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This is your year-round cycling feed!
Geraint Thomas has started the world's biggest cycling club. And you’re all invited. Follow the Tour de France winner and amateur rider Tom Fordyce as they take you on a fascinating ride round some of the biggest stories and guests throughout the off-season.
And once racing gets under way, join INEOS team-mates and best friends Luke Rowe and Geraint as they bring you banter, guests and inside information from their Monaco-base, training camps and all the biggest races on the pro-tour.
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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here.
Well, we think it's fair to say today's gravel stage lived up to the hype - even if it didn't quite shake up the GC.
Tom Pidcock battled it out for a famous win and Pog tried all he could to shift his rivals.
Luke and Tom recapped the action, while reflecting on an incredible first week in France. Do you remember Bardet winning yellow? It feels like a month ago already.
G's back tomorrow with the traditional rest day catch up. See you then.
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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here.
There's absolutely no place to hide in a time trial at the Tour de France - and today was a heck of a lot tighter than they have traditionally been in recent years.
It may not have shaken the GC up, but it certainly means we've got a proper race on our hands.
G wanted to give it his all but when he hit the climb, he decided to save his legs a little. That was just the start of his afternoon though, as he told Tom when he eventually made the massage table...
Our Chapeau of the Day sponsored by Continental Tyres was hotly contested tonight too - but a certain little b*stard may have just come out on top. And Continental Tyres' incredible Tour de France competition is still live - head to continental-tyres.co.uk to enter!
We'll be back on Sunday night to reflect on this first week.
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1WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Get your tickets here.
Holy cow. Mark Cavendish just made history. And Luke and G are here to pay tribute to a man who we can probably now call the greatest sprinter of all time. An icon.
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G's made it over the Galibier and got his microphone back out on the massage table to break it all down.
He gives Tom his thoughts on how today played out, where he's at, how INEOS are faring after four days, and plenty more.
Luke will be back with G after stage six - we'll see you then.
There was also our Chapeau of the Day sponsored by Continental Tyres to pick - but the winner probably won't surprise you. And Continental Tyres' incredible Tour de France competition is still live - head to continental-tyres.co.uk to enter!
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The sprinters went to battle at the Tour today - and we're sure nobody was expecting that outcome. But what a win, and what a winner.
Tom's back for the Tour and he dissects the day with Luke, before reflecting on yesterday's Pog vs Vini battle and looking ahead to tomorrow's Galibier stage.
There was also our Chapeau of the Day sponsored by Continental Tyres to pick - but the winner probably won't surprise you. And Continental Tyres' incredible Tour de France competition is still live - head to continental-tyres.co.uk to enter!
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Oof, that was a hot one. G looked good on day one at the Tour and came home in what was left of the peloton, Romain Bardet took a famous victory and this year's first yellow jersey, while Mark Cavendish battled round in the Italian heat to hang on in there.
Day one done and we've enough to talk about for a week's worth of pods already.
Our Chapeau of the Day sponsored by Continental Tyres was an easy pick - you'll have to listen to hear that one. And Continental Tyres' incredible Tour de France competition is still live - head to continental-tyres.co.uk to enter!
We'll be back on Monday.
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Yes, that's right: the 2024 Tour de France is so nearly here. Three more weeks of unmissable cycling drama, in the biggest bike race in the world. There's nothing better.
G's in the INEOS team and all set to race his 13th Tour, and his 21st Grand Tour. What are his plans? Well, you'll have to listen to find out.
Luke's ready with his bold predictions and we'll be podding as much as we can throughout the race.
Roll on Saturday.
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Yes, you're right: it's been far too long. We've missed De Pluski on the pod but, stuck up in Isola training for the Tour with G, we took the opportunity to catch up with everyone's favourite Belgian.
There's been a dramatic wedding proposal in Australia, some very solid performances on the bike and, of course, that incredible showing at the Dauphine. Now he's ready for the Tour - his first in the colours of INEOS.
And we're sure if you ask him nicely enough, he'll make a return to the pods throughout July. Long live the Carrot of Ninove.
Speaking of the Tour, we've teamed up with Continental Tyres - and they're offering three people the chance to watch the final stage in VIP style. Visit here to enter an incredible competition: https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/sponsoring/tour-de-france/competition/
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The boys are back after another busy week: Luke's been living it up at Le Mans 24 Hours, G's been getting the miles under his belt in Isola (while chuckling at De Pluski), and there's the Tour de Suisse to recap.
We'll be back next week with the big Tour de France preview. Can anyone else believe how quickly it's come around? Sheesh.
Oh, and to mark the return of the Tour, we've teamed up with Continental Tyres who are offering three people the chance to watch the final stage in VIP style. Visit here to enter an incredible competition: https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/sponsoring/tour-de-france/competition/
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G's up in Isola, Luke's had a sun cream faux pas, but both the boys have been keeping a beady eye on a cracking Dauphine. Ambassador De Pluski was right in the mix, Roglic pulled on the yellow jersey, and it's fair to say Tour de France fever is building.
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We'll be back next week to see how G's getting on at altitude and find out how the lads' Tour de Suisse predictions stack up.
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Oh! Watts Occurring Pogi? You didn't really think after Luke spent the month of May rating his pink outfits and G spent it chasing him round Italy, that we couldn't get Pog on the pod did you?
The Giro d'Italia winner and favourite for this year's Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar joined G in Monaco while Luke dialled in for a fun chat with the Slovenian star.
What was his favourite stage in the Giro? How is he going to race the Tour? What's the first thing he ate after winning in Rome?
We've got answers to all of that and more in this special Watts Occurring.
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Another Grand Tour podium for G. What a man. Here at Watts Occurring we're incredibly proud of him - and we're sure you all are too.
Now the dust has settled on the podium in Rome, Luke got him to reflect on his third place, chasing pink panther Pog around Italy, Macs stealing the show on the final day and plenty more besides.
Next up? The Tour de France. Bring it on.
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The rain has started pouring in Italy but G remains right in the hunt for a podium spot in Rome. There's plenty to catch up on: the shorted stage 16, a mountain battle on stage 17, and today's sprint day.
With Luke and Tom busy, G hopped on the massage table, plugged in his mic, and updated Producer George on the comings and goings in Italy.
There's two big mountains days left - and G has two ascents of Monte Grappa to look forward to on his 38th birthday. Can you think of a better way to spend it?
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The Giro d'Italia saw a show today. A Tadej Pogacar show. And G had a front row seat, as he solidified his podium place. Fresh from the team bus he hopped on the massage table with his mic, gave Luke a buzz, and they set about recording an absolute classic Watts Occurring.
G was typically honest on the race within the race, if the Slovenian can be stopped, and all the rest of the action since our two Welshman last caught up.
Got any questions for the guys? Drop them to us on X via @Watts_Occurring - and we'll put them to them on the next record.
Speak soon.
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The boys have been busy - G racing the Giro, Luke repping the pod live in studio on Eurosport, and there's three big days of racing to recap.
It's been pretty smooth since the rest day but, as always, Grand Tours are like a swan swimming across a pond. There's always a hell of a lot happening under the surface.
G filled us in on the peloton's antics, reflected on Julian Alaphilippe's incredible stage win today, another big ride from Johnny 'Bravo' Narvaez, and previewed stage 13's sprint test, before looking ahead to a brutal weekend of climbing. Strap yourselves in.
The Giro 'starts' this weekend.
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It's rest day number one at the Giro, so you know what that means: it's time for a pod.
There's a lot for G and Luke to catch up on. That tricky time trial, the latest summit finish, what's coming up this week, and we even had some time for a few of your questions. Pippo Ganna even popped by.
We can't wait for week two - and we'll be back with another pod in a few days. Come on G!
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We're on the eve of the second weekend at the Giro d'Italia and Luke and Tom are here to recap the first time trial of the race - and it was a cracker.
G battled hard to a solid top-10 finish while Pog put in a big ride to pip Pippo Ganna to the stage win by a matter of seconds and strengthen his grip on the maglia rosa.
There's plenty for the boys to catch up on - yesterday's gravel stage, a special ride from Luke's friend Michael Valgren, more #PinkPanther analysis and - as always - a lot more.
Luke and Tom will also be providing alternative commentary live on Eurosport tomorrow, for stage 8 - tune in to @eurosportcycling or @gtcyclingclub on Instagram from 2pm UK time to hear their thoughts on the race's latest mountaintop finish.
G will be back on the pod on Monday.
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Did anybody think the first three days of the Giro would be that exciting? We didn't.
An INEOS win on day one, a classic Pog ride on day two, and then a wild attack from G and Pog on day three! It's been a tasty ride.
So, it was time for a pod. Luke joined G to chat about that crazy first weekend, INEOS' tactics, how our Welshman's feeling in Italy and what's left to come this week.
The boys will be back soon - and we're hoping G carries on his cracking start.
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1 January, 2012. The day that Luke Rowe became a professional bike rider, pulling on the immortal colours of Team Sky for the first time.
13 years later, after a career that he dreamt of as a young Maindy Flyer, growing up in Cardiff and riding round the famous outdoor velodrome, Luke's decided to hang up his pro wheels at the end of this season.
What a journey it's been. He sat down with G this week to bring you, our Watts Occurring listeners, the news first.
It's not been an easy decision. Following his crash and concussion in E3 back in March, regular listeners will know that Luke's recovery hasn't been as speedy as expected. As he explains, following medical advice and long discussions with his young family, Luke has decided that this season will be his last.
He still hopes to race this season - did someone say Tour of Britain? - but will need to see how his recovery progresses.
For now, it's time to pay tribute to Luke, and start planning his retirement party.
It's been fun, eh?
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The boys are back and yes, it's finally here - it's Giro week!
It barely seems like five minutes since G lost out on that epic final day to Primoz Roglic last year, yet here we go again. It's time for G to pack his bags and head off for a lap of Italy.
Tom joined the lads for this bumper preview - and he'll be back throughout the race for plenty of Giro pods - as they talked G's chances, made some big predictions, and made sure that Sa will be giving him a haircut before he boards the plane for Italy.
We'll be back later this week for a very special bonus show (more on that in due course), and then as always we'll be bringing you regular updates from the frontline of the first Grand Tour of the season.
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NOTE: We'll let him off as he's got a big month ahead, but G's microphone had a few issues during this record. Apologies if you pick up on that.
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Sounds like the new guy knows what he's on about, better than the other two numpties you have to work with. Good luck with the rest of the race. 🤓
Best podcast for explaining to normal people how cycle racing feels to top pros, and how tactics work (or don't). Geraint is very down to earth.
Happy New Year to all the members and subscribers of this GTC podcast. keep up the wonderful work guys and good luck with the new and up coming season on the bike.
Love your podcast.
"Bread of Heaven" is kinda catchy...
just watched the men's road race. So G s comment on Lou Lou wasn't quite right . Great race though and good for Tom too
Love you guys, in a not weird way
omg that road in Harlech , we used to go there camping in Llanbedr every year when I was really young for about 10 years or so back in the 1970's ...my dad loved driving up there and I can say I hated it every time and that was in a car. Would hate to cycle it .
G , you spoke about climbing up out of Caerphilly, I remember seeing you there at ToB . Brilliant. Looking forward to being able to see you out there again.
Fun pod G and Tom! Love hearing Ritchie Porte. Keep it up.