The Dauphiné Dust-Up: Pogi v Jonas v Remco

Last week we previewed the Tour de Suisse with an excited G - but this week we had to ask him about an innocuous crash that saw him have to head home from Switzerland early. Has it wrecked his Tour prep? Is he recovered? He answers both of those questions in this week's pod and looks back at the winner in Suisse, the impressive Joao Almeida. And next week? Well, you can expect a Tour de France preview from us - and then the greatest cycling show in the world starts just a few days later... We'll see you then. Watts Occurring is brought to you by Continental Tyres. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hello GTCC and Watts gang, we have another podcast recommendation we think you might like. It's called For The Love Of Cricket, with two England legends, Stuart Broad and Jos Buttler. If you already love your cricket, if you used to love cricket and have fell out of love, or if you've never been into cricket but fancy giving it a go... this is the podcast for you. Full of insight and incredible stories, here is a little teaser of the first episode. To listen to the full episode, click here or search For The Love Of Cricket wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Want to win a VIP trip to the Tour's Grand Depart AND the chance to ride on the cobblestones of Paris-Roubaix? Of course you do. Continental Tyres are running an incredible competition to do just that right now. Enter here: https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/wattsoccurring/ Right, now you've entered that, let's get on with the show - and G's got an update after two days at the Tour de Suisse, where he's putting the finishing touches to his Tour de France prep. We're excited to see him rip it up in the mountains this week... fingers crossed. And, of course, we've got another Pog show to dissect. What a display he put on at the Dauphine. Can Vingegaard close the gap before the Tour? Hmm... See you next week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Win VIP tickets to the final stage of the Tour de France: https://www.continental-tyres.co.uk/wattsoccurring/ Luke Rowe and Tom Fordyce are here for the early stages of the Dauphiné. It’s not the Tour, but it looks like the Tour, and it’s shaping up like the Tour might shape up. Oh - and why Froomey wouldn’t eat dinner until Contador had eaten his… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What’s the odds? Geraint Thomas is stinking hot up a mountain, but he’s still got time to catch up with Luke Rowe for a proper debrief into this year’s dramatic Giro d’Italia.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Luke, G and De Pluski all hop on in typically chaotic fashion to digest the 20th stage of the Giro. And everyone is baffled! There’s huge praise for Wout Van Aert, G’s mind is blown by UAE tactics and our Chapeau of the Day goes to a Brit. Join us here back on Tuesday for a FULL Giro debrief, when hopefully we’ll have some answers. See you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s a GC battle for the ages! With three stages to go, the maglia rosa is still up for grabs. Luke and G unpack a busy stage 18 including Ayuso being stung by a bee, and discuss all the contenders for the podium. G's backing Carapaz, Luke has a soft spot for Derek Gee, but could Briton Simon Yates sneak it? We’ll see you back here after the final stage for our big Giro debrief! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A huge day in the GC at the Giro and Geraint and Laurens De Pluski are debriefing it all from training camp in Tenerife. After some big name exits and cracks on stage 16, who's left standing? Is Derek Gee still De Pluski's man? Is Simon Yates smelling blood? There's also Continental chapeau of the day for Astana after a first and second finish, and we get the low-down on G’s birthday celebrations including a suspect cheesecake. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s G’s birthday eve and he’s spending it in the best way possible... podding with Luke! There’s a lesson on pronunciation from a fan in the Czech Republic to start, followed by a fierce debate over the aero helmet. But are you for or against? And following an unexpected day on stage 14, is Del Toro now a serious contender for GC? Or is it still Roglic's to lose as we go into the final week? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Who are G and Luke backing as we head into the business end of the Giro? Will Tom Pidcock win a stage? And why is Luke wearing Christmas pyjamas in May? Plus Luke offers G the chance to rip up his pre-Giro predictions. Will he take it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices