In ten days, the 2015 Rolex IJRC Top 10 Final takes place in Geneva. In our count down towards the final, WoSJ presents each of the riders in it – the first one out is Luciana Diniz. 

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Name: Luciana Diniz

Born: 11.10.1970

Represents: Portugal

Number on world ranking: 12 (ranking no. 178)

2015 highlights: Luciana comes fresh from winning the 2015 Longines Global Champions Tour Final in Doha aboard Fit For Fun, and also took the overall win in the tour after having been on cracking form during the summer season. Diniz won the LGCT Grand Prix competitions in Vienna in September and in Madrid in May aboard Winningmood – and at the very beginning of the year she also went to the top in the five-star Grand Prix in Basel on Fit For Fun. Diniz has been a frequent visitor to the podiums around the globe this season, and has 2nd and 3rd place Grand Prix finishes too from Cannes, Paris and Rome. 

Championship record: Luciana has done five Europeans, two Olympic Games and two World Championships as well as five World Cup Finals.