Yagnesh Ahir

A father to two persian cats, Design Director, cycling coach, and an professional cyclist for cycling team named Amdavad Crankmeisters since 7 years.

Cycling happened to be my biggest gain from my stint at Bangalore. Once I moved back to Ahmedabad, the occasional cycling workouts gave way to regular practice, unstructured at first but a far more regimented training (under a reputed Ironman Coach Deepak Raj and now with Miten Thakkar). I have co-founded a cycle racing team which bears the name - Amdavad Crankmeisters - under my stewardship along with my best friends (who are triathletes and athletes). Wins at Ahmedabad cycling races (Mass starts and Time Trials), long-distance brevets, qualifying for state cycling championships three years in a row and finally for the national road cycling championships this year, among numerous other experiences have peppered my cycling journey. Each morning when I wake up and prepare my gear for a training ride, my heart is filled with the same emotion that had the little kid of the yore besotted to the bike.

Structured training, Strength/Conditioning, and Nutrition has made me achieve 2nd place at the India's toughest endurance race 'The Deccan Cliffhanger' in 2017 under challenging circumstances.

Achievements

1. Won Silver at The Deccan Cliffhanger 643 kms Ultra Race - 2017

2. Qualified for Race Across America - 2017-2019

3. One of the fastest Indian cyclist to complete 200kms brevet - 2016

4. 5 times Ahmedabad District Champion - 2014 (4th Place), 2015 (3rd Place), 2016 (2nd Place), 2017 (2nd Place) and 2018 (1st Place)

5. 4 times Gujarat State Champion - 2015 (6th Place), 2016 (4th Place), 2017 (3rd Place) and 2018 (4th Place)

6. Qualified for Indian National Road Race and Team Time Trial - 2017 and 2018

7. Won Gold and Silver at Rajpath Duathlon as a team - 2016, 2017 and 2018

8. Won Silver at JP Sports Individual Time Trial - 2015

9. Top 10 finishes in Tour De Pavagadh 5th Edition - 2016, 2017, and 2018

10. Top 10 finishes in Epreuve De Force Race to Manchii Trial of Strength-3rd Edition - 2017 and 2018

11. Top 5 finishes in Amdavad Crankmeisters Amateur Race - 2018 series

Participated in more than 30 local races and managed to finish in top 10

12. Castelli Sponsored Athlete - 2022

13. First and only Owayo Brand Ambassador in India - 2018

Conducted multiple cycling championships and events in India to promote and encourage competitive cycling.