If there is ever going to be an Mountain biking hall of fame for India, Kiran Kumar Raju is sure to figure prominently in that. He is a multiple time National champion in cross country mountain biking. But, his journey to the top of the sport is anything but a straight line and is amazingly inspirational. With his hard work and success, he has inspired many youngsters to take up mountain biking as a sport and look to do well competitively. In this episode he shares his journey in MTB landscape in India ! This episode covers: Intro Late start in sport through running in College! Sport positively effecting studies and life! Starting work and starting to commute by cycle 2011 BBCH Nandi Hills Race Part of Specialized KYNKYNY Development team in 2012 Drama before joining SKCT MTB program Winning MTB Shimla in dramatic fashion Nandi Race progression to top of podium 2014 -Deciding to give up the job and taking up cycling fulltime Coaching with Naveen John and winning the first Gold at MTB ITT Nats Gold and Bronze at Nats and then having doubts. Finding support of the cycling community and TREK Getting married in 2017 and becoming a dad in 2018 Staying the course and performing at the Nats - 9 medals in total Future plans in the sport- Mentoring the youth! Tour of Nilgiris as a volunteer and as a rider! Tips for working athletes 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. Who is a working athlete? Someone working full-time/part-time, entrepreneur or anyone who has to work to make ends meet and doesn't let being busy to stop him/her from pursuing an active lifestyle is a working athlete. I consider stay at home moms/dads who pursue a sport, as working athletes because homemaking is a full-time job. 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 A bit about myself: I'm Venkat/Venkateswara Rao in my work avatar, working as a Chief Data Analyst in the IT industry in Bangalore. I'm Venky/Bikeyvenky for my friends in the cycling community.

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