 Jessica Douglas - Mountain Biker
Greatest Achievement: 3rd in Female Solo category at Kona 24 Hour Mountain Bike race, Dec 2006. 24 hours of riding around a 20km MTB track all day and all night was an unknown to me until last year. Actually easier than it sounds!
| Name: | Jessica Douglas | | Name of your sport/s | Mountain Biking and Cycling | | Nickname | Jess…(boring!) | | Age | 34 | | Star Sign | Aquarius | | Marital Status | Married for 15 years with a 13 year old daughter | | Greatest Achievement: | 3rd in Female Solo category at Kona 24 Hour Mountain Bike race, Dec 2006. 24 hours of riding around a 20km MTB track all day and all night was an unknown to me until last year. Actually easier than it sounds! | | Influences - Inspiration: | Lance Armstrong, I love his attitude and one of his sayings,” quit bitching!”. Whenever I feel shitty or hate doing something, I think about that simple quote. I am constantly inspired by all other female athletes, especially female MTB riders. They are one tough breed and really show a lot of guys how to ride! | | Ultimate sporting goal: | To race, ride and enjoy Mountain bike riding for as long as possible. I am thinking at least into my 70’s! | | Favourite Food: | Eye fillet Steak and Feta mushrooms which you can get done to perfection at The Steak House in Geelong. | | Favourite Movie: | The Wizard of Oz | | Favourite Team Mate: | My husband. We love training together and pushing each other. | | Favourite part of sport | Pushing myself to new limits EVERY time and scaring myself on things such as rocky technical descents | | Worse part of your sport - Why? | Always having to travel at least an hour to a course. Getting their early to set up and ride the track for practice lap. Then driving home with sweaty dirty clothes and an often very dirty bike…then unpacking and cleaning when you get home! A very busy day for a 1 ½ - 2 hour race. | | Favourite Piece of Equipment: | My new SCOTT Scale 10 MTB, 9.9kg and very “carbon”. I don’t even have it in my possession whilst I am writing this, but a new bike is always a fave! | | Your 3 Top Dinner Party Guests: | Lance Armstrong, Bindi Irwin & Cadel Evans. | | Your Pet and their name: | I have 3 pets, Buster(nickname Skinny), Socks(nickname Fat) and Je(big fluffy black cat). |
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