Raman Garimella

Raman Garimella is an engineer, cyclist, and a sports scientist, in that order. He started endurance cycling at the age of 22. In 2010, Raman joined a local cycling club in Hyderabad with whom he did countless weekend miles. Soon after, he left his job to give full-time professional cycling a shot while working side-jobs within the cycling ecosystem. His mainstay initially was ultra-endurance riding, regularly cranking out 100-600 km long rides. At the time, he was the second youngest Super Randonneur in India. After the brevets chapter, he moved on to road racing. Raman regularly finished on the podium in races in Telangana & Andhra Pradesh. His best result at the Road Cycling National Championship was 12th. The year after, while his racing career ended, he moved to Germany to study Sports Science. It was perhaps the first time he enjoyed going to a classroom. Raman currently works in Belgium as a PhD researcher in sports science – specifically cycling aerodynamics.