Watts Occurring

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Oh. Watts Occurring? Back in 2021, Geraint Thomas started a cycling club right here: the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club.

Now you can join Tour de France winner G, best friend and long-time teammate Luke Rowe, Olympic Gold medallist Emma Finucane and former pro Manon Lloyd for comprehensive, year-round cycling content, covering anything and everything cycling. Jump aboard.

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Aug 20, 2023 · 30 min
Why's Luke not racing the Vuelta? | Watts Occurring
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
Aug 14, 2023 · 36 min
Watts Occurring - 'I was retiring there and then!' | Glasgow Worlds recap
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
Aug 3, 2023 · 47 min
Watts Occurring Remco? Glasgow World Champs preview with Remco Evenepoel, the little b*stard himself
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
Jul 28, 2023 · 58 sec
GTCC Live - ALL tickets now on sale!
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
Jul 25, 2023 · 39 min
Au revoir! | Tour de France review
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
Jul 22, 2023 · 32 min
Pogačar wins hearts and stage | Tour de France stage 20
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
Jul 21, 2023 · 37 min
Boys are back in town | Tour de France stage 19
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
Jul 20, 2023 · 44 min
Exclusive: Mark Cavendish speaks to G about his recovery, the Tour, and that Giro leadout | Tour de France stage 18
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
Jul 19, 2023 · 31 min
You thought yesterday was eventful? | Tour de France stage 17
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
Jul 18, 2023 · 40 min
One of the great Tour rides? | Tour de France stage 16
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
Jul 17, 2023 · 32 min
It's time to bring out the mind games | Tour de France rest day recap
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
Jul 15, 2023 · 45 min
The best stage so far?! | Tour de France stage 14
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
Jul 14, 2023 · 37 min
What a weapon! Kwiato does the business | Tour de France stage 13
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
Jul 13, 2023 · 47 min
What are these tactics? G takes no prisoners | Tour de France stage 12
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
Jul 12, 2023 · 33 min
Can Philipsen make it four? With special guest Ambassador De Plus | Tour de France stage 11
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
Jul 11, 2023 · 42 min
Hottest day of the Tour so far | Tour de France stage 10
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
Jul 10, 2023 · 41 min
Who's going to win the Tour? | Tour de France rest day one
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
Jul 9, 2023 · 27 min
Cav's last dance? | Tour de France recap
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
Jul 8, 2023 · 42 min
Bonus Jonas | Get to know the yellow jersey | Tour de France
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
Jul 7, 2023 · 41 min
Cav comes close | Tour de France stage seven
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