Jessica Manchester
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DOB: 21/12/1999
Nickname: Jess
Eye colour: Hazel
Height: 162cm
Favourite food: Watermelon and chocolate
Favourite movie: Avatar
Favourite song: How to Fly, Sticky Fingers
Favourite colour: Blue
Secret talents/interesting fact about you: I have a twin brother! I love drawing and art!
How did you get into MTB? I began my cycling career racing BMX at age of 7 and began to develop my skills. I joined my first MTB team in 2013 and this is where things started getting serious for me.
Favourite track/place to ride: Rotoura, New Zealand
Pre-race rituals/lucky charms: I zone out before races and get really quiet, then I let my nerves out on the start line by getting really chatty wishing everyone good luck!
Future goals: ​
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2023 XCO Elite New Zealand National Champion
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Top 20 in Elite World Cup by end of 2023
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2023 Oceania Podium
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Best race results: ​
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2023 Elite XCO New Zealand National Championships, 3rd
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2023 Elite XCO Oceania Championships, 5th
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Competed in the 2022 Elite Lenzerheide, Andorra & Leogang World Cups. Best result 52nd.
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2022 XCE New Zealand National Champion, 3rd
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2022 Elite Oceania Championships, 6th
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2020 U23 XCO New Zealand National Championships, 2nd
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2020 U23 Oceania Championships, 3rd.
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2019 Competed in the 2019 U23 Albstat & Nove Mesto World Cups. Best result 52nd.
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2019 U23 XCO New Zealand National Champion
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2019 U23 Oceania Championships, 2nd
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Competed in the 2017 World Junior Series events Australia, United Kingdom, Germany, & Switzerland. Best result 5th.
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2017 selected on the New Zealand National Team & competed at the World Championships in Cairns, Australia, 19th
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2016 & 2017 U19 New Zealand National Champion
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2016 & 2017 U19 XCO Oceania Champion
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2016 selected in the New Zealand National Team to compete at the World Championships
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2014 & 2015 U17 XCO New Zealand National Champion
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2014 & 2015 U17 XCO Oceania Champion
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2013 U15 XCO New Zealand National Champion
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2013 U15 XCO Oceania Champion
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