A Giro stage for the history books | Watts Occurring

That was a wild finale and another relentless day at the Tour. Will this year’s race ever quieten down? Luke and Tom hopped on the pod to analyse a fascinating day which turned into a full on GC battle... plus the incredible MVDP. G will be back tomorrow for a TT recap. Don't forget the incredible competition from our friends at Continental Tyres. Visit www.continental-tyres.co.uk/watts-occurring before it closes this Sunday to enter and you could join us in Paris for the final weekend of the Tour. It's a once in a lifetime trip. What have you got to lose? And we also have a brilliant offer from our friends at Rouleur for July. Use code WATTS at rouleur.cc/subscribe to get 10% any of their subscription offers and enjoy their unparalleled daily Tour de France coverage. Watts Occurring is brought to you by Continental Tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ben Swift should have been in France right now, battling the weather and the best riders in the world on a brutal stage two at the Tour. But, alas, a shoulder fracture and subsequent illness ruled 'Swifty' out of INEOS' Tour selection, so Luke called him up to get his expert thoughts on the pod. Today's late climbs lived up to the hype - and while the favourites battled it out up front, we were delighted to see G hanging tough behind. Two days in and the Tour is already flying. Don't forget the incredible competition from our friends at Continental Tyres. Visit www.continental-tyres.co.uk/watts-occurring to enter and you could join us in Paris for the final weekend of the Tour. It's a once in a lifetime trip. What have you got to lose? And we also have a brilliant offer from our friends at Rouleur for July. Use code WATTS at rouleur.cc/subscribe to get 10% any of their subscription offers and enjoy their unparalleled daily Tour de France coverage. Watts Occurring is brought to you by Continental Tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Watts Occurring is now on YOUTUBE! Click HERE to watch G podding from his Tour de France massage table. The Tour de France always starts with a bang. You never want to miss the first stage... and this year was no different. G made it through unscathed and joined Tom on the massage table to tell you all about it. See you tomorrow with Luke and special guest Ben Swift. Don't forget the incredible competition from our friends at Continental Tyres. Visit www.continental-tyres.co.uk/watts-occurring, enter, and you could join us in Paris for the final weekend of the Tour. It's a once in a lifetime trip. What have you got to lose? And we also have a brilliant offer from our friends at Rouleur for July. Use code WATTS at rouleur.cc/subscribe to get 10% any of their subscription offers and enjoy their unparalleled daily Tour de France coverage. Watts Occurring is brought to you by Continental Tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, it's that time again. The Tour de France is here - and G is ready for his final one. He joined Luke fresh from arriving in Lille to chat through the INEOS lineup, Pog vs Jonas, the sprint battle, his own ambitions... and lots more. You know the drill. You'll also be able to watch this episode on our brand new shiny YouTube channel! Just search 'Geraint Thomas Cycling Club' on YouTube and hit that subscribe button. Please. We've also got another incredible competition for you to enter from our friends at Continental Tyres. Visit www.continental-tyres.co.uk/watts-occurring to enter - and have the chance of joining us in Paris for the final weekend of the Tour. It's a once in a lifetime trip. What have you got to lose? And we also have a brilliant offer from our friends at Rouleur for July. Use code WATTS at rouleur.cc/subscribe to get 10% any of their subscription offers and enjoy their unparalleled daily Tour de France coverage. Right, that's all for now. See you this weekend when the fireworks begin. Watts Occurring is brought to you by Continental Tyres Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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