Watts Occurring
Episodes
Top Ganna flies into the pod | Watts Occurring at the Vuelta a Espana
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, if you're a teammate of G's at a race that's been as tough as the Vuelta and you win the stage... You're coming on the pod. Five-leg Pippo and h...
G's in Spain, Luke's in Barnsley, and the boys are plotting an uplift in fortunes | Watts Occurring at the Vuelta
04 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
It's rest day in Spain and we've got an upbeat(ish) G on the massage table. Things can only get better right? He's been battling crosswinds and climbs...
Surely G and INEOS' luck will change soon? | Watts Occurring at the Vuelta a Espana
02 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well since we last heard from G he's been unlucky to hit the deck a few times, but in typical fashion he's battling on in Spain. The GC challenge look...
GC carnage on the roads of Spain | Watts Occurring at the Vuelta a Espana
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Another day at the Vuelta and another unexpected bout of typical Spanish chaos. A huge break went up the road, we've got a new red jersey leader and a...
'That's one to forget' - G on stage three at the Vuelta and the wild start in Spain | Watts Occurring
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Four days in at the Vuelta and it was only today where we saw a relatively drama-free day. We've had biblical weather, organisation chaos, high-profil...
The rain in Spain falls mainly... on the opening Vuelta TTT | Watts Occurring at the Vuelta a Espana
26 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Well, that was an unexpected start to the Vuelta. With the clouds rolling in and torrential rain falling, the teams had to battle the conditions and e...
Watts Occurring | The big Vuelta preview
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hola! The final Grand Tour of the year is very nearly here - and G's arrived in Barcelona ready to give it his best shot. Luke's change of plan sees h...
Why's Luke not racing the Vuelta? | Watts Occurring
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Watts Occurring - 'I was retiring there and then!' | Glasgow Worlds recap
14 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 tri...
Watts Occurring Remco? Glasgow World Champs preview with Remco Evenepoel, the little b*stard himself
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 cal...
GTCC Live - ALL tickets now on sale!
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Au revoir! | Tour de France review
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Pogačar wins hearts and stage | Tour de France stage 20
22 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:/...
Boys are back in town | Tour de France stage 19
21 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:/...
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...