Rachel Neylan is a Professional Cyclist who’s a part of the Orica-Scott team, she’s an Olympian, a silver medalist at the World Championships and a very driven and fascinating human being. 

Rachel Came to my house just before Christmas after reaching out to say she listened to the podcast on Twitter. 

She’d even post #podsie photos of her training rides when she was in Rio in the lead up to last year’s Olympics. 

So she came around to my house and we had a chat - a chat that was so engaging, that I didn’t end up talking to her about the biggest thing to happen in the previous year, going to Rio. 

Occasionally as an interviewer I get so caught up in the conversation that the ground we are covering is so engaging that it’s sometimes as good a story as the thing that they’re really known for. 

I texted Rachel afterwards to apologize and she responded that it was in fact a relief to not have to talk about Rio again. 

Reason being it was a quite emotional journey that she’d covered many times - which involves talking about the death of her Father at the start of 2016. 

For whatever reason, we didn’t go there but when the chat was over I didn’t feel I’d missed out on getting an authentic connection with Rachel at all. 

If you’d like to know in greater detail about Rachel’s path to the Olympics there’s a great SBS article which you can read.

So come to our humble apartment in Bronte, the first time I’ve had an Olympian in this house, I still get a thrill meeting athletes of that calibre. 

This is a cup of tea at my kitchen table with Rachel Neylan.


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Rachel Neylan is a Professional Cyclist who’s a part of the Orica-Scott team, she’s an Olympian, a silver medalist at the World Championships and a very driven and fascinating human being.&nbsp;Rachel Came to my house just before Christmas after reaching out to say she listened to the podcast on Twitter.&nbsp;She’d even post #podsie photos of her training rides when she was in Rio in the lead up to last year’s Olympics.&nbsp;So she came around to my house and we had a chat - a chat that was so engaging, that I didn’t end up talking to her about the biggest thing to happen in the previous year, going to Rio.&nbsp;Occasionally as an interviewer I get so caught up in the conversation that the ground we are covering is so engaging that it’s sometimes as good a story as the thing that they’re really known for.&nbsp;I texted Rachel afterwards to apologize and she responded that it was in fact a relief to not have to talk about Rio again.&nbsp;Reason being it was a quite emotional journey that she’d covered many times - which involves talking about the death of her Father at the start of 2016.&nbsp;For whatever reason, we didn’t go there but when the chat was over I didn’t feel I’d missed out on getting an authentic connection with Rachel at all.&nbsp;If you’d like to know in greater detail about Rachel’s path to the Olympics there’s a great <a href="http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/zela/article/2016/04/15/overcoming-cyclist-rachel-neylan-and-her-hard-road-rio" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SBS article which you can read</a>.So come to our humble apartment in Bronte, the first time I’ve had an Olympian in this house, I still get a thrill meeting athletes of that calibre.&nbsp;This is a cup of tea at my kitchen table with Rachel Neylan. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher G&uuml;nsberg - a best-selling author, podcaster, TV host, husband, dad, stepdad, electric mobility enthusiast and part-time climate worrier. This podcast is here to help make today better than yesterday. Since 2013, the show has set out to improve life for you and the people you love. Sometimes it&rsquo;s authentic conversations. Sometimes we&rsquo;ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. But you&rsquo;ll always hear something you need to hear (and laugh while you do). Listen to feel less alone, build better habits and discover some solution-based approaches for when life gets tricky.

Helping you make today better than yesterday since 2013.