GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubAnother relentless, random day of racing at the Tour de France - and G and Luke pull no punches dissecting the tactical decisions across the peloton.Stage 12 was another day you couldn't take your eyes off, with Jumbo sending guys up the road, everyone fighting for the break, and plenty of teams riding behind to protect their GC positions. Why? Well, in some instances, the boys aren't too sure.Tomorrow it's back to the high mountains, with a tasty looking mountaintop finish on the way from Grand Colombier. We'll be back to review that action - and see if Pog can nab that yellow jersey back...Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubYes, that's right - we've got Watts Occurring Ambassador Laurens de Plus on the pod tonight. He's very proud to have been promoted to co-host. He joins G in Andorra to chat all about his compatriot Jasper Philipsen's remarkable Tour performances to date and analyse the stage 11 sprint.There's nickname chat, prediction debate, and also a couple of contract exclusives... You'll have to listen for those.We'll see if we can get some more De Pluski for all his fans in the coming days now he's joined G on training camp - and we'll see you tomorrow for stage 12.Music courtesty of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! If you've not heard yet, we're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubToday's stage was relentless - and raced in 40+ degree heat. It was, to use a Luke Rowe phrase, a jungle out there.G and Luke are back together to review the action plus there's a poem (really), some secretive prediction talk, and G's back in his favourite podding position: the massage table.Will it be one for the sprinters tomorrow? Tune back in tomorrow night to find out.Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubIt would have been tough to script a more dramatic opening week to this year's Tour de France. We've already seen the pendulum swing from Pog, to Jonas, and then back to Pog again; there was Cav's heartbreaking departure from the race to contend with; and we've seen Philipsen's impressive sprint domination.Tom and G are here for our first rest day pod to dissect all that action, predict their winner, and we answer a load of your listener questions. We've also invented the Grey Jersey, coming to a Tour de France near you soon.The racing resumes tomorrow and we can't wait. G and Luke will be on duty to talk all about stage 10. See you then.Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubThe GOAT? Luke and Tom pay their tributes to the undisputed king of sprinting in today's Tour de France pod, after Mark Cavendish sadly left the Tour de France yesterday in the back of an ambulance, nursing a broken collarbone.It had all been looking so good. Luke recalls tales of his competitiveness, and hails the Manx Missile's longevity at the very top of cycling.We'll be back tomorrow with a full recap of stage nine and the race so far.Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live shows this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubJonas Vingegaard is leading the Tour de France, so we thought you’d like to get to know him better. This is G and Tom talking to Jonas about how he won the 2022 Tour. It was recorded during the winter.We did a similar thing with Tadej Pogačar once, and you can hear that on Spotify here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/38B1rKrcyUnLpmTXqYwG1n?si=0b88003e991f4780Or on Apple here: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/geraint-thomas-cycling-club/id1547237758?i=1000541176963Luke and Tom will be back on Sunday to review the weekend’s action. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live tour this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubIt looked for several glorious seconds like Mark Cavendish was finally going to snatch the record for most stage wins at the Tour. Still hoarse from roaring him on, Luke and Tom discuss how close he came, what went right and what may have gone wrong.The boys look back on a crazy first week, dig deep into the Vinny vs Poggy rivalry and dynamic and try to work out what might happen next by looking back at what happened in the first place.There’s a rattle through the best of our listeners’ questions, a preview of the weekend and a challenge laid down to De Pluski that he must surely accept. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live tour this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubWe're not even a full week into this year's Tour de France and it's been absolutely bonkers. If anyone thought the race was over yesterday, it roared back into life today.G's got plenty of thoughts on how Jumbo tackled stage six and Tom's got another fantastic drinking analogy for everyone. There's also talk of a Watts Occurring 10-pint challenge, but we're not sure how far that'll get.It's a day off for the boys tomorrow but we'll be back at the weekend to reflect on the sprints and Sunday's massive mountain day. See you then.Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! We're playing our first live tour this November. Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubWoof. The first mountain stage of the Tour did not disappoint - and Luke and G have got a LOT of thoughts about it.Should UAE have controlled the break better? You'll have to listen to hear their thoughts (spoiler: yes, probably).And we'll be back with more mountains reaction tomorrow, as this year's Tour really starts to heat up. See you then.Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE TICKETS - on general sale from 10am! Click here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubJasper Philipsen did the business once again at the Tour de France - much to the surprise of G. He's back with Tom to discuss another exciting day of sprint action and look ahead to the race's first major day in the mountains.There's plenty of talk about crashing (the dreaded 'c' word), the Watts Occurring prediction league is hotting up, and UAE's tactics come under the microscope again.Luke will be back tomorrow with his old mucker G to see how the Pyrenees shakes the Tour up. See you then.Music courtesy of BMG Production Music Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices