Watts Occurring

Want to know the secret to winning the Tour de France? Well you're in for a treat! We're back with a bonus episode... all about Grand Tours. And who better to chat to Tom and Geraint than a man who's won seven of them... Chris Froome. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the final episode of series one! And to finish, we're ending with a deep dive into most crucial job in cycling - the soigneur. Are they a butler? Are they a friend? Are they a rider's Mum? Tom chats to Geraint and his 'swannie' Marko to find out. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In the penultimate episode of the series, Tom is joined by both Geraint and Team Bahrain rider Wout Poels from Tenerife. Tom learns about the best and worst trainers, the best advice for amateurs and Wout gets a few English lessons in return! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Geraint and Tom speak to Ineos Grenadiers Racing Director Rod Ellingworth to find out exactly what a cycling coach does. We get the inside track on Geraint's career from the British Cycling Olympic Academy to Tour de France winner and give our GTCC members some great tips! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What makes the perfect team pursuit rider? How do you make up the team? And why does it look so easy on TV? We go back to the start of Geraint's career as three-time Olympic gold medallist Ed Clancy joins the GTCC for a deep dive into 'the best event on the track'. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We have BIG news. The official GTCC jersey is finally here! And, Geraint and Tom bring you all the tips as we speak to renowned psychiatrist Steve Peters about chimps, mindset and ghosts. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

How do you go from a six-mile commute to tackling 180km? Geraint and Tom welcome one of the best amateurs around to the GTCC to find out. BBC Breakfast presenter Louise Minchin chats extreme triathlons, becomes the GTCC head of snacks and Geraint gets some presenting tips. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the episode you've all been asking for! What do pro-riders eat for breakfast? What's in Geraint's musette? And what should amateurs eat on a long ride? Geraint and Tom are joined by former Team Sky nutritionist James Morton to answer all your questions. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Geraint knows about winning. Tom doesn't. So we invite Lizzie Deignan to the GTCC to chat that winning feeling, celebrations and weird prizes. Also, who's more competitive - Geraint or Lizzie? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's cobbles season! Geraint and Tom get a bit starstruck as we welcome the four-time winner of Paris-Roubaix, three-time winner of Tour of Flanders and road race World Champion Tom Boonen to the GTCC. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's time to chat lead singers as Geraint and Tom welcome sprinter Sam Bennett to the GTCC. But are sprinters really the bosses of the peloton? And what do they think of GC riders? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're half way through the series! Geraint and Tom welcome GB's most successful female Olympian to the GTCC to chat about her 'work place'. We put Laura's velodrome knowledge to the test, discuss the thrill of coming off the bend and could there be a Kenny and a Thomas at the 2044 Games? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's our second Sir of the series! Sir Chris Hoy joins Geraint and Tom to give us the low-down on how to conserve energy at Olympic opening ceremonies, how to celebrate at the closing ceremonies, and how to win the medals in between. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Geraint and Tom get technical this week as breakaway guru Steve Cummings joins the club to explain how and when to make your break. We also decide whether breakaways should be allowed in the GTCC, introduce suspensions and finally settle a debate on the best Welsh cake recipe. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the guest you've all been waiting for! Geraint is reunited with teammate Luke Rowe as Tom fires out questions on crosswinds, headwinds, tailwinds, echelons, and we find out the best way to pee on the move. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week Geraint and Tom are joined by Vini and Bill from Caffe Velo Verde in Nottingham to chat cleats, cakes and coffee-shop etiquette. Plus, we host the inaugural GTCC World Cup of Coffee and there's an unfortunate incident for Tom in Bakewell. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Geraint and Tom have got some momentum now as more GTCC members are appointed to the committee. They also find time to chat farts, leg shaving and aero socks with expert time trialist Rohan Dennis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's not Geraint's favourite subject, but Tom has chosen crashes for episode 4. So we go behind the scenes with Geraint's wife Sara Thomas to chat telegraph poles, lucky charms and that Giro crash. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The GTCC needs a club jersey. And who better to help design it than Sir Paul Smith? Geraint and Tom are joined by the British fashion designer to discuss their favourite retro kit and what's acceptable to wear in cafes. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Geraint and Tom and are joined by British stalwart Ian Stannard to ask all the crucial questions about domestiques; how many water bottles can you carry? Do you have to like your team leader? And what's the best gift you've ever received? And the club continues to grow. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the first episode of the GTCC, and Geraint and Tom are getting to grips with starting a cycling club. They're also joined by one of the world's best climbers, Richie Porte, to discuss pot bellies, pain and rowdy crowds. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club. Listen out for new episodes every Tuesday as the Tour de France winner and amateur rider Tom Fordyce build the club from scratch. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices