MTB Nationals concluded on Feb 21st. Gautam Taode of GT Adventures built the track for XC and Downhill. We talk about the event and what goes into building a good MTB course.

Follow him on Instagram : @gautam_taode and @gtadventuresindia

Women's day ride details - https://www.facebook.com/events/121367865983865/

Shiven is the winner of this year’s MTB Kerala for the Indian contingent. He talks about the recently concluded Asian MTB Championships in Thailand. Shiven talks about his experience at that event and what it takes to compete at these events.

Also, what do MTB riders mean when they talk about “eating dust”? For that and more listen to this episode.

Shiven Aerohawk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCij0CIQiNsHwLpBNX47RJxQ

Asian MTB 2020: https://www.uci.org/mountain-bike/calendar/CompetitionDetail/?competitionId=62085&year=2020

Intro Music Credit: Gautam Sriram.

GCN new year training plan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIO3vvW3l4A

HRC: https://www.facebook.com/hyderabadracingcircuit/

Blog on PBP https://thebikeaffair.com/blog/competitive-racing-4/post/an-autopsy-of-the-indian-pbp-attempt-61

Prajwal Pingali is the Under-18 Telangana State MTB Champion. He talks about participating in MTB Kerala. We talk about the event and his experience there.

MTB Kerala: https://www.mtbkerala.com/

Anupa Sekar is no stranger to fitness and breaking norms. In this episode she shares the story of how Agasthi discovered cycling & chose BMX. She talks about her attitude to overcoming challenges & how she built the wonderful team behind Agasthi.

The following are the insta handles:

Agasthi (the BMX kiddo) - mr.gasty

Hamza (Indian coach, Founder Wallridepark) - hamxanthium and wallrideparkhyd

Sanusi (Malaysian coach) - dwishbmracademy and sanusi.dk

Sajin (Physio) - sajindev

The National Road Championships took place in Bikaner, Rajasthan from 13-16 November. Sam Solomon was part of the Telangana team and we do a deep-dive into the event.

The National Road Championships are taking place in Bikaner, Rajasthan from 13-16 November. We will be covering the event with Sam Solomon, our reporter on the ground. Sam is part of the Telangana team and is taking part in the TTT, Mass Start and the Criterium.

Today’s event for the Elite category was the Individual Time Trial. Naveen John took the gold, Arvind Panwar took silver and Mandeep Singh came third.

Naveen John on Strava : www.strava.com/athletes/Naveen

Angana Barua stood third at the Goa Ironman 70.3 in her age category. We talk about her tri-life, her tri-journey and what she did to get here. She tells us about the women who inspired her along the way and what can be done to get more women into triathlons and cycling.

Goa Ironman 70.3 : https://www.ironman.com/triathlon/events/asiapac/ironman-70.3/goa.aspx

Indian Women’s Triathlon: https://www.facebook.com/groups/129462777597186/?ref=share

Escape Velocity : https://www.amazon.in/Escape-Velocity-Definitive-Guide-Cycling-ebook/dp/B07VRFBB1Z

While we're a cycling podcast, this felt like an event we need to cover because it's an landmark of human achievement and a lot of our listeners are also interested in distance and endurance running  It's also the kind of event that has a lot of lessons for professional and amateur sportspeople. 

Eliud Kipchoge ran a marathon in less than two hours at the Ineos 1:59 event. He holds the world record for this at 2:01:39 in last year’s Berlin Marathon. But the Ineos 1:59 isn’t an “official” record. This is effectively an experiment conducted by Nike and Ineos to see whether a marathon can be run under 2 hours in idealized conditions.

Ineos 1:59 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q43l_i89y0

Breaking 2 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLSRitGNAjY

Mike Finch and Ross Tucker's deep dive into this event : https://open.spotify.com/episode/3IRMB2ubzZdwiDLPk4Ka9H

Tour of Eastern Ghats : https://www.facebook.com/events/595550940929390/

Blog from Satish : https://asatishc.blogspot.com/2019/09/tour-of-eastern-ghats-day-1.html

Photo Exhibition: https://www.facebook.com/events/2741737912527787/