reports during the rest of the 2010 race season…
…Jaqueline (the one we saw at 4 Olympic Games in 5½ years) pronounces her final speech around the pool…
…maybe you will cross one of these girls wearing a Brazilian jersey at the 2010 Mountain Bike World Championships in Mont-Sainte-Anne between August 14th and September 5th… Have a great mountain biking summer! Guido Visser Sponsored by:
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