Jenn Jackson

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Tzouhalem in Duncan, Vedder in Chilliwack, and Harper in Kamloops.

Mountain Bike Cross Country Rider

• 2023 Pan American Games XCO Champion
• 2022 National Champion Enduro
• 2021 National Champion XCO
• 2x Paris to Ancaster Winner
• 6x UCI Wins
• 26 UCI Podiums

Mont Sainte Anne - having World Cup finals in Canada will be a super cool way to end the season!

Brava. There's something special about the sharp snappy race feel of a cyclocross bike, the sleek finish, and then the absurd amount of fun you can have racing and testing the limits of a dropbar rig.

Toolshed 13 mini-tool. There's a lot of multi-tools out there and it's just solid, reliable, and nicely tensioned so easy to use.

I love riding to challenge myself to improve - to become fitter and faster, to be outdoors and explore, and just enjoy the sensation of being in motion.

Re-discovering mountain biking after university while working at a bike shop in the summer. I didn't have a bike at the time, but one of the guys at the shop lent me a singlespeed which I started riding and racing at the weekly local series.

I feel extremely lucky to have found Catharine Pendrel and Sandra Walter as friends and mentors in 2019 when I started racing the World Cup. They've both had incredibly long, successful careers as leaders in Canadian mountain biking.

I think I entered the sport in a very healthy way and have enjoyed learning along the way, I wouldn't wish a different path from where I started.

People who work relentlessly to become better. No matter the level, you can see when someone is committed to working on their dream.

I think it looks like a space where everyone is welcome and there is more emphasis on inclusion than elitism.

As a leader by example... By being connected and involved in my community so the next generation see me part of the same circles as them, not just a racer on the results sheets or behind a screen.

The biggest barrier in my cycling career has been my willingness to accept risk - on the bike, and in my commitment to being a bike racer.

I think acknowledging the progress I've made and not being unnecessarily critical of myself has helped me feel more legitimate as a professional racer. The same goes for my time working in bike shops; realizing that I am competent and valued in these spaces.