Joel Sundaram started cycling just about 2 years ago. He is now one of the fastest cyclists in India. If the results at the recently concluded National Games is anything to go by, he may be the 3rd fastest cyclist in the country and is fast improving. In this episode we talk about the last 10months of progression since the last episode. We talk extensively about how getting a coach helped his progression, his learning from going to the Asian championships, his medal winning performance at the National Games where he finished 3rd in Individual time trial. He also shared the details of the road race at the National games where his teammate Sreenath Lakshmikant won his first medal as well. 0:00:00 Intro 0:04:35 Key Learnings from getting a coach; decision fatigue; buying into the experience 0:08:45 What changed in his training; training at Nats camp; the rode affordability plays in the way we train; 0:13:50 Asian championships experience; TTT; the level of competition at Asian level; His learnings; UCI legal position for TT; The preparation differences between pro teams like Kazakistan team; 0:25:45 An year of ups and downs; sickness, missing bikes, crash, catching COVID, 0:31:00 Getting back from COVID with 6 weeks to National Games; training changes, 0:41:00 Carbon repair of handlebar, improving his aero position on the bike 0:51:00 His race day mantra at National Games ITT(Hips and Head), putting the reason not to stop in front of you 0:59:05 Leading up to the race day, the facilities at the Games 1:08:15 His Nitrate loading for the race, pacing strategy for the race, his race day performance and the results 1:20:33 It takes a village, the support system, the trajectory of cycling is changing, support before medal or first medal and then support? 1:31:05 Just getting started, only 2 years into the sport; contributing to the growth of the sport(FromThePeloton channel) 1:37:40 National Games Road race, how it went down! The breaks, the nutrition, the strategies and the sprints, medal for Sreenath Lakshmikanth 2:02:44 What next and closing remarks! His YouTube Channel: FromThePeloton 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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