Is Bike Racing Actually Better Without Pogačar?

Luke Rowe (Decathlon CMA CGM) and Ben Swift (Netcompany INEOS) discuss an all time classic Men's Road Race at the 2026 World Championships. ROUVY Watts Occurring is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! rouvy.com NORD VPN 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 and Manon discuss an all time classic, the Women's Road Race at the 2026 World Championships. ROUVY Watts Occurring Femmes is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! ⁠rouvy.com⁠ SiS Watts Occurring Femmes is fuelled by Science in Sport. www.scienceinsport.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Geraint Thomas and Laurens De Plus (Netcompany INEOS) discuss Remco, MvdP, Van Aert, Seixas, Del Toro, Pidcock ... who will win the Worlds this weekend in Canada and wear those stripes next year? G also reveals the worst birthday cake of all time. ROUVY Watts Occurring at the Tour de France is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! rouvy.com NOMIO Nomio is a natural, organic sports performance and recovery shot designed for endurance athletes. Nomio uses a concentrated dose of ITCs extracted from broccoli sprouts to reduce blood lactate buildup, lower oxidative stress, and accelerate post-workout recovery. Find out more at drinknomio.com NORD VPN 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

Manon and Emma preview the Women's World Championship races in Montreal. ROUVY Watts Occurring is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! rouvy.com SiS  Watts Occurring Femmes is fuelled by Science in Sport. www.scienceinsport.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G and Luke discuss the Vuelta, look ahead to the World Championships and reflect on a huge season of learning for both of them in their new roles. ROUVY Watts Occurring is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! rouvy.com NORD VPN 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

Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe preview the final week of the Vuelta and discuss how Pog's absence continues to shape the race - they also touch on what Pog's lay off means for the upcoming World Championships and Il Lombardia. There's also an look back at the Tour of Britain in which G and Luke were both in their team's cars. ROUVY Watts Occurring is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! rouvy.com NOMIO  Nomio is a natural, organic sports performance and recovery shot designed for endurance athletes.  Nomio uses a concentrated dose of ITCs extracted from broccoli sprouts to reduce blood lactate buildup, lower oxidative stress, and accelerate post-workout recovery. Find out more at drinknomio.com NORD VPN 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 and Manon discuss the latest news from the world of cycling, including Lorena Wiebes domination of the sprints at The Tour of Britain Women, how Kim LeCourt was convinced to take part in the race, and the fallout from the Vuelta's disastrous collaboration with Spanish influencer Erola Jons. Emma also reveals what it was like seeing her partner Matt Richardson crash during the Keirin World Series event in Tachikawa, Japan, a crash that forced him to miss the Commonwealth Games. SiS Watts Occurring Femmes is fuelled by Science in Sport. www.scienceinsport.com ROUVY Watts Occurring Femmes is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! ⁠rouvy.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G and Luke discuss the first 4 stages of this year's Vuelta A España as well as Luke's very expensive mishap at the recent Renewi Tour. ROUVY Watts Occurring at the Tour de France is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! rouvy.com NOMIO Nomio is a natural, organic sports performance and recovery shot designed for endurance athletes. Nomio uses a concentrated dose of ITCs extracted from broccoli sprouts to reduce blood lactate buildup, lower oxidative stress, and accelerate post-workout recovery. Find out more at drinknomio.com NORD VPN 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

Geraint Thomas (Netcompany INEOS) and Luke Rowe (Decathlon CMA GGM) discuss their Vuelta teams ahead of the final Grand Tour of the year. Plus, they reflect on the incredibly sad news about Finlay Tarling. ROUVY Watts Occurring at the Tour de France is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! rouvy.com NOMIO Nomio is a natural, organic sports performance and recovery shot designed for endurance athletes. Nomio uses a concentrated dose of ITCs extracted from broccoli sprouts to reduce blood lactate buildup, lower oxidative stress, and accelerate post-workout recovery. Find out more at drinknomio.com NORD VPN 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

Manon Lloyd and Emma Finucane are reunited after Emma’s incredible FOUR-gold-medal haul at this year’s Commonwealth Games! How did she do it? Emma reveals all. They also ahead to the road to LA. And just how many of Manon’s SIS Tour de France Femmes Rider to Watch predictions actually came true! SiS Watts Occurring Femmes is fuelled by Science in Sport. www.scienceinsport.com ROUVY Watts Occurring Femmes is brought to you by Rouvy. Join ROUVY, the realistic indoor cycling app with thousands of real-world routes. Start your free 7-day trial now! ⁠rouvy.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices