Watts Occurring

Exclusive: Mark Cavendish speaks to G about his recovery, the Tour, and that Giro leadout | Tour de France stage 18

20 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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:/...

You thought yesterday was eventful? | Tour de France stage 17

19 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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:/...

One of the great Tour rides? | Tour de France stage 16

18 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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:/...

It's time to bring out the mind games | Tour de France rest day recap

17 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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:/...

The best stage so far?! | Tour de France stage 14

15 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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. Anot...

What a weapon! Kwiato does the business | Tour de France stage 13

14 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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, wha...

What are these tactics? G takes no prisoners | Tour de France stage 12

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 r...

Can Philipsen make it four? With special guest Ambassador De Plus | Tour de France stage 11

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Hottest day of the Tour so far | Tour de France stage 10

11 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 s...

Who's going to win the Tour? | Tour de France rest day one

10 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Cav's last dance? | Tour de France recap

09 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Bonus Jonas | Get to know the yellow jersey | Tour de France

08 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub Jonas Vingegaard is leading the To...

Cav comes close | Tour de France stage seven

07 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live tour this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClub It looked for several glorious seco...

Life in the old Pog yet | Tour de France stage six

06 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 thi...

Breakaway chaos and Vingegaard on a mad one | Tour de France stage five

05 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 t...

Philipsen at the double in another sprint special | Tour de France stage four

04 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

G and Luke try - and fail - at live commentary | Tour de France stage three

03 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 anytim...

Vingegaard's stag do? Get the beers in son | Tour de France opening weekend

02 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 une...

GTCC Live! Tickets on sale NOW

30 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Watts Occurring - The big Tour de France preview

27 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Watts Occurring - Rest in peace, Gino Mader

20 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 pa...

Watts Occurring - Netflix's Tour de France: Unchained review

13 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 star...

Watts Occurring - What happens after a Grand Tour?

07 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Watts Occurring - The little Giro debrief

29 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Primo...

A Giro birthday for G! | Giro d'Italia stage 18

25 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 tha...

A BIG final week at the Giro | Giro d'Italia rest day two

22 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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. B...

Delays, descents and another day in pink at the Giro | Giro d'Italia stage 13

19 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 p...

Another day of drama at the Giro | Giro d'Italia stage 11

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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...

G's in pink at the Giro! | Giro d'Italia rest day one

15 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Giro gondolas, crashes, and the first major mountains | Giro d'Italia stage seven

12 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 g...

Giro review live from the massage table | Giro d'Italia stage four

09 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 b...

The Giro begins | Giro d'Italia stage two

07 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...

Watts Occurring — It’s Giro time

02 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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,...

Watts Occurring - Wout Poels is back!

25 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 R...

Watts Occurring - From Altitude to Austria

18 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 han...

Watts Occurring - The Rumble in Roubaix

11 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 h...

Watts Occurring - Is Pog the GOAT?

04 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 (wh...

Watts Occurring — Camaraderie in Coppi

28 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 ...

Luke Rowe on Captains with Sam Warburton

24 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Tou...

Watts Occurring - Arm warmers in the Spanish sun

21 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

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 Filipp...

Watts Occurring — Imagine only winning the Tour once

14 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

G and Luke are back with their first episode of their new season — and their first Watts Occurring as part of Crowd Network! There’s Paris-Nice an...

Welcome to... Watts Occurring!

10 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

A huge welcome to our new team-mate Watts Occurring, which will be joining the GTCC feed from Tuesday 14th March. You'll now get Watts Occurring episo...

Peter Sagan: Final road racing season

07 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The seven-time Tour de France green jersey winner joins Geraint and Tom for the final episode of series 3. ‘Peter The Great’ and G reminisce on ye...

About Cycling Mechanics with Richard Lambert

28 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do mechanics do? How fit do they have to be? And how good is G's knowledge of the bike? (Spoiler alert: it's woeful) Geraint and Tom sit down wit...

BONUS Richie McCaw: Adventure racing in retirement

24 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

All Blacks legend Richie McCaw joins Geraint in New Zealand for a bonus episode of the GTCC. We know he took G out on a very pacey ride, but what else...

What do cycling agents do? With Andrew McQuaid

21 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What cut do agents take? What's the strangest demand you've ever seen from a rider in their contract? Why isn't there a transfer system in cycling? An...

Ethan Hayter: Sibling rivalry

14 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What's it like being in the same team as your younger brother? Is he embarrassing? Would you ride for him in a race? Geraint sits down with his INEOS ...

Sam Warburton: Riding and retirement

07 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Six Nations is back! As Geraint continues his world tour, former Wales and British and Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton joins the GTCC to discuss...

Magnus Sheffield: Young rider on the rise

31 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint is now in New Zealand where he’s been on a ride with two very special Wanaka residents. But did they keep up with him? And can Tom persuade ...

Caleb Ewan: Trash-talking and sprinters

24 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint is joined in his king size bed in Adelaide by Caleb Ewan to discuss the Tour Down Under. Caleb is out to make headlines as he trash talks G an...

Introducing... Captains with Sam Warburton

23 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

He's Welsh. He's from Cardiff. He went to Whitchurch High School... it's Sam Warburton! The sporting icon joins Tom to tell you all about his new podc...

Dylan van Baarle - Winning Paris-Roubaix without a front brake

17 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint sits down with his team-mate Dylan van Baarle before he leaves INEOS and moves to ‘the dark side’ at Jumbo-Visma. We do a deep dive into D...

Jonas Vingegaard - How I won the 2022 Tour de France

10 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year GTCC members! Geraint and Tom are back with a bang as current Tour de France champion Jonas Vingegaard drops in for a chat about fighte...

George Russell: Teammates, crashes and maiden wins

20 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Having met on a bike ride in Monaco last month, G brings along Mercedes F1 driver George Russell to the GTCC for a bumper final episode of 2022! We fi...

Annemiek van Vleuten: How to launch a 100km solo attack...

13 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint's in warmer climates at training camp as he catches up with Tom to discuss Christmas trees. We are also in the presence of greatness today as ...

Evie Richards

06 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week mountain bike and cyclo-cross specialist Evie Richards bursts into the GTCC studio! In an incredibly honest interview, Evie opens up about b...

Michal Kwiato

29 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's been a tough sporting week for Wales... so Tom reminds G about this from the off! In better news, G and Tom take gadget man Michal Kwiatovski to ...

Anna van der Breggen

22 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the GTCC Anna van der Breggen... a woman who's won it all! Why did she retire at 31? How do you transition from rider to Sporting Director?...

Aaron Ramsey

15 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This week we take a quick break from cycling because Wales are heading to their first football World Cup since 1958! Geraint and Tom sit down with one...

Michael Matthews

08 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Michael 'Bling' Matthews joins Geraint and Tom for a coffee and a croissant in sunny Monaco as we look back in detail at the 2022 Tour de France. Blin...

Fred Wright

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

British rider Fred Wright joins Geraint and Tom from his holidays in Greece to look back on his breakthrough season in 2022... which included beating ...

Elinor Barker

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint and Tom welcome the first Welsh guest of season 3 as Olympic gold medallist and five-time track World Champion Elinor Barker joins the GTCC to...

Remco Evenepoel

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint has pulled a blinder for the first guest of season 3. Superstar Remco Evenepoel joins the GTCC to do his first ever podcast and chats big wins...

Season 3 opener from... Monaco

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The GTCC is back for season 3. And for the first time ever, Geraint and Tom are podding in person! Tom flies over to Monaco to see Geraint in his favo...

Introducing... Beef's Golf Club

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The GTCC will be back NEXT WEEK! Season 3 is coming to your ears on Thursday 13th October. Until then, here's Tom to tell you about another podcast y...

Tour de France debrief

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh... or not so fresh from his podium finish at the Tour de France, Geraint catches up with Tom about the past three weeks including the now infamo...

Tour de France with Cadel Evans

26 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh from his victory in the Tour de Suisse, Geraint is back with Tom for a Tour de France special...and he's booked a previous winner to join them! ...

BONUS: Martin Johnson

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint and Tom are back with a bonus episode and another Martin Johnson! This time it's England's World Cup winning rugby captain, who joins the GTC...

Sir Dave Brailsford

08 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In the final episode of series 2, Geraint invites his 'big boss' Dave Brailsford to sit down with him and Tom as they delve deep into their relationsh...

Wout van Aert

01 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This rider can do it all - win bunch sprints, attack, win mountain stages, time-trial, win the biggest one-day races, cyclo-cross, the list goes on......

Jason Kenny

22 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The other half of GB's greatest cycling couple - Jason Kenny - joins Geraint and Tom to takes us through his keirin gold in Tokyo, how he handles bein...

Juniors with Zoe Backstedt

15 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Fresh from her victory at the World Cyclo-Cross Championships, Geraint and Tom chat to one of the world's most exciting young riders... Zoe Backstedt....

World Records with Josh Quigley

08 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In what we think is a GTCC first, Guinness world record holder Josh Quigley joins Geraint and Tom on the podcast. Josh chats about cycling 2,179 miles...

Cameron Wurf

01 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint and Tom welcome the 'human radio' to the GTCC... Cam Wurf! With 21 years in international competition across rowing, cycling and triathlon, th...

G on the Joe Marler Show

28 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A bonus episode for you which involves Geraint giving England and Harlequins star Joe Marler some tips on chafing, eating 700g of rice and urinating w...

Filippo Ganna

25 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Today's guest is a big one, quite literally. The most powerful man in the peloton dials in from training camp alongside Geraint to chat to Tom. Pippo...

Speed with Cal Crutchlow

18 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint's out in sunny LA where him and Tom chat to MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow about their love of speed. What does it feel like to go at 225 mph on a...

Motivation with Martin Johnson

11 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We take you behind the scenes at the INEOS training camp as Martin Johnson (no, not the rugby player) puts Geraint, Ben Swift and their team-mates thr...

Katie Archibald

04 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Happy New Year! We're back with a bang as Geraint and Tom welcome Katie Archibald to the GTCC to chat about her incredible year in 2021, as well as h...

Tom Pidcock

21 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Cyclo-cross? Mountain Biking? Road Racing? Which is his best discipline? Tokyo gold medallist Tom Pidcock joins Geraint and (amateur) Tom to discuss ...

Adventure with Lowri Morgan

14 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tom catches up with Geraint who's out in sunny Mallorca on training camp as we get an update on his shoulder injury and Ineos' team bonding sessions. ...

Beauty of Bikes with Jeff Banks

07 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Jeff Banks joins the podcast to spill the beans on Geraint's wedding suits, Dave Brailsford's fashion sense and topless cyclists. Tom, Geraint and Jef...

Pain with Jens Voigt

30 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Shut up legs!   Geraint and Tom chat to the legend that is Jens Voigt - the man who's completed 350 stages at the Tour de France, which equates to al...

Classics with Cancellara

23 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

After a successful GTCC night out with Fabian Cancellara, Geraint and Tom persuade him to come on the podcast to chat all things classics. We delve in...

John McAvoy

16 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Meet John McAvoy, an endurance athlete with a difference. In this episode, Geraint and Tom chat to the former armed robber about how a rowing machine...

Tadej Pogacar

09 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for another Tour de France winner as the GTCC welcomes two-time champion Tadej Pogacar to the podcast. Geraint and Tom get to test out their...

Cycling v Rugby: George North

02 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint finally lets the GTCC's biggest fan George North onto the pod to settle a few debates just in time for the autumn internationals; Who can drin...

Bradley Wiggins

25 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Geraint invites old friend and team-mate Sir Bradley Wiggins to the GTCC to take a look back at where it all began. What advice did Bradley Wiggins ha...

Geraint's Summer

18 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Season two is finally here... Geraint and Tom look back over the summer including one or two 'whoopsies' for Geraint and a fair few injuries. Plus, th...

GTCC Season 2... coming soon!

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The wait is over... the GTCC is coming back for season 2! And it's going to be bigger and better than ever. Geraint and Tom will bring you more great ...

Grand Tours with Chris Froome

21 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 b...

Soigneurs with Marko Dzalo

24 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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?...

Training with Wout Poels

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Coaching with Rod Ellingworth

10 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Ge...

Team Pursuit with Ed Clancy

03 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 caree...

Psychology with Steve Peters

26 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Pet...

Endurance with Louise Minchin

19 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 Breakfas...

Nutrition with James Morton

12 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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...

Winning with Lizzie Deignan

05 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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, w...

Cobbles with Tom Boonen

29 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

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 a...