Drabir Alam is one of the strongest cyclists from Bangladesh. He won multiple medals at the Nationals. More than 10 years ago, when he started cycling to take care of his health and lose weight, he would not have even dreamt of how far he would come. This year, as part of what he calls the #FlagProject he ensured that his country was represented at the world championships of cycling. At the age of 38 years, he represented Bangladesh in Individual time trial at the World championships. He finished dead last among all the participants but has won many hearts by showing to the rest of the world that there is cycling in Bangladesh, which was his primary motive. As if that is not inspiring enough, he had a crash and fractured his wrist 3 weeks before the event. But he did not let that stop him from continuing to train and from making it to the start line. It was a lovely conversation where we talked about the importance of focusing on the controllables and continuing to do our best on any given day. 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:45 How does someone who doesn't identify himself as an athlete end up participating in the World Championships? 0:09:05 Taking the steps for the next generations. 0:10:20 His start of journey in cycling to deal with his health, talking of Tour of Friendship 0:15:15 Inspiring journey or just taking one step at a time? The road to the World Championships, preparations, the process of approaching UCI and cycling federations to make it to the start line, Selection process 0:22:15 His preparation in terms of training, talking of mental training, 0:30:00 Crashing and fracturing a bone 3 weeks before the world championships, dealing with it in a positive mindset, focusing on the positives and controllables, figuring out next steps, taking one step at a time 0:46:15 Experience at the World Championships, bike checks, warm ups, paying in currency of suffering, the talent of the pros, 0:56:50 Talent of Pro cyclists and how they conduct themselves at these events, they are as much cycling fans as we are 1:04:35 What next for him, Ironman and Powerman Duathlon goals, talent scouting for a junior program 1:08:30 Closing remarks! Some Links Below: Working Athlete Community on FB. Link to Anchor Voice messages About the Podcast The working athlete podcast is a podcast with and for working athletes from all walks of life and various sports. The goal is to provide inspiration, training tips, mental hacks, time management and life-style advice through conversations with some of the best in sport, from athletes to coaches. If you think you can benefit from this, please consider subscribing so that you don't miss the weekly episodes in future. If you like this, share with friends who could be interested. For the visually inclined, a video version of the podcast can be found here: YouTube Other Places you'll find the podcast on: Anchor | RSS | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google podcasts | Pocket Casts | Radio Public | Breaker

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