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...
Jul 09, 2023•27 min•Season 4Ep. 29
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: h...
Jul 08, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 28
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 n...
Jul 07, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 27
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...
Jul 06, 2023•39 min•Season 4Ep. 26
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 Mus...
Jul 05, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 25
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 bac...
Jul 04, 2023•43 min•Season 4Ep. 24
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 p...
Jul 03, 2023•37 min•Season 4Ep. 23
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 ...
Jul 02, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 22
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 cho...
Jun 30, 2023•4 min
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, mak...
Jun 27, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Season 4Ep. 21
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 we...
Jun 20, 2023•52 min•Ep. 20
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 ...
Jun 13, 2023•41 min•Season 4Ep. 19
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 lookin...
Jun 07, 2023•22 min•Season 4Ep. 18
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 Tues...
May 29, 2023•23 min•Season 4Ep. 17
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...
May 25, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 16
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...
May 22, 2023•44 min•Season 4Ep. 15
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
May 19, 2023•32 min•Season 4Ep. 14
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...
May 18, 2023•29 min•Season 4Ep. 13
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/adchoi...
May 15, 2023•38 min•Season 4Ep. 12
G's survived the first mountains of the Giro - and the cable car back down - plus he's managed to dodge all the crashes of the last few days. Luke's got a cracking crash story of his own from former Watts Occurring guest and training partner Michael Valgren, while he continues to warm to his role as the Giro's finest armchair critic. Seven days down and G sits a very solid sixth overall, with a crucial TT coming up on Sunday. We'll have the lowdown from that on Monday in our next rest day pod. S...
May 12, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 11
Four stages down at the Giro and it’s been a ferocious start for G in Italy. Aside from the racing, he’s already lost his Garmin once and he’s been fined for weeing in public… again. Luke’s warming to his role as armchair critic and has started picking out his Man of the Match each day, while questioning tactics left, right and centre. And, the boys will be back on Friday with the next instalment of Giro action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
May 09, 2023•42 min•Season 4Ep. 10
G checks in from the massage table after two days at the Giro with a solid TT in his back pocket, and Luke is back with a bang to review the opening action. We'll be podding every few days from Italy so make sure you stay with us for all the behind the scenes chat over the next three weeks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 07, 2023•33 min•Season 4Ep. 9
G’s big target for the year is very nearly here. With Luke away, G recruits teammate and Giro companion Ben Swift to preview the Italian Grand Tour, reminisce about old times, make some bold predictions and run down the INEOS Grenadiers line-up. Geraint’s ready for three big, big weeks in Italy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
May 02, 2023•51 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Geraint's cheating on Luke as former team-mate and rival podcaster Wout Poels 'stands in' as a co-host this week. We catch up on Pogacar's crash and Remco's white shorts in Liege, Fleche Wallonne and an Ineos victory at Tour of the Alps. Plus there's stories of blocking bank cards, burning balls and a dinner date. And we'll be back next week with Luke for the big Giro preview! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 25, 2023•36 min•Season 4Ep. 7
G’s down from Sierra Nevada and straight back in the mix with a Grenadiers win to report on day one in Tour of the Alps. Meanwhile Luke’s been hanging out with Peppa Pig and a Welsh rugby legend. There’s also more chat about Pogacar in the Amstel Gold debrief and plenty of chat about wine. Just another standard week on Watts Occurring. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 18, 2023•47 min•Season 4Ep. 6
One of the best days of the year on the cycling calendar lived up to the hype, with a stunning Roubaix on Sunday. Luke had a front row seat... until he crashed, and G tuned in from Sierra Nevada, where he continues to rack up the training miles. There’s also an incredible story about Ben Turner’s chickens. You don't want to miss this one! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Apr 11, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Luke’s still recovering from an epic Flanders with crashes galore - and a very worthy winner. G tuned in from his training camp in Sierra Nevada (when Laurens de Plus allowed them to watch the race) and there’s plenty for the boys to get their teeth stuck into. Next week? Just the small matter of a Paris-Roubaix debrief. Let’s see if Luke and the Grenadiers can pull off something special. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Apr 04, 2023•52 min•Season 4Ep. 4
The boys are back with plenty of racing to report on! Luke’s been sportingly helping his breakaway companions in Italy, while G’s been getting in the hard yards at Catalunya as he builds up the Giro. There’s a bit of retirement planning - the Geraint Thomas Six Day anyone? And Luke’s feeling funky about Flanders. See you next week for a debrief of ‘De Ronde’. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices...
Mar 28, 2023•49 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Luke's been hanging out with G's mate Sam Warburton on his new podcast called Captains. Sam even got Luke chatting about that incident at the 2019 Tour de France... And if you want to hear the full episode, just search for Captains in your podcast app. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 24, 2023•11 min
Luke’s in Italy, G’s in Spain, and the boys have got some big racing to debrief. Fresh from Milan-San Remo Luke gives us the inside line of Filippo Ganna’s mega ride to second, while G has the lowdown on the Volta a Catalunya after stage one, with some big, big mountains on the horizon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Mar 21, 2023•35 min•Season 4Ep. 2
