Agegroup Multisport Podcast (Triathlon,Duathlon,Aquabike,Aquathlon) · AMP

Giving It A Go - How Aidan King qualified for GB Agegroup On Debut

·1 hr 5 min·4 clips

Sixth in age group at Devon Duathlon became third for next year, which was enough to qualify for Abu Dhabi.

1. Agegroup Multisport Podcast follows Richard Conway's conversation with Aidan King about how a motocross rider became a GB age-group duathlete. 2. Richard Conway hosts the show, and Aidan King is the guest because his first duathlon qualifier led to Abu Dhabi. 3. The episode asks how Aidan went from “I don't run” to qualifying for the Sprint Duathlon World Championships on debut. 4. Aidan says he raced motocross from age five until about 16 or 17, then moved into cycling after leaving school and working in hospitality. 5. He describes a 2019 charity cycle ride for a local cancer charity as the moment that started his cycling career. 6. He bought a cheap road bike from Evans Cycles, chose the biggest size because he is six foot seven, and used it to finish the charity event. 7. Aidan and his head chef completed the charity ride twice, and the second year they rode from the restaurant to the start line and back for 200 kilometres. 8. He says he later lost road confidence after being knocked off by a car on a local ride, then stopped road cycling for three years. 9. During COVID and furlough, he moved into mountain biking, joined a small group of bike friends, and started filming rides and races for YouTube. 10. A broken collarbone on a training ride ended one mountain-bike season and forced him into another change of direction. 11. A friend with stage five bowel cancer and a charity for bikes and equipment brought Aidan back to road cycling through a Land's End to John O'Groats plan. 12. He and a seven-person support group rode Land's End to John O'Groats in seven and a half days, staying in travel lodges and hotels with a support van. 13. Aidan says that trip triggered an Everesting attempt on Porlock Toll Road five weeks later. 14. He completed that Everesting in 23 and a half hours, doing 38 repetitions and about 320 kilometres on the same climb. 15. He describes hallucinating and feeling dehydrated during the night, then later doing more Everestings, including one indoor attempt and a group Guinness World Record effort on Peaslows. 16. Aidan also says his cycling has included a 24-hour ride from Exeter, a ride around the perimeter of Exmoor and Dartmoor, and a strong pull toward solo endurance challenges. 17. The tone stays practical and conversational, with Richard Conway prompting details while Aidan answers with specific dates, distances, and race names. 18. The format mixes career history, training talk, charity work, and a clear age-group qualification story rather than a polished highlight reel. 19. Cyclists, duathletes, and age-group racers planning a first qualifier. 20. Listeners wanting celebrity-focused sport chat or short casual banter.

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