Geraint Thomas Cycling Club

TICKET LINK: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubPresaleYes, that's right - tickets are on sale now for our first-ever GTCC live shows! Hit the link above to get yours now.You'll need the special code YELLOW to access the pre-sale - and with every ticket, you'll get a signed copy of G's new book! GTCC's very own two-for-one deal.We'll be playing the Cadogan Hall in London on November 6th and the New Theatre in Cardiff on November 7th - and we can't wait.See you there! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Tour de France is nearly here - and while Luke and G won't be going for an all-expenses paid trip round France this year (there's the small matter of the Vuelta to prep for...) we've got BIG pod plans.They've recruited G's GTCC co-host Tom Fordyce and the trio will be bringing you five Tour pods a week throughout July - that's right, FIVE pods a week. We've got some big plans, so make sure you stay tuned for all your Tour de France news.They explain all that in our bumper Tour preview, make their bold predictions - and announce the first-ever GTCC live tour!The action kicks off this Saturday, and we'll be back Sunday night to review the first two days of action in the Basque Country. Don't miss it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The cycling world was rocked last week with the tragic death of Swiss cyclist Gino Mader. Mader crashed during stage five of the Tour de Suisse and passed away early on Friday. Luke and Geraint pay their tribute to the 26-year-old.Luke’s also been back racing himself at Route d’Occitanie and while he was away, he grabbed 19-year-old Welsh sensation Josh Tarling for a typical Watts Occurring hotel room chat. Hopefully you’ll learn a little more about INEOS’ next young star.We’ll be back next week for a big Tour de France preview… Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's the talk of the cycling world - the new behind-the-scenes Netflix documentary Tour de France: Unchained, filmed at last year's Tour. G has a starring role and Luke... is caught on film in his bucket hat.We called up James Gay-Rees, the producer of the series and founder of Box to Box, the company behind the Tour documentary and the incredible F1 series Drive to Survive. He gave the boys a fascinating insight into how a show of this magnitude is made - and let slip that there may well be a second series on the way...There's also a listener Q&A and a preview of Luke's long-awaited return to racing this week. We'll be back next Tuesday. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G's back from the Giro - and he's run out of clean boxers. Yes, it's back to reality for our Giro podium finisher, although he's been making the most of his time off the bike with plenty of family time and a few beers.And Luke's taking the opportunity to give him a hard time on their training rides back at home in Monaco. He's prepping for his next race - Route d'Occitanie - and the pair are both eyeing up a gnarly British nationals course, which they'll be tackling in June.They're also looking forward to Netflix's Tour de France documentary, which drops this Thursday. There'll be a full review of that next week... see you then! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

G’s home from Rome and checked in to give Luke a quick download on an incredibly emotional weekend, which saw him pipped to the pink jersey by Primoz Roglic.What a three weeks it's been, and G even had time to give his old friend Mark Cavendish a hand in winning the final stage! Luke’s been lapping it all up at home, but there’s already talk that we might see the pair of them at the Vuelta in August…Thanks to all of our listeners for the overwhelming support across May. We’ll be back next Tuesday with a full Giro recap, once G’s had a chance to let it all soak in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

What better way to spend your 37th birthday than chasing Primoz Roglic up mountains and defending the pink jersey?And G's so committed to the pod that he's hit the massage table, called up armchair critic Luke, and given us the birthday lowdown... along with a few cheeky Welshcakes.There's just three days to go in Italy and G now leads by 29 seconds. He couldn't, could he..? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's rest day at the Giro and G's roped in teammate and Watts ambassador De Pluski to dissect the weekend's stages and INEOS losing the pink jersey. But he suffers from a bit of stage fright as Luke winds him up!G and Luke also chat Cav's retirement, there's some shoutouts for our loyal listeners including Ben Stiller and we look ahead to a HUGE final week in Italy (and G's birthday). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Another pod, another day in pink for G!The boys are back after a shortened stage 13, where INEOS put in a huge team performance at the front of the peloton. G's topless on the massage table and Luke's sporting orange turtle pyjamas as they answer the critics regarding the lack of racing. And what other pink items can G add to the list? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On what was supposed to be a ‘calmer’ day at the Giro, there was more drama yet again.G’s teammate and INEOS co-leader Tao Geoghegan Hart sadly crashed out, but thankfully G, who also went down in the same incident, managed to ride on in pink. Full on pink.Luke’s been soaking it all up from the sofa and the boys caught up to discuss two more wild days of Giro action. But will the 2023 edition ever calm down? Probably not. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices