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Well, that was an unexpected start to the Vuelta. With the clouds rolling in and torrential rain falling, the teams had to battle the conditions and even daylight to get through the opening team time trial.Sadly for INEOS (and for the pod) De Pluski was an early casualty, crashing and leaving the race on day one. G's gutted, and pays tribute to the ambassador on tonight's pod.But G stayed upright and - considering the conditions - INEOS came through with a solid time. Luke watched all the action from Germany and joined G to reflect on a crazy day one.The boys will be back early next week to update on the action - with tomorrow's second stage looking set to provide similar carnage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Hola! The final Grand Tour of the year is very nearly here - and G's arrived in Barcelona ready to give it his best shot. Luke's change of plan sees him in Germany, dealing with naked blokes in the race hotel sauna and local church bells. That'll make sense after you've listened to tonight's big Vuelta preview.Is this the strongest GC field we've seen at a Grand Tour in recent memory? It's going to be a stormer, and we'll be bringing you pods as often as G's fatigue levels will allow him - all from the massage table, of course.See you soon. Adios. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The podcast discusses the disappointment of not being selected for the Vuelta and emphasizes the need to move forward. They explore the speaker's frustration and mindset shift, share funny stories about not being selected, discuss the strengths of the chosen team members, talk about upcoming races and new watches, and express their hopes and expectations for the Vuelta race.

The boys are back and - just about - recovered from the Glasgow world championships. Luke tackled the brutal road race and G took on the long time trial, won by our pre-worlds guest Remco Evenepoel (yes, the little b*stard).Luke's got a cracking story about the protest that stopped the men's road race for around 40 minutes, while G let slip that he considering retiring when he was caught by Remco. Turns out G was still putting in a good ride, Remco had just gone into alien mode.Now prep ramps up for the Vuelta, which the boys will both be off to next week - all being well. We're in for a wild month in Spain and of course, we'll be podding along the way.See you then. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Oh, Remco. Watts Occurring son? He's the name on everyone's lips for this Sunday's men's road race world championships in Glasgow, so G gave him a call and got everyone's favourite "little b*stard" on the pod. Do you reckon he can repeat last year's remarkable victory on Sunday?The guys asked him what he makes of his nickname, his love of white shorts, and Belgium's tactics for the big race. Did he reveal all?Elsewhere, G's been missing podium ceremonies in Poland and Luke's tucked up in Glasgow ready to do his bit for the British team on home roads. It should be a special one.We'll be back to review all the action next week - and preview G's shot at time trial world champs glory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Yes, that's right - ALL tickets are on sale now for our first-ever GTCC live shows later this year.TICKET LINK: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubWe'll be playing 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

Luke and Tom are back to celebrate three great weeks on the road with a grand review of the Tour to discuss the winners, the losers and everything in between, as well as a few notes on what might be in store next year.They answer more of your questions before Luke previews what the rest of his year on the bike looks like.Au revoir from the Tour… until next time. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubG and Laurens De Plus review stage 20 as Tadej Pogacar gets a win before the Tour heads to Paris to crown Jonas Vingegaard as back to back champion.Plus the best of your questions about what happens at the end of a grand tour, a tribute to Thibaut Pinot, and Laurens basks in the glory of his three-week predictions masterclass. He knows his onions. And his cycling.Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubAfter a busy few days Luke is back on the pod, coming to you from Belgium on the eve of Tour de Wallonie. He had both eyes on an absorbing day of action at the Tour though, and has lots to say about the day's breakaway action.G's continuing to work hard in Andorra and is enjoying catching the last couple of kilometres when his work is done for the day. It's fair to say that Luke is the more serious pundit of the two.You ready for the stage 20 fireworks? It should be a cracker.Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

GTCC LIVE! Yes, that's right - as you've heard Tom and G saying, we're going on our first-ever GTCC Tour this November! Get your tickets here: https://tourlink.to/CyclingClubYou read that correctly - we've got a Watts Occurring exclusive tonight! G called up his old mate Mark Cavendish and he was kind enough to join us to chat about his recovery from that heartbreaking Tour de France crash, his thoughts on today's stage and - as ever with two old mates - absolutely everything in-between.Would his Astana team caught the break today? And what were Movistar doing in that leadout in Rome? Listen to find out.We'll be back tomorrow for a stage 19 recap - and Luke will join us from Tour de Wallonie, as he continues his racing build up to the Vuelta.Music courtesy of BMG Music Production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices