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Hello! Yes, that's right, the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club is officially back open for the winter. We've opened up the clubhouse, pumped up plenty of tires, and we're ready for the next few months of club business. As is tradition, we start with a look back at G's season - from the highs of the Giro, to the lows of the Vuelta. Like always with G it was a bit of a rollercoaster - for him on the bike and for the rest of us watching along at home. He's already in the swing of his off-season and looking ahead to next year though... and a potential return to the Tour. We'll have to wait and see on that one, but you can be sure GTCC listeners will be the first to know. We'll be back next Tuesday with our first guest of season four - and trust us, it's a cracker. See you then. G, Tom and Producer George Want to join our weekly GTCC Zwift rides? Jump on Zwift every Wednesday at 18:00 and come join the club. Here's the link for this week's ride: https://www.zwift.com/events/series/geraint-thomas-cycling-club/view/3825869 Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After our last episode saw us end up on Belgian TV, we're back with a few more rumours for the clickbait hunters across the cycling media landscape. You're welcome. Luke's back from a mega week of racing in Croatia and getting prepped for a trip to China, G's finding 'normal life' more tiring than a Grand Tour, and the pair of them put together an absolutely textbook preview for the final Monument of the season, Il Lombardia. And yes, that's right - the season is nearly over. We'll be back next time with a season review, before we wave goodbye to Watts Occurring for a few months... but you can guarantee we'll pop up with a bonus pod here or there. See you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G's just about recovered from his idyllic Spanish holiday, Luke's been racing up a landfill site in Holland and is ready to rumble at the Tour of Croatia, and there's a big old juicy cycling rumour for the lads to get their teeth stuck into. We also put a load of listener questions to the boys considering it's been a little while since the last pod. Enjoy - and we'll see you all soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke's been doing a spot of moonlighting - but who can blame him? Invited onto Red Bull's new Just Ride podcast a couple of months back, he joined legendary downhill mountain bike hosts Rob Warner and Eliot Jackson to chat all about Grand Tours, and the weird and wonderful world of road cycling. Just Ride is the cycling podcast you never knew you needed. All about cycling, full stop, Eliot and Rob have chatted to stars from all walks of every cycling discipline imaginable, including former Geraint Thomas Cycling Club guest Evie Richards and Luke and G's INEOS teammate Cameron Wurf. Here's a little clip from Luke's appearance - and if you want to listen to the rest of the episode, then search for Just Ride wherever you get your pods or follow this link: https://open.spotify.com/show/03zN67ToY8kd5Rq1zGsQln Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's all the cycling world is talking about at the moment and, as a man who won the biggest Grand Tour of them all by starting as a domestique, who better to weigh in on the Jumbo situation than Geraint Thomas? Luke's got his own thoughts too - the man loves an underdog - while he recovers from stage nine of the Tour of Britain. Yes, that's right, stage nine. It'll make sense when you listen. G thinks he's got a cracked rib but Luke still wants him in the break tomorrow, as the INEOS boys hit the final straight of the Vuelta. We'll be back to recap this weird and wonderful Spanish Grand Tour soon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Back by popular demand, G finally tracked down the world-famous Watts Occurring ambassador Laurens de Plus and gave him a call to see how he’s been getting on since his horrible crash on day one of the Vuelta. The ‘Carrot of Ninove’ has already started his rehab programme and – of course – has been keeping a very close eye on the Vuelta. He’s here to give G a morale boost ahead of a gruelling final week in Spain, while G’s keen to keep battling on. Can INEOS win another stage in the last week? We shall see. We’ll be back in a few days with a Tour of Britain debrief from Luke… if he’s made it off Caerphilly Mountain, that is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the eve of the Tour of Britain heading up the famous Caerphilly mountain - where Luke and G learnt their trade - Luke grabbed his Tour of Britain roomie Magnus Sheffield to be the latest impromptu Watts Occurring guest. The boys are enjoying racing on British roads, although INEOS lost Tom Pidcock today to a nasty injury - you'll need to listen for all the details on that one. In Spain, G's come close to that elusive stage win and is determined to keep fighting. There's also the small matter of a podcast GC battle with our old friend Wout Poels. Who cares about GC Kuss? It's all about G & Wout. We'll be back on Monday catching up with G and Ambassador De Plus on the Vuelta rest day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, if you're a teammate of G's at a race that's been as tough as the Vuelta and you win the stage... You're coming on the pod. Five-leg Pippo and housewives' favourite Filippo Ganna won the stage 10 time trial at the Vuelta today ahead of Remco (the little bastard), Roglic and all the other big hitters, hopefully signalling a turn in INEOS' fortunes. When he'd made it back to the hotel after guzzling champers on the podium, G tracked him down on the massage table for a quick chat. Enjoy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's rest day in Spain and we've got an upbeat(ish) G on the massage table. Things can only get better right? He's been battling crosswinds and climbs but his hopes are higher as the Vuelta heads into the second week. Luke's loving life at the Tour of Britain and hoping to plot a course towards victory for his INEOS team leader, Tom Pidcock. He's been getting lots of love - and thanks to everyone who has given him a shout out about the pod! We'll be back in a few days with another update from Spain and Britain - and who knows, we might have a win to talk about... See you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well since we last heard from G he's been unlucky to hit the deck a few times, but in typical fashion he's battling on in Spain. The GC challenge looks like it's over, but the boys are plotting for G to slip into a breakaway next week. Fingers crossed. Luke's bringing the good vibes on the eve of Tour of Britain and is very excited to race on home roads. If any Watts Occurring listeners are heading out to watch the race, make sure you say hello. We should be back on Monday for a rest day update from G and a British update from Rowey. We'll see you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another day at the Vuelta and another unexpected bout of typical Spanish chaos. A huge break went up the road, we've got a new red jersey leader and a big GC shakeup. Luke was on the edge of his sofa watching it all unfold and, as we wanted to give G the night off, we gave our old mate Tom Fordyce a call to break it all down with Rowey. With the Vuelta news out the way the guys got stuck into the upcoming Tour of Britain, with Luke buzzing to race on home roads next week. G will be back this weekend as this cracking Vuelta continues. See you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Four days in at the Vuelta and it was only today where we saw a relatively drama-free day. We've had biblical weather, organisation chaos, high-profile crashes, and a big GC battle already. G lost a bit of time on the race's first mountain stage yesterday, but he's remaining optimistic - and he's got cheerleader Luke in his corner. The boys caught up on the action over the last few days and look ahead at what's to come. Some big mountains, probably. It is the Vuelta, after all. We've given Tom a call and he'll be joining Luke for a few bonus episodes soon, as G cracks on in Spain. See you later in the week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Well, that was an unexpected start to the Vuelta. With the clouds rolling in and torrential rain falling, the teams had to battle the conditions and even daylight to get through the opening team time trial. Sadly for INEOS (and for the pod) De Pluski was an early casualty, crashing and leaving the race on day one. G's gutted, and pays tribute to the ambassador on tonight's pod. But G stayed upright and - considering the conditions - INEOS came through with a solid time. Luke watched all the action from Germany and joined G to reflect on a crazy day one. The boys will be back early next week to update on the action - with tomorrow's second stage looking set to provide similar carnage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hola! The final Grand Tour of the year is very nearly here - and G's arrived in Barcelona ready to give it his best shot. Luke's change of plan sees him in Germany, dealing with naked blokes in the race hotel sauna and local church bells. That'll make sense after you've listened to tonight's big Vuelta preview. Is this the strongest GC field we've seen at a Grand Tour in recent memory? It's going to be a stormer, and we'll be bringing you pods as often as G's fatigue levels will allow him - all from the massage table, of course. See you soon. Adios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bit of disappointing news this week on Watts Occurring, as G's off to race the Vuelta without Luke alongside him. The boys run through the lineup and Luke reveals why he won't be in Spain with typical honesty. G will still have seven weapons alongside him though, as he targets his second Grand Tour of the season for the first time in many years. Currently up at altitude in Isola, you all know he'll give it his best shot. Luke's set to race in Germany and we'll still be bringing you plenty of Vuelta pods across August and September. See you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys are back and - just about - recovered from the Glasgow world championships. Luke tackled the brutal road race and G took on the long time trial, won by our pre-worlds guest Remco Evenepoel (yes, the little b*stard). Luke's got a cracking story about the protest that stopped the men's road race for around 40 minutes, while G let slip that he considering retiring when he was caught by Remco. Turns out G was still putting in a good ride, Remco had just gone into alien mode. Now prep ramps up for the Vuelta, which the boys will both be off to next week - all being well. We're in for a wild month in Spain and of course, we'll be podding along the way. See you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh, Remco. Watts Occurring son? He's the name on everyone's lips for this Sunday's men's road race world championships in Glasgow, so G gave him a call and got everyone's favourite "little b*stard" on the pod. Do you reckon he can repeat last year's remarkable victory on Sunday? The guys asked him what he makes of his nickname, his love of white shorts, and Belgium's tactics for the big race. Did he reveal all? Elsewhere, G's been missing podium ceremonies in Poland and Luke's tucked up in Glasgow ready to do his bit for the British team on home roads. It should be a special one. We'll be back to review all the action next week - and preview G's shot at time trial world champs glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, that's right - ALL tickets are on sale now for our first-ever GTCC live shows later this year. TICKET LINK: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub We'll be playing Cadogan Hall in London on November 6th and the New Theatre in Cardiff on November 7th - and we can't wait. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke and Tom are back to celebrate three great weeks on the road with a grand review of the Tour to discuss the winners, the losers and everything in between, as well as a few notes on what might be in store next year. They answer more of your questions before Luke previews what the rest of his year on the bike looks like. Au revoir from the Tour… until next time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub G and Laurens De Plus review stage 20 as Tadej Pogacar gets a win before the Tour heads to Paris to crown Jonas Vingegaard as back to back champion. Plus the best of your questions about what happens at the end of a grand tour, a tribute to Thibaut Pinot, and Laurens basks in the glory of his three-week predictions masterclass. He knows his onions. And his cycling. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub After a busy few days Luke is back on the pod, coming to you from Belgium on the eve of Tour de Wallonie. He had both eyes on an absorbing day of action at the Tour though, and has lots to say about the day's breakaway action. G's continuing to work hard in Andorra and is enjoying catching the last couple of kilometres when his work is done for the day. It's fair to say that Luke is the more serious pundit of the two. You ready for the stage 20 fireworks? It should be a cracker. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub You read that correctly - we've got a Watts Occurring exclusive tonight! G called up his old mate Mark Cavendish and he was kind enough to join us to chat about his recovery from that heartbreaking Tour de France crash, his thoughts on today's stage and - as ever with two old mates - absolutely everything in-between. Would his Astana team caught the break today? And what were Movistar doing in that leadout in Rome? Listen to find out. We'll be back tomorrow for a stage 19 recap - and Luke will join us from Tour de Wallonie, as he continues his racing build up to the Vuelta. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Well, the fearsome Col de la Loze lived up to its reputation and ripped the Tour de France GC to shreds. Jonas Vingegaard has all but sewn up the yellow jersey for another year, Pog had a heartbreaking collapse, and the battle for third has swung the way of Adam Yates. G recruited Ambassador De Plus to chat all about the hardest stage of the race so far - and what it all means. They also had a comedic crash out training in Andorra today - you'll enjoy hearing all about that one. The sprinters should do battle once again tomorrow on stage 18, if they've got any juice left. See you then. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Holy moly. What a performance that was. Jonas Vingegaard has taken a major step towards the yellow jersey by destroying today's Tour time trial. Pogacar had no answer, despite being a clear second. G and Luke get stuck right into it - and discuss if there's a path back to yellow for Pogi. What do you reckon? Let us know on Twitter: @Watts_Occurring. Tomorrow? It's only the Col de la Loze. We keep saying it, but this is the Tour that keeps on giving. See you tomorrow. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub It's rest day two at the Tour and boy is this race finely poised. G's recruited everyone's favourite ambassador Laurens de Plus to look back on the Pog vs Jonas action, bask in the INEOS glory, and preview tomorrow's crucial time trial. There's also mind games chat and - of course - predictions. Surely G has to score some more points this week. We'll be back tomorrow to review the TT. See you then. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Wow. Another day of headlines, drama - and an INEOS win at the Tour de France! Is that the day that Carlos Rodriguez came of age? It could well be. Young Carlito slipped away from the big two, after they had a dramatic and controversial battle on the final climb, disrupted by the race's motorbikes. That one will be a major talking point in the days to come - and G and Tom got stuck straight into it tonight. We won't be podding tomorrow as G and Luke are off to a wedding... and we though they probably deserved a day off. We'll be back on Monday's rest day to review all the action and recap the race to date. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Well, what a stage that was - and what a turnaround for Luke and G's teammates. Kwiato showed his class with a stage win for the ages, Pidcock impressed on another mountaintop finish - and this fascinating race between Pogi and Vingegaard shows no signs of slacking off. We're being treated to one tasty Tour de France. Tom and Luke are in charge tonight, but G still checked in with a voicenote from Andorra to celebrate the team's win and - as always - there's plenty of prediction chat with a tantalising stage 14 on the horizon tomorrow. We'll see you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Another relentless, random day of racing at the Tour de France - and G and Luke pull no punches dissecting the tactical decisions across the peloton. Stage 12 was another day you couldn't take your eyes off, with Jumbo sending guys up the road, everyone fighting for the break, and plenty of teams riding behind to protect their GC positions. Why? Well, in some instances, the boys aren't too sure. Tomorrow it's back to the high mountains, with a tasty looking mountaintop finish on the way from Grand Colombier. We'll be back to review that action - and see if Pog can nab that yellow jersey back... Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Yes, that's right - we've got Watts Occurring Ambassador Laurens de Plus on the pod tonight. He's very proud to have been promoted to co-host. He joins G in Andorra to chat all about his compatriot Jasper Philipsen's remarkable Tour performances to date and analyse the stage 11 sprint. There's nickname chat, prediction debate, and also a couple of contract exclusives... You'll have to listen for those. We'll see if we can get some more De Pluski for all his fans in the coming days now he's joined G on training camp - and we'll see you tomorrow for stage 12. Music courtesty of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Today's stage was relentless - and raced in 40+ degree heat. It was, to use a Luke Rowe phrase, a jungle out there. G and Luke are back together to review the action plus there's a poem (really), some secretive prediction talk, and G's back in his favourite podding position: the massage table. Will it be one for the sprinters tomorrow? Tune back in tomorrow night to find out. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub It would have been tough to script a more dramatic opening week to this year's Tour de France. We've already seen the pendulum swing from Pog, to Jonas, and then back to Pog again; there was Cav's heartbreaking departure from the race to contend with; and we've seen Philipsen's impressive sprint domination. Tom and G are here for our first rest day pod to dissect all that action, predict their winner, and we answer a load of your listener questions. We've also invented the Grey Jersey, coming to a Tour de France near you soon. The racing resumes tomorrow and we can't wait. G and Luke will be on duty to talk all about stage 10. See you then. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub The GOAT? Luke and Tom pay their tributes to the undisputed king of sprinting in today's Tour de France pod, after Mark Cavendish sadly left the Tour de France yesterday in the back of an ambulance, nursing a broken collarbone. It had all been looking so good. Luke recalls tales of his competitiveness, and hails the Manx Missile's longevity at the very top of cycling. We'll be back tomorrow with a full recap of stage nine and the race so far. Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Jonas Vingegaard is leading the Tour de France, so we thought you’d like to get to know him better. This is G and Tom talking to Jonas about how he won the 2022 Tour. It was recorded during the winter. We did a similar thing with Tadej Pogačar once, and you can hear that on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/38B1rKrcyUnLpmTXqYwG1n?si=0b88003e991f4780 Or on Apple here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/geraint-thomas-cycling-club/id1547237758?i=1000541176963 Luke and Tom will be back on Sunday to review the weekend’s action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live tour this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub It looked for several glorious seconds like Mark Cavendish was finally going to snatch the record for most stage wins at the Tour. Still hoarse from roaring him on, Luke and Tom discuss how close he came, what went right and what may have gone wrong. The boys look back on a crazy first week, dig deep into the Vinny vs Poggy rivalry and dynamic and try to work out what might happen next by looking back at what happened in the first place. There’s a rattle through the best of our listeners’ questions, a preview of the weekend and a challenge laid down to De Pluski that he must surely accept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live tour this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub We're not even a full week into this year's Tour de France and it's been absolutely bonkers. If anyone thought the race was over yesterday, it roared back into life today. G's got plenty of thoughts on how Jumbo tackled stage six and Tom's got another fantastic drinking analogy for everyone. There's also talk of a Watts Occurring 10-pint challenge, but we're not sure how far that'll get. It's a day off for the boys tomorrow but we'll be back at the weekend to reflect on the sprints and Sunday's massive mountain day. See you then. Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live tour this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Woof. The first mountain stage of the Tour did not disappoint - and Luke and G have got a LOT of thoughts about it. Should UAE have controlled the break better? You'll have to listen to hear their thoughts (spoiler: yes, probably). And we'll be back with more mountains reaction tomorrow, as this year's Tour really starts to heat up. See you then. Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE TICKETS - on general sale from 10am! Click here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Jasper Philipsen did the business once again at the Tour de France - much to the surprise of G. He's back with Tom to discuss another exciting day of sprint action and look ahead to the race's first major day in the mountains. There's plenty of talk about crashing (the dreaded 'c' word), the Watts Occurring prediction league is hotting up, and UAE's tactics come under the microscope again. Luke will be back tomorrow with his old mucker G to see how the Pyrenees shakes the Tour up. See you then. Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Recording of tonight's pod started at 3km to go of the Tour de France's first sprint day and... well, Luke and G won't be giving up the day job anytime soon to rival Ned Boulting and co in the commentary game. There was plenty of emotion though, and lots of classic sprint drama for the boys to dissect. G gives his thoughts on the weekend's action, Luke's got a sprint win to celebrate in Austria courtesy of Jhonny Narvaez, and Laurens de Plus deals a devastating blow in the prediction league by picking Philipsen. G and Tom will be back with you tomorrow to chat about another chance for the sprint boys. GTCC LIVE TICKETS: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubPresale Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke and Tom are here for the first episode of Watts Occurring's 2023 Tour de France coverage - and wow, what a weekend in the Basque Country. Two unexpected stage winners, a British yellow jersey, and early battles between Pog and Vingegaard. Luke has his views on UAE's workload, Vingegaard working (or not...) for Wout van Aert, and Tom's already struggling in the Watts Occurring prediction league. And Luke's doing all this while racing himself with INEOS in Austria. He gives us an update from there, and fills us in on his new favourite team. Something to do with a beer tap... G and Luke will be back tomorrow for a stage three recap, with the sprinters set to do battle. GTCC LIVE TICKETS: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubPresale Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TICKET LINK: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubPresale Yes, that's right - tickets are on sale now for our first-ever GTCC live shows! Hit the link above to get yours now. You'll need the special code YELLOW to access the pre-sale - and with every ticket, you'll get a signed copy of G's new book! GTCC's very own two-for-one deal. We'll be playing the Cadogan Hall in London on November 6th and the New Theatre in Cardiff on November 7th - and we can't wait. See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tour de France is nearly here - and while Luke and G won't be going for an all-expenses paid trip round France this year (there's the small matter of the Vuelta to prep for...) we've got BIG pod plans. They've recruited G's GTCC co-host Tom Fordyce and the trio will be bringing you five Tour pods a week throughout July - that's right, FIVE pods a week. We've got some big plans, so make sure you stay tuned for all your Tour de France news. They explain all that in our bumper Tour preview, make their bold predictions - and announce the first-ever GTCC live tour! The action kicks off this Saturday, and we'll be back Sunday night to review the first two days of action in the Basque Country. Don't miss it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cycling world was rocked last week with the tragic death of Swiss cyclist Gino Mader. Mader crashed during stage five of the Tour de Suisse and passed away early on Friday. Luke and Geraint pay their tribute to the 26-year-old. Luke’s also been back racing himself at Route d’Occitanie and while he was away, he grabbed 19-year-old Welsh sensation Josh Tarling for a typical Watts Occurring hotel room chat. Hopefully you’ll learn a little more about INEOS’ next young star. We’ll be back next week for a big Tour de France preview… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the talk of the cycling world - the new behind-the-scenes Netflix documentary Tour de France: Unchained, filmed at last year's Tour. G has a starring role and Luke... is caught on film in his bucket hat. We called up James Gay-Rees, the producer of the series and founder of Box to Box, the company behind the Tour documentary and the incredible F1 series Drive to Survive. He gave the boys a fascinating insight into how a show of this magnitude is made - and let slip that there may well be a second series on the way... There's also a listener Q&A and a preview of Luke's long-awaited return to racing this week. We'll be back next Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G's back from the Giro - and he's run out of clean boxers. Yes, it's back to reality for our Giro podium finisher, although he's been making the most of his time off the bike with plenty of family time and a few beers. And Luke's taking the opportunity to give him a hard time on their training rides back at home in Monaco. He's prepping for his next race - Route d'Occitanie - and the pair are both eyeing up a gnarly British nationals course, which they'll be tackling in June. They're also looking forward to Netflix's Tour de France documentary, which drops this Thursday. There'll be a full review of that next week... see you then! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G’s home from Rome and checked in to give Luke a quick download on an incredibly emotional weekend, which saw him pipped to the pink jersey by Primoz Roglic. What a three weeks it's been, and G even had time to give his old friend Mark Cavendish a hand in winning the final stage! Luke’s been lapping it all up at home, but there’s already talk that we might see the pair of them at the Vuelta in August… Thanks to all of our listeners for the overwhelming support across May. We’ll be back next Tuesday with a full Giro recap, once G’s had a chance to let it all soak in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What better way to spend your 37th birthday than chasing Primoz Roglic up mountains and defending the pink jersey? And G's so committed to the pod that he's hit the massage table, called up armchair critic Luke, and given us the birthday lowdown... along with a few cheeky Welshcakes. There's just three days to go in Italy and G now leads by 29 seconds. He couldn't, could he..? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's rest day at the Giro and G's roped in teammate and Watts ambassador De Pluski to dissect the weekend's stages and INEOS losing the pink jersey. But he suffers from a bit of stage fright as Luke winds him up! G and Luke also chat Cav's retirement, there's some shoutouts for our loyal listeners including Ben Stiller and we look ahead to a HUGE final week in Italy (and G's birthday). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another pod, another day in pink for G! The boys are back after a shortened stage 13, where INEOS put in a huge team performance at the front of the peloton. G's topless on the massage table and Luke's sporting orange turtle pyjamas as they answer the critics regarding the lack of racing. And what other pink items can G add to the list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On what was supposed to be a ‘calmer’ day at the Giro, there was more drama yet again. G’s teammate and INEOS co-leader Tao Geoghegan Hart sadly crashed out, but thankfully G, who also went down in the same incident, managed to ride on in pink. Full on pink. Luke’s been soaking it all up from the sofa and the boys caught up to discuss two more wild days of Giro action. But will the 2023 edition ever calm down? Probably not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

BIG news from the Giro... Remco's out and Geraint starts stage 10 in the pink jersey! It might be a rest day, but there's no rest for Watts Occurring as G checks in with Luke from the massage table to bring all the gossip from inside the peloton. The boys chat losing the TT by 9 hundredths of a second, the riders with Covid, plus we look ahead to G's first ever day in the pink on Tuesday with a game plan from armchair critic Luke. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices