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Geraint Thomas, Luke Rowe, Emma Finucane and Manon Lloyd share their perspective on the personalities and everyday realities of life in cycling at the highest level. From the biggest races to what happens between them, expect honest opinions, personal stories, tales from within the teams and plenty of laughs along the way.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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G's back on top of Mount Teide and reunited with Luke on the pod as they review an eventful weekend at the Giro.
Who got their tactics wrong on stage 9? Is Isaac del Toro a serious threat for GC and should Tom Pidcock ride GC to Rome?
Plus after 9 days of racing we pick our Chapeau of the Week and the boys preview Tuesday's TT. Is it Josh Tarling's to lose?
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Watts ambassador De Pluski is in the hot seat today with Tom Fordyce to look back on the last few days of Giro action including the longest stage of the race.
Stage 6 had it all towards the end - a big crash, retirements and a gutsy sprint finish. Plus someone collected a hat-trick of wins on stage 5.
G and Luke will be back on Monday to review the opening week and preview the second TT. And, check out our social channels to see our Continental Tyres Chapeau of the Day every day of the race.
See you then.
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G's back on the pod to reflect on the first three days of Giro action - and it's fair to say Albania kicked up a storm for its first-ever Grand Tour Grande Partenza.
Again, there's no spoilers here... but it's fair to say Mads Pedersen had an excellent few days, while Primoz Roglic cemented his reputation as the favourite for the maglia rosa.
G also got on the phone to young star and teammate Josh Tarling, to ask him all about his huge TT win on day two. He joined G for the final 10 minutes of today's pod to go through the action and give the inside line on the INEOS camp.
Our stage three Continental Tyres Chapeau of the Day is a leadout man who's already made a big impact on the race and, as the race now hits Italy, we'll be picking our Chapeau of the Day after every single stage. Check out our social channels to see our picks.
G and Tom will be back later in the week as the race heads for the high mountains for the first time.
See you then.
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The Giro d'Italia is officially underway in Albania - and the opening two days have already lived up to the hype.
A crazy stage one saw a reduced bunch do battle for the stage win, today's TT was won by a second, we've seen two maglia rosa wearers , GC hopes extinguished... Ahhh you can't beat Grand Tour racing.
No spoilers here, but tune in and let Tom and Luke talk you through the action from the first two days.
G will be back Monday to recap stage three - and pick our Continental Tyres Chapeau of the Day. See you then.
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G's home from Romandie and has got a hefty debrief for Luke from the comings and goings in Switzerland. It was another solid week for G on his course to the Tour in July. Next up? Tenerife for his birthday. Ahh, lovely.
Luke's been busy recording his new book - no wonder his voice sounds a bit croaky - and the boys throw their hats into the ring with some bold Giro predictions. Who do you think will make up the podium? Let us know by emailing gtcc@crowdnetwork.co.uk.
See you next week, when the racing for the pink jersey will be well underway - and keep an eye on our social channels from stage one on Friday, where we'll be naming our Chapeau of the Day, sponsored by Continental Tyres.
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Today's episode title says it all. We've got Sam 'Skippy' Watson winning the Romandie prologue 24 hours after being told to get a flight; a rundown on INEOS' kitchen sink-esque Liege-Bastogne-Liege tactics; and Pogi unsettling G by having a quiet convo with him at 420 watts.
That's plenty to be going on with, but don't worry. There's lots more than that too. A classic Watts Occurring if ever we've heard one.
See you next week.
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We've got a treat for you all this week: Ambassador De Pluski's back on the pod. He joined Luke, who was fresh home from the Amstel Gold Race, where... well, where he got lost. Long story.
In one of the most dramatic Classics of the season, Pog didn't win. Remco didn't win. But Matthias Skjelmose did. Chapeau, Sir.
Next up for both Luke (in the car) and De Pluski (on the bike) is Liege-Bastogne-Liege this Sunday. Will it be Pogi vs Remco again? Or will De Pluski pull off a wild long-range attack of his own? Who knows. Maybe if he fuels with the Luke Rowe sandwich, he'll be fine.
(You'll have to listen for that one to make sense.)
G will be back next week. See you then.
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