#53 A Chat With Student Athlete, Gagan Reddy - U-23 Karnataka State Cycling Champion and 2020 Nationals Silver Medalist!

<p>Gagan is an under 23 Karnataka state champion and is a silver medalist in U23 road race at 2020 Nationals. He has multiple medals at the nationals in U23 and a gold medal in U18 as part of Karnataka team time trial cycling team in 2017. He manages his passion for sport along with his zest for learning. As he rode into multiple medals at the nationals, he also pursued an engineering degree in computer science and completed it with distinction.</p> <p>In this episode he shares about his experiences of managing studies and cycling at a high level.</p> <p>0:00:00 &nbsp;Intro</p> <p>0:04:20 &nbsp;Getting into sports in school with cricket and getting into cycling</p> <p>0:07:10 &nbsp;First cycling race on a rented road bike and navigating the selections.</p> <p>0:15:20 &nbsp;Who's this kid on U18 Nandi Podium? Nov 2016 BBCH Nandi race experience!</p> <p>0:24:20 &nbsp;Getting inducted to Spectrum Development team and BVCoaching in Jan 2017</p> <p>0:29:40 &nbsp;2017 navigating to the first Nationals and first year of engineering</p> <p>0:41:30 &nbsp;2017 Karnataka TTT Gold medal experience</p> <p>0:46:55 &nbsp;Decisions to help studies and riding and support from friends- Rajanikath P</p> <p>0:52:44 &nbsp;2018 Belgium trip experience</p> <p>1:09:20 &nbsp;2018 Nationals experience - his only Nats without a medal.</p> <p>1:16:20 &nbsp;The support system with mom and dad</p> <p>1:20:00 &nbsp;Transitioning from BVCoaching to Wattbombs Coaching(NJ)</p> <p>1:26:30 &nbsp;2019 Nationals experience- Bringing home a silver(ITT) and bronze(RR).</p> <p>1:32:08 &nbsp;2020 Nationals experience - Silver in road race</p> <p>1:42:45 &nbsp;What is ahead in the journey - Studies, work and cycling</p> <p>1:46:30 &nbsp;Closing remarks!</p> <p><strong>Some Links Below:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/334744737743027/"><strong>Working Athlete Community</strong></a>&nbsp;on FB.</p> <p><a href="https://anchor.fm/bikeyvenky/message"><strong>Link to Anchor Voice messages</strong></a></p> <p>About the Podcast</p> <p>The