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Vidi ko je u avionu
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Srbiji se gotovo ništa ne zna o planinskom biciklizmu,
ali svi u tom sportu znaju za Srbiju, zahvaljujući bici-
klistkinji Jovani Crnogorac (24). Ova mlada devojka
je jedina učesnica iz naše zemlje u Svetskom kupu u
kome je prošle godine osvojila peto mesto u kategoriji
takmičara do 23 godine.
Planinski biciklizam je olimpijski sport. Od klasičnog bicikli-
zma razlikuje se po tome što se trke voze po brdskim i planinskim,
često neuređenim terenima. Takmičari u disciplini kros kantri, u
kojoj nastupa Jovana, voze po kružnim stazama prepunim prirod-
nih i veštačkih prepreka, najčešće kamenja, velikog korenja drveća,
zemljanih skakaonica i naglih visinskih promena. To je sport u
kome takmičari obilato luče adrenalin na spustovima i usponima,
u svim vremenskim uslovima, po kiši ili snegu, i često na nepri-
stupačnim terenima. Jovana kaže za sebe da je na kraju svake trke
„uvek prljav, ali fer vozač“.
Odrasla je u sportskoj porodici u Beogradu. Sa šest godina je
počela da trenira mamin sport – plivanje, a potom i tatin – trijatlon,
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Almost nothing is known
about mountain biking in Serbia,
but everyone in that sport knows
about Serbia, thanks to cyclist
Jovana Crnogorac (24). This
young girl is the only participant
from our country in the moun-
tain biking World Cup and last
year she won fifth place in the
Under-23 competitive category.
Mountain biking is an
Olympic sport. It differs from
classic cycling in that races
take place on hilly, mountain-
ous, often undeveloped, terrain.
Competitors in the cross coun-
try discipline, in which Jovana
competes, ride along circular
courses filled with natural and
man-made obstacles, most
commonly rocks, large tree
stumps, earth jumps and sud-
den changes in altitude. This
is a sport in which competitors
ooze adrenaline on descents
and ascents, in all weather con-
ditions, rain or snow, and often
in inaccessible terrain. Jovana
says of herself that at the end of
every race she is “always dirty,
but a fair rider”.
Growing up in a sporty
family in Belgrade, at age six
she began practicing her moth-
er’s sport – swimming, and then
dad’s – triathlon, but eventually
mountain biking found her.
- I was called by the Serbian
Olympic Committee in 2010
to join the cycling team at the
first Youth Olympic Games in
Singapore – says Crnogorac. – I
was very surprised. They had
no mountain bike competitors
and that discipline also had to
be represented in the national
team. There were no girls for
cross country, but they knew
that in the triathlon I ride an
ordinary bike, which is quite
different.
She returned from
Singapore fascinated by this
sport and decided to dedicate
herself to it completely. In just a
year and a half she earned eligi-
bility to compete at the World
and European Championships,
Pošto sam prirodno stidljiva, obično su mi
sitne greške rušile koncentraciju i plasman na
trkama. Prevazišla sam to radom sa psihologom.
Naučila sam da nikada ne odustajem.
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As I’m
naturally shy, minor mistakes usually destroyed
my concentration and placement at the track. I
overcame that by working with a psychologist. I
learned to never give up.
