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In this episode, we talk to Sathish Marathe Rao. Sathish is a celebrity chef who has hosted the likes of Dr. Abdul Kalam as well as who's who of the Bollywood. He is also the Karnataka State Cycling champion back in the 70s and toured the world on his bicycle before settling down in the US. He was part of Tour of Nilgiris this year along with his close friend Wheelsports Venky and I took this opportunity to sit down with him to talk about his cycling days back in the day. It was so fascinating to hear about Bangalore cycling back in the 70s and the stories from his tour around the world on a bicycle. I had a blast and I hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.

0:00 Intro

0:05:05  How he got into cycling out of necessity

0:07:10  The accidental champion of Karnataka State

0:11:01  Freak accident putting an end to his cycling career

0:12:37  Cycling around the world to find himself

0:26:37  Losing the bags and passports in Belgrade

0:30:31  Getting sponsored by PUCH bicycles out of serendipity

0:32:00  Starting a new life in the US starting with washing dishes

0:39:00  Hustling and the opening of Udipi restaurants

0:41:10  Losing bike in NY and restarting cycling after a break

0:45:20  Bangalore cycling back in the 70s and now

0:49:25  His riding nowadays

0:51:10  Tour of Nilgiris

0:54:40  Tips for a Working Athlete

0:55:00  Closing

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 fulltime/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.

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