Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Do you take some special diet or have a strict menu that you follow to remain healthy and physically fit?
Ms. Tanja Žakelj:
When it comes to eating, I try to stay moderate in regards to quantity, but not quality. I don’t experiment much, I eat what I like and feels good. I do avoid certain things, but I’m far from a strict diet.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Advice and motivational words to the inspiring and budding competitive mountain bike racing girls who all are your fans, they shall like to know from you, what they should do for their climb to ladder of success in field of competitive professional mountain bike racing?
Ms. Tanja Žakelj:
Enjoy mountain biking! This is my first and the most important advice. When riding be strong and decisive, master your bike, don’t let the bike lead you. Learn something out of situations and try to see the good side of anything that happens – on and off the bike. Believe in yourself and be grateful for all support you get. Also keep in mind that mountain bike is not everything, so don’t forget to live your own life.
Tanja Žakelj on WomenFitness: Hopefully many women are getting inspired by your website, which is really good. It pushes you to be active and to live a quality life. I hope I contributed a little to that.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
How did you feel before and after your first World Cup win in cross-country mountain biking in Nove Mesto in 2013?
Ms. Tanja Žakelj:
After much better than before! I actually woke up with little headache and didn’t feel really good. That changed during racing when I took the lead in prelast lap, but I also crashed over the rocks just before entering the last lap. I put all my effort to stay in the lead and I still get goose bumps when I think of that moment when I was crossing the line as a world cup winner for the first time in my career.
Ms. Namita Nayyar:
Who has been your greatest influencer and motivator in your success in the field of your career in competitive cross-country mountain bike racing?
Ms. Tanja Žakelj:
I could say that my father was the one who motivated me a lot when I started to ride a mountain bike and I also saw a competitor in him when we went together for a ride. But he couldn’t help me on technical side, so I tried to learn as much as possible from my national teammates. I always compared myself to better riders and tried to do everything to become as fast as well. I’m lucky to have many friends and teammates who help me a lot.
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