Shiven is one of the fastest and most technically adept riders on a mountain bike. Having started in the junior ranks, he grew from strength to strength and became Indian National champion in MTB in 2020 and 2021. He wants to go beyond and perform well at Asian level and world UCI MTB events. In this episode, we talk about his cycling journey from being a scrawny kid to becoming a National champion. We talked about his learnings along this journey and how the MTB landscape has changed over the years, mostly for the better. We talked about his experience at the recently concluded Road Cycling Nationals. We also talk about what his future goals look like! It was a fascinating conversation with the young champ. Let us get into it. 0:00:00 Intro 0:03:01 Early start in cycling 0:05:05 Taking part in MTB Shimla as a 14 year old 0:10:10 Winning two medals the first MTB Nationals in 2014 in U-18 category 0:15:10 Bike TransAlp race experience in 2016 as part of Hero Action Team 0:21:45 2017 National Championships experience as an elite 0:23:55 Disappointment of 2018 Nationals 0:30:00 Changing the approach to training in 2019 and signing up with a coach 0:34:05 Representing India in 2019 MTB Asian Championships in Lebanon 0:38:20 Podium at MTB Kerala 2019, India's first UCI level MTB event 0:42:45 Winning trials for South Asian Championships after a serious crash and finishing 4th at SAC. 0:45:45 2020 Asian Championships in Thailand 0:48:45 Taking two medals in 2019 National Championships 0:50:45 2020 Nationals experience and winning two Gold medals and one silver medal 0:54:45 Race craft for MTB mass start races, strategies to do well in time trials 1:01:45 2021 Nationals experience. Defending his National title 1:13:50 National Academy for MTB for scouting and nurturing MTB talent in India 1:16:55 How does one get into the National Academy for MTB 1:18:52 Experience at Road Nationals 1:30:20 Tour of Nilgiris 2017 and 2018 experience, Climbing Kalahatty 1:36:20 Future goals and aspirations. 1:37:10 Tips to aspiring athletes 1:38:10 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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