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Let Go is the story of Srinivas Gokulnath (Srini) and his quest to become the first rider from India to ever finish the solo category of the Race Across America, a 3089 mile coast-to-coast bicycle race in the United States.
Covering his two attempts in 2016 and 2017, it reflects the trials and tribulations of his attempt to conquer the toughest bicycle race in the world. Follow him through the deserts of California, Arizona, and Utah, through the vast Rocky Mountains of Colorado, the rolling plains of Kansas, Missouri, and going east to the finish line in Annapolis, Maryland.
Feel the suffering, deprivation, loneliness, and hopelessness. Share the tears and the victories. Witness what it’s like when everyone has given up on you and when you’re already so close to giving up on yourself.
This is a testament of strength and fortitude, not only by the rider, but by the crew that’s so vital to succeeding at this race. See what happens when you give it all you’ve got and it still isn’t good enough, the decimating failures, the off-the-cuff remarks that hurt your heart, and rising again with the determination to try again.
Follow Srini as he enters military life, rides from the northern tip to the southern tip of India on a bicycle, qualifies for RAAM, and his journey to become the first Indian rider to ever finish this grueling race. Success is in the mindset. It’s in learning to overcome mental obstacles that you may not even realize are there. It’s learning to Let Go.
Srinivas Gokulnath
Srinivas Gokulnath (Srini) is a passionate ultra-cyclist, and was the first Indian to complete Race Across America (RAAM) in the Solo category by cycling 3000 miles (around 5000 km) in 11 days, 18 hours and 45 minutes in the 2017 edition of the race. He was also the first solo Indian cyclist to complete Race Around Austria (RAA) in 2018, cycling 2200 km in 5 days, 10 hours and 8 minutes. In 2014, he cycled 4000 km from the northern tip to the southern tip of India, for which he holds the national record for completion in 16 days.
An aerospace medicine specialist by profession, Srini has been serving with the Indian Armed Forces for 16 years, with vast experience in military medicine, aerospace medicine and high-altitude warfare. He has served in high altitude areas such as the Siachen Glacier, in deserts and high conflict zones. Srini has also led teams in different military exercises. He is a TEDX speaker and a motivational speaker.
Srini is happily married to Prafulla Srinivas, a paediatrician by profession, and has a 7-year-old son Rohan. They live in Bangalore, India.
Presently he is serving as a UN Peacekeeper from India at the UNMISS (United Nations Mission in South Sudan) heading two Aero-medical Evacuation teams (AMET).
