Best GS Sports Network Podcasts (2024)

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Ben Stiller joins the pod (yes, actual Ben Stiller) | Tour de France rest day two - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 1:02:46

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No, this is not a drill: we do indeed have actual A-List Hollywood star Ben Stiller on the pod today. How's that for a rest day show? As our listeners will know, Ben's a huge cycling fan, he loves following the Grand Tours, and he's a vocal supporter of G's across social media. He was delighted to accept G's offer to come on the pod and the guys ha…

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An update from G as Pogi twists the knife | Tour de France stage 14 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 40:05

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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. We're back after one of the biggest days of the Tour so far - and another remarkable performance from Tadej Pogacar. This race is showing no signs of slowing down. G's been under the weather, as he exp…

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Can Philipsen do it? | Sprint special with Caleb Ewan | Tour de France stage 10 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 38:03

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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. We've got a treat for you today. The sprinters are back from the rest day with a bang so we've got one of the world's best and a five-time Tour de France stage winner in the shape of Caleb Ewan to come…

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Pog, Jonas or Remco: Who's had the better first week? | Tour de France rest day with De Pluski - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 45:02

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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. Yes, that's right: De Pluski is back on the pod. It's rest day one at the Tour so after lunch, G and Laurens sat down to reflect on a crazy opening week. There's a lot of talk about yesterday's gravel …

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Gaps on the gravel? Tour de France stage nine - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 35:46

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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 …

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Tight in the time trial | Tour de France stage seven - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 35:56

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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, bu…

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Mark Cavendish makes history | Tour de France stage five - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 30:12

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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. 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. Want to try Ketones as part of your …

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G's day out on the Galibier | Pogacar on the attack | Tour de France stage four - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 33:28

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford, Greater Manchester. Use code WATTS to get your tickets before they hit general sale by clicking HERE. 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 toda…

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Who won the first big sprint battle? Tour de France stage three - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 39:34

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WE'VE BOOKED ANOTHER LIVE SHOW! On November 8th, Watts Occurring is hitting the Lowry Theatre in Salford. Use code WATTS to get your tickets before they hit general sale by clicking HERE. 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 …

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Coming in hot | Tour de France stage one - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 34:16

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Want to try Ketones as part of your lifestyle? Ketone-IQ is a brilliant way to start. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order - and get a six-pack of Ketone-IQ for free! (Discount automatically applied at checkout). Oof, that was a hot one. G looked …

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The big Tour de France preview | What's G's plan? - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 59:15

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Enter Continental Tyres incredible Tour de France competition! Click here: https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/sponsoring/tour-de-france/competition/ 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…

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Ambassador, you are spoiling us | Catching up with De Pluski - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 44:23

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Want to try Ketones as part of your lifestyle? Ketone-IQ is a brilliant way to start. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order (discount automatically applied at checkout). Yes, you're right: it's been far too long. We've missed De Pluski on the pod b…

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G's Tour training update, cycling Sirs, and a Suisse synopsis | Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 39:26

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Ketone-IQ is a brilliant way to start your ketone journey. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order (discount automatically applied at checkout). The boys are back after another busy week: Luke's been living it up at Le Mans 24 Hours, G's been getting…

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Proper pundits? Dissecting the Dauphine - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 37:32

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Ketone-IQ is a brilliant way to start your ketone journey. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order (discount automatically applied at checkout). 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 cr…

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Watts Occurring Pogi? | The Pink Panther Tadej Pogacar joins the pod - Powered by Eurosport 41:19

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Ketone-IQ is a brilliant way to start your ketone journey. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order (discount automatically applied at checkout). Oh! Watts Occurring Pogi? You didn't really think after Luke spent the month of May rating his pink outfi…

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A Giro to be proud of | The big Giro d'Italia debrief - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 48:21

1M ago48:21

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Ever wanted to give Ketones a try? Ketone-IQ is a brilliant place to start. To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order (discount automatically applied at checkout). Another Grand Tour podium for G. What a man. Here at Watts Occurring we're incredibly pr…

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What does G want for his Giro birthday? | Giro d'Italia stage 18 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 52:30

2M ago52:30

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We've welcomed a new sponsor to Watts Occurring! To find out more about Ketone-IQ and try it for yourself, visit https://ketone.com/WATTSOCCURRING for 30% off your first subscription order (discount automatically applied at checkout). The rain has started pouring in Italy but G remains right in the hunt for a podium spot in Rome. There's plenty to …

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Chasing Pogacar's greatness on the Queen stage | Giro d'Italia stage 15 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 37:50

2M ago37:50

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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 …

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The calm before G's weekend storm | Giro d'Italia stage 12 - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 44:03

2M ago44:03

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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 antic…

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G's rest day recap | What a week at the Giro! - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 41:05

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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 anot…

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How do you solve a problem like Peppa Pog? - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 34:10

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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…

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Hold that wheel son: G and Pog on the attack at the Giro - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 42:10

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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…

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Luke's got some BIG news to share with you - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 28:26

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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. W…

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The big Giro preview - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 44:03

2M ago44:03

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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…

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G's Tour of the Alps review and Pog's latest Merckx impression - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 39:59

3M ago39:59

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G's prep for the Giro is very nearly complete. Tour of the Alps was his last racing hit out before he heads for Italy and he breaks it all down for Luke in this week's Watts. Luke himself is finally on the mend, following his concussion back in mid-March. Fingers crossed he'll be back on the bike with a vengeance soon. He's keeping himself busy tho…

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Lighting it up in the Alps and a big win at Amstel - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 34:51

3M ago34:51

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Well, day one at the Tour of the Alps was a cracker wasn't it - and after a tasty, attacking finale, G came home sixth, three seconds back on teammate and stage winner Tobias Foss. He jumped straight on the massage table, called up Luke, and gave him the rundown. Meanwhile the boys are fresh from their first alternative commentary with Eurosport - …

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Crashes, classics, and concussion - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 44:43

3M ago44:43

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The boys are back to discuss the fastest ever edition of Roubaix, won in serious style by world champ Mathieu van der Poel. Yes, that's the bloke who won Flanders too. He is untouchable right now - although, of course, if Luke wasn't suffering from concussion, he'd have taken it to the Dutchman... Speaking of Luke's concussion, he's got a bit of ba…

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Flanders review, training with Pog, and a concussion update: the boys are back - Watts Occurring powered by Eurosport 53:03

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The boys are back - and we've got some news: Watts Occurring is now powered by Eurosport! We're delighted to welcome Eurosport as our new title sponsor for 2024. We've got lots of exciting things planned, including Luke, G and Tom doing a spot of alternative commentary... More details on that soon. Before then the boys are back with the first Watts…

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Luke Rowe on what the future holds, a difficult 2023, and riding back to form 1:02:55

4M ago1:02:55

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When we ask our GTCC members for guest suggestions, one man often comes up: Mr Luke Rowe. Of course Luke is a part of the GTCC family and a familiar voice to you all as half of Watts Occurring, but for the final GTCC episode of season four we thought we'd shine the spotlight on our other Welshman and dig into his career over the past few seasons, h…

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Introducing: Oceans: Life Under Water 6:22

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Get this in your ears the next time you go for a ride. It’s like Blue Planet, in podcast form. Wildlife filmmaker and TV personality Hannah Stitfall wants to take you the world below the waves. She’ll be chatting to freedivers, marine biologists, submarine pilots and more, hearing mind-boggling stories about the oceans-deep and its inhabitants. We …

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe on riding with G, crashing with Chris Froome, buying Manchester United and his love of sport 1:12:03

4M ago1:12:03

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We're delighted to welcome a BIG guest to the GTCC today - G's boss and the head of INEOS, Sir Jim Ratcliffe! A huge cycling and sports fan, Jim is one of the most talked about men in the sporting world right now, following his investment into Manchester United. The INEOS Sport portfolio continues to grow and, over an hour and a cup of coffee in hi…

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G’s coach Conor Taylor on the evolution of training, looking after G, and the biggest changes in cycling 1:09:12

4M ago1:09:12

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G had to be on best behaviour for this week’s guest - because it’s the man who sets him his training day in, day out! Conor Taylor has been working with G for more than two years now and has played a major role in G’s longevity at the top of the sport, helping him to that incredible second place at the Giro last year, and Tour podium finish in 2022…

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Lucy Charles Barclay on breaking the Ironman Kona course record, learning to ride a TT bike, and coaching G 1:03:16

4M ago1:03:16

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Lucy Charles-Barclay needs no introduction - although the first time G met her, he could have done with one! You'll hear that story here, as well as how Lucy went from being a star swimmer and just missing out on Olympic selection to the absolute top of the Ironman world. Her journey has been remarkable and we loved getting to know one of Britain's…

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Julian Alaphilippe on French expectation, fatherhood, and the 2019 Tour de France 1:03:13

5M ago1:03:13

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We know what you're thinking: HOW did it take this long to get Julian Alaphilippe on the GTCC?! We don't know. But he's here now, and everyone's favourite Frenchman certainly didn't disappoint. Julian has been unfortunate with injury over the past two seasons and cycling waits for no man. Yet he's started this season with a spring in his step and n…

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Greatest trail runner of all time Kilian Jornet on climbing Mount Everest in 17 hours, riding up Angliru, and tackling the toughest mountains on earth 1:08:39

5M ago1:08:39

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This week's guest is one of the most remarkable we've ever welcomed to the GTCC. We are used to having guests who climb mountains - and, of course, G does it almost every day - but, well, not like this guy. Kilian Jornet is one of the most incredible athletes to ever walk this earth. Aged 24, he'd won basically every ultra endurance and trail race …

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Geraint Thomas on Just Ride, Red Bull's cycling podcast 15:47

5M ago15:47

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G's been a busy boy lately. Not only are we deep in the midst of GTCC season four, but he also joined mountain bike legends Rob Warner and Eliot Jackson to kick-start season two of Red Bull's cycling podcast, Just Ride. Rob and Eliot were very excited to welcome their first Tour de France winner to Just Ride and set about quizzing G on his plans fo…

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Carlos Rodriguez on Caerphilly Mountain, studying for a degree, and going back to the Tour 57:21

5M ago57:21

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Carlos Rodriguez joined INEOS aged just 18. Nowadays, that's par for the course. But four years ago it was relatively unprecedented in elite level cycling. There was a sense of intrigue around this young Spaniard who, it emerged, was also studying for a degree in engineering. How would he fare? Well, it's safe to say, he's done really rather well. …

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Emma Finucane on being world champ at 20, racing in G's velodrome, and her Olympic dreams 1:00:53

5M ago1:00:53

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Aged just 20, Emma Finucane turned up to a home Worlds in Glasgow with a dream. She left it in a rainbow jersey, GB's first female track sprint world champion in a decade. Her rise has been meteoric and now she has her sights set on this summer's Olympics. A compatriot of Geraint's, she grew up in Carmarthen and, having discovered cycling, she spen…

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Ken Owens on G's rugby prospects, proving people wrong, and an infamous arm wrestle story 1:09:55

6M ago1:09:55

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We've welcomed a new partner to the GTCC! Visit https://hvmn.com/GTCC for 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ (discount automatically applied at checkout). You know the drill: it's Six Nations week, so GTCC rules dictate that we must welcome a rugby player to the show. Well, G pulled out all the stops this year, ringing up his old ma…

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Part two! Matt Stephens on racing against a young Geraint, his work in the Police force, and making it in the media 51:57

6M ago51:57

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We've welcomed a new partner to the GTCC! Visit https://hvmn.com/GTCC for 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ (discount automatically applied at checkout). Few people in cycling can talk like Matt Stephens - so we split his chat with G and Tom into two parts. Here's part two, a continuation of Tuesday's part one. In this section, Mat…

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Where's G racing in 2024?! We've got the scoop... | GTCC Bonus 23:04

6M ago23:04

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It's been the question on everyone's lips... (OK, not quite. But indulge us for a moment.) Where's G racing in 2024?! Well, we have the news from the man himself and without spoiling it, it's pretty bloody exciting. All being well, we're in for another cracking year watching G do his thing - and, of course, there'll be plenty of pods along the way.…

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Matt Stephens on his remarkable cycling journey, racing for Linda McCartney and doing the night shift at Morrisons - part one 57:41

6M ago57:41

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We've welcomed a new partner to the GTCC! Visit https://hvmn.com/GTCC for 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ (discount automatically applied at checkout). If you listen to the GTCC, then you'll know Matt Stephens. One of the most likeable men working in cycling, Matt needs no introduction. Yet his cycling journey started many moons …

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INEOS chef James Forsyth on cooking for G, truffle omelettes, and feeding Filippo Ganna pasta 1:01:30

6M ago1:01:30

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We've welcomed a new partner to the GTCC this week! Visit https://hvmn.com/GTCC for 30% off your first subscription order of Ketone-IQ (discount automatically applied at checkout). We always love welcoming the people who work away behind-the-scenes at INEOS with G to the GTCC, and this week's guest is one of our most interesting ever: it's team che…

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Laurens de Plus on being our Ambassador, overcoming burnout, and playing football like Fellaini 48:43

6M ago48:43

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Welcome (back) to the GTCC... Laurens de Plus! Our much loved Watts Occurring Ambassador De Pluski has become a regular on the pods this year - so we thought it was time to sit him down and let our GTCC members get to know him a little better. Tipped for huge success as a young rider coming out of Belgium, Laurens enjoyed an incredible start to his…

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Egan Bernal on his life-changing crash, the road back to the top, and gaining a new perspective 49:25

6M ago49:25

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Happy new year to all of our GTCC members! We're back with a bang to kick-start 2024 - by welcoming Egan Bernal to the GTCC. Latin America's first Tour de France winner joined G and Tom to chat about his road to recovery after his life-changing accident. In January 2022, Egan was riding at 60km/h when he hit the back of a parked truck. He broke 20 …

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Christmas Bonus! Anthony Kennedy Shriver on Best Buddies and the power of cycling | GTCC 35:15

7M ago35:15

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Merry Christmas GTCCers! G and Tom are back with a little festive bonus pod for you all to enjoy in the classic Christmas lull between the big day and New Year's Eve. Back at the start of December G spent some time with the charity Best Buddies and welcomed the founder of the charity, Anthony Kennedy Shriver, to the GTCC. Best Buddies is a nonprofi…

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Mathieu van der Poel on winning the Worlds, Roubaix and Milan San Remo in an incredible 2023 1:00:48

7M ago1:00:48

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Well for our final regular GTCC episode of 2023, we thought it was time to bring out the big guns - and cycling guns don't come much bigger than MVDP himself, Mathieu van der Poel. The newly-crowned world champion joined G and Tom to talk about that remarkable ride in Glasgow, his two Monument wins at Milan San Remo and Paris-Roubaix - plus so, so …

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Watts Occurring - Annual Awards Show! 42:28

7M ago42:28

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It's time for our Annual Watts Occurring Awards Show which means that yes, Luke is back! The boys had a lot of fun at their Mallorca training camp reflecting on a pretty remarkable 2023. And in typical Watts fashion, it's not very polished - with Tom Pidcock making an impromptu appearance and Cam Wurf chipping in from a nearby massage table. Don't …

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Sepp Kuss on winning La Vuelta, racing his teammates, and what's next as a Grand Tour winner 1:04:17

7M ago1:04:17

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When we asked our listeners who they wanted to hear from on the GTCC this season, one answer came back again and again: Sepp Kuss. Well, we couldn't let you down could we?! The Vuelta a Espana winner dropped in to chat to G and Tom about his amazing 2023, which culminated in that remarkable win in Spain. The guys chatted Roglic and Vingegaard, G tr…

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Chris Froome on his 2024 plans, why road racing is changing, and his African academy 51:38

7M ago51:38

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We last spoke to Chris Froome midway through 2021 on the GTCC and, well, a lot has happened since then! G thought it was time to get his old mate back on the pod for an update from Froomey. And when they caught up at the Best Buddies Camp in Malibu, Chris sounded as determined as ever - and ready to keep pushing hard out on the road in 2024. He als…

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