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G and Luke convene on the eve of the Giro D’Italia with their predictions on how the race will unfold. The Giro will be G’s first Grand Tour as Head of Racing at Netcompany Ineos and we’ll be bringing you exclusive behind the scenes episodes throughout the race so make sure you hit susbcribe. This episode is brought to you by Bikmo cycle insurance – because let's be honest, riding doesn't always go to plan. Flexible policies, cancel anytime. Get covered at the link below. ⁠https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=wattsoccuring&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=wattsoccurring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the question everyone in cycling is asking, so what do Luke and G think? Should 19 year old Paul Seixas ride this year's Tour De France? The boys also recap Liege-Bastogne-Liege and G gives us the lowdown on his team's new sponsor and what it could mean for the sport moving forward. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN. Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G is back this week and Luke’s been screaming at the TV as his man Paul Seixas won La Flèche Wallonne. The lads dissect the action from Flèche and Amstel Gold and look ahead to what could be a thrilling three-way battle at Liège-Bastogne-Liège. This episode is brought to you by Bikmo cycle insurance – because let's be honest, riding doesn't always go to plan. Flexible policies, cancel anytime. Get covered at the link below. ⁠https://bikmo.com/uk/?utm_source=wattsoccuring&utm_medium=podcastlink&utm_campaign=wattsoccurring This episode of Watts Occurring is also sponsored by NordVPN. Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G is away so Luke is joined by young British rider Lewis Askey (NSN Cycling Team). Lewis had a great ride at Paris-Roubaix, crossing the line in that famous velodrome in 13th place. They chat about the race, Wout Van Aert’s victory, and the best bike spring classic for a stag do. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN. Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke’s away so G is joined on the team bus by Ian Stannard. They chat Flanders, Roubaix and Geraint’s surprising bike hack. There’s a also a special guest appearance from Elia Viviani. This episode of Watts Occuring is brought to you by Bikmo cycle insurance – because let's be honest, riding doesn't always go to plan. Protect your ride before it’s too late – head to bikmo.com to get covered. Flexible policies. Cancel anytime. Terms apply – check your policy docs. This episode of Watts Occurring is also sponsored by NordVPN. Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys breakdown the action at Ronde Van Brugge, E3 Saxo and Flanders Fields. Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this pod the boys do a bit of a deep dive into what riding the classics is actually like. Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G and Luke are joined by 2-time Milano-Sanremo podium finisher, and pod favourite, Swifty to chat all things MSR. Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys unpack the action at Paris-Nice G's big ride with Greg James! Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Opening Weekend did not disappoint! The boys are back to chat about the first Belgian Classics of the year. Mathieu van der Poel is back with a bang at Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Matthew Brennan makes sprinting look easy at Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With the news that Mads Pedersen is out for a while with a broken wrist and collarbone, the boys chat through some of their worst crashes and injuries during their careers. They also get into the behind the scenes impact of these crashes, and how it affects friends and families etc. Wishing Mads a speedy recovery so he can hopefully still have a great 2026! Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code wattsoccurring at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/wattsoccurring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G's Ineos and Luke's Decathlon slug it out on the mountains in Provence! The boys chat about the thrilling Tour de la Provence and the team tactics that went into Ineos getting a stage win and Decathlon securing the GC. They also cover the first 2 stages of the UAE Tour with Del Toro's crazy sprint to the finish of Stage 1, and Remco's rapid Time Trial. Who do you back to take the GC now? Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. Download SAILY in your app store and use our code wattsoccurring at checkout to get an exclusive 15% off your first purchase! For further details go to https://saily.com/wattsoccurring Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys catch up about the races over the past week! Starting with Tour of Valencia, where Remco ran rampant, Bessèges which looked like a slog for the riders involved and in Oman, where Visma had a lot of troubles, including a pre-race nasty crash for Owain Doull. Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Huge week on Watts Occurring: We've got the one and only Quinn Simmons on the pod! Quinn chats to the boys about the state of pro cycling in the US, his plans for 2026 and what it's like being in such a strong team with a rider like Mads Pedersen at the top. We also dive into that stage of the Tour de France when Quinn found himself in a breakaway with Wout Van Aert, and how it made Quinn release just how good the big dogs are. Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The boys have put their necks on the line to predict the winners of the biggest races in 2026, but there's a twist... they can only pick each rider once! (Sorry Pogi) Now of course we don't know for sure which riders are going to each race, but assuming they go, let's see who G and Luke have down to be the riders of the year. Do you agree (or strongly disagree) with the guys? Let's hear it! 👇 Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Can it get any more Down Under than that? The boys catch up to break down a very unpredictable TDU, with stages cut short, a GC top 10 that no one would have guessed, and a stage ruined by kangaroos! Also G talks about his time spent behind enemy lines 👀 Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tour Down Under is well and truly underway! A great start for both Ineos and Decathlon means G & Luke are very happy. Have UAE already set the precedent for their 100 win year? And could Pog win the Tour de France on G's 2020 bike? The boys discuss! Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut..⁠ ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting ⁠nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring⁠ and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan!🤔 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We're back for the first pod of 2026 and there's already loads to get into: The Tour de France is coming to Britain, and more importantly, Wales! The guys also give us a preview of the Tour Down Under and chat about why it's one of the best races. G and Luke also weigh in on the Plappy drama. What are your thoughts? Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut.. ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Emma Finucane and Manon Lloyd are joined LIVE by Luke Rowe for a very special episode of Watts Occurring Femmes. They are joined by a live audience where they tell all on how the podcast started and how they split their time between recording and training. Luke tells Emma and Manon about whether he's ever gotten in trouble for anything he's said on the podcast, and Emma shares the honest reason that she was relegated at the World Track Cycling Championships. Watts Occurring Femmes is brought to you by Rouvy, and hosted by Pinarello.Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code FEMMES when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&utm_medium=direct-buy&utm_campaign=rouvy-brand&utm_term=femmes-podcast ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. Fancy a trip to your local Pinarello retailer? Visit https://pinarello.com/global/en/store-locator to find your local store today. EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring – Try it risk-free with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

2025 is coming to an end which means... It's time for us to give out some awards. Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe review the last 12 months of cycling and honour their fellow cyclists with some of cycling's greatest accolades. They choose their: Winner of the Year Rider of the Year Race of the Year Team of the Year Grenadier of the Year Decathlon Rider of the Year Breakout Star Do you agree with their choices? __________ Watts Occurring is brought to you by ROUVY Want a free month on ROUVY, on us? Use code WATTS when you sign up and explore everything ROUVY has to offer. SIGN UP HERE: ⁠https://rouvy.com/?utm_source=gtcc&ut.. ROUVY connects indoor and outdoor by bringing the real routes from around the world to your home and ROUVY's new Route Creator tool allows users to film, upload and ride their favourite loops on ROUVY. And remember - use code WATTS for a free month, on us, when you sign up for the first time. __________ This episode of Watts Occurring is sponsored by NordVPN Try NordVPN for yourself by visiting nordvpn.com/wattsoccurring and get 4 months FREE on a 2 year plan! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices