The Indian Cycling Podcast

Touring on a cycle is a great experience. I got a taste of it last year when I did The Bike Affair's Horsley Hills High, which is a 4 day ride from Kadthal outside Hyderabad to Horsley Hills covering around 590 KM. The person who organized that tour was none other than Krish Basu from The Bike Affair.  Krish has come up with a new and varied list of tours this year ranging from Araku in Andhr...

We analyse the Hyderabad Racing Circuit’s Mass Start Road Race that took place on 2nd June at Movie Towers in Hyderabad. Some of the biggest names in Indian cycling like Naveen John, Jetharam, Mugesh Bhaskar, Parashuram Chenji and many more took part.  We talk to regular guest and HRC core member Akash Panda to do a deep-dive of the race. HRC Mass Start: https://www.facebook.com/events/580959...

Tour of Nilgiris (TFN) is the premier and most awaited multi-day cycle touring event in India. We talk to Deepak Majipatil about his experience organising TFN, it's conception and the future. The registrations for this year's event in December are open.  Tour of Nilgiris: http://tourofnilgiris.com/ Tour of Glory: https://www.facebook.com/TourofGlory/ In other topics, we preview the Hyderabad...

BMX or Bicycle Motocross is a cycle sport performed on BMX cycle, either in competitive BMX racing or freestyle BMX. We talk to Hamza Khan, the owner of WallRide Park in Hyderabad talks about the BMX culture in India and introduces us to the concept of racing and tricks. He explains the surgical precision required for executing tricks and the work goes behind doing the tricks. WallRide Park: http:...

The Giro d'Italia is taking place right now. It is one of the oldest stage race and the year’s first Grand Tour. Along with Tour de France and the Vuelta Espana, it forms the troika of races considered most prestigious.  This is an explainer episode talking about this year’s race and its contenders..   Reading list: Chirs Froome's biography "The Climb" Chasing Legends: https://www.imdb.c...

Naveen John is a multiple national road racing champion. He took part in the Asian Road Racing Championships at Taskhent, Uzbekistan. We do a deep-dive into the event, the races and the Indian contingent.  Naveen John is the biggest name in India’s cycling. If you are that rare bird who doesn’t know Naveen John: Read and watch .   Asian results are here .

Parashuram Chenji is a two time National Road silver medallist winning the U23 Silver in 2016 and the Elite Criterium in 2017. Parashu talks about his journey in cycling so far. He is especially known for his ability to read a race and his fellow riders. We also talk about the Hyderabad Racing Circuit’s Mass Start Race that took place on 14-April. Parashu is also an avid blogger and all-round awes...

ALPI 4000 Brevet goes around Alps' over 4000 high peaks and covers a distance of 1530 km. Randonneurs Krishna Kunam and Rajesh Krishnamaneni completed the inaugural event in 2018. They talk about their experiences riding the highest Alps of Northern Italy. They will also talk about their experiences London-Edinburgh-London in 2017 and the upcoming Paris-Brest-Paris. This is the first in a series o...

Gokul talks to Harsha about how to train for general fitness and events. We de-clutter the various jargon and acronyms that are thrown about about by cyclists: ERG, FTP, Zones etc. We also talk about Victor Campenaerts's new hour ride record and we preview the Asian Road Cycling Championships that will take place in Uzbekistan. Mathew Hayman: https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/racing/paris-roubaix...

We continue our conversation with Maxwell Trevor. He talks about the future of cycling in India, coaching and how to bring more kids into the system. Do listen and send us your feedback to podcast@thebikeaffair.com . The Indian Cycling Podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts  : https://itunes.apple.com/in/podcast/the-indian-cycling-podcast/id1455857035?mt=2 Google Podcasts : https://www.g...

Maxwell Trevor set Indian velodromes on fire with his speed in the 1980s.  He is a national record holder, winner of more than 250 medals and an eleven-time national track cycling champion. He is a UCI Certified coach and runs an academy identifying and grooming young talent. Do listen and send us your feedback to podcast@thebikeaffair.com .

In this episode we have Krishnendu Basu (Krish) talk about the common issues riders face with Saddles and how to overcome them. In the second half we do a race analysis of "Milan San Remo" that happened over the weekend. Do listen and send us your feedback and questions to podcast@thebikeaffair.com

Our guest Akash Panda and co-host Gokul educate Harsha about Individual Time Trial (ITT) as an event. They talk about the Bangalore Bicycle Championship's ITT event that took place on 19-March 

What is cadence? Why use cleats and cycling shoes? Gokul does a deep-dive into their importance and how it helps a rider. 

Our first guest, Khiyar Pasha is the Director Sportiff of Hyderabad Racing Circuit. We talk about the recently conducted handicap race. How it works, why it's fun and what a cyclist means when he says, "Let's work together ....." . 

The Indian Cycling Podcast introduces the hosts and sets out the goals of the podcast.