Watts Occurring
Oh. Watts Occurring? Back in 2021, Geraint Thomas started a cycling club right here: the Geraint Thomas Cycling Club. Now you can join Tour de France winner G, best friend and long-time teammate Luke Rowe, Tom Fordyce, Olympic Gold medallist Emma Finucane and former pro Manon Lloyd for comprehensive, year-round cycling content, covering anything and everything cycling. Jump aboard.
Episodes
December 22, 2025 • 31 mins
2025 is coming to an end which means... It's time for us to give out some awards.
Geraint Thomas and Luke Rowe review the last 12 months of cycling and honour their fellow cyclists with some of cycling's greatest accolades. They choose their:
Winner of the Year
Rider of the Year
Race of the Year
Team of the Year
Grenadier of the Year
Decathlon Rider of the Year
Breakout Star
Do you agree with their choices?
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December 17, 2025 • 34 mins
Emma Finucane and Manon Lloyd review the last year of cycling. They discuss their racing and personal highlights from the year 2025 and look ahead to the next 12 months. Emma wants to break a world record and Manon wants to complete her first Ironman.
They also discuss Geraint Thomas' retirement and a challenging ride when Manon broke her pelvis... and carried on!
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December 10, 2025 • 41 mins
For their final guest this year, Emma and Manon are joined by a four-time World Junior Champion… Cat Ferguson.
Cat joins us fresh from a very intense team camp as she looks back on her first season racing with Movistar.
She shares what it’s like moving from Yorkshire to Andorra on your own at just 19 years old, what she misses most from home and the shocking moment she was taken out of a race by a fan.
And, Cat also shares an i...
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December 9, 2025 • 29 mins
Who is the biggest **** head in cycling? What’s the funniest moment of your career? Is Sa still going to cut G's hair before the Tour?
These are some of the questions we didn't have time to answer during our fantastic live show in November, so we've taken some of the best ones and answered them in the pod!
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When will Manon enter an Ironman, Wales' finest mountain & Emma's taco hack | Watts Occurring Femmes
December 4, 2025 • 35 mins
Emma and Manon are back, this week coming to you from the brilliant Bicycle Lounge in Ormskirk!
It was over to you, the listeners, during this episode. The girls were inundated with questions from the audience, so went through and answered as many as they could.
We had Welsh mountains, tips for training on your period, dating a fellow rider, advice for youngsters starting out... and plenty more.
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December 1, 2025 • 53 mins
This week on the pod, G and Luke run through some of the major transfers for the upcoming season - and as ever in cycling, there's a lot of change to look forward to.
Remco steals the headlines but there's Juan Ayuso, Kevin Vauquelin to INEOS, and Luke's boys Decathlon have signed nine riders. Yes, nine.
Who are you most excited to see in fresh colours next season? Let us know on social or find us on YouTube.
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November 27, 2025 • 40 mins
It's not exactly been cycling's best kept secret but yes, G will be staying on with the INEOS Grenadiers next season as their new Director of Racing.
He chatted to Luke all about the role and why he's decided to take it on in his first year after retiring from racing.
What's the role? What's the plan? Why now? G answers all of that, plus much more. Enjoy.
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F1 Academy star Ella Lloyd on racing for McLaren and her motorsport journey | Watts Occurring Femmes
November 21, 2025 • 35 mins
While down at Rouler Live, Manon and Emma took the opportunity to invite Ella Lloyd in for a chat. Ella is one of the rising stars of the F1 Academy, racing for McLaren, and the girls got the inside scoop on what it’s really like to be a young woman racing at the top level of motorsport.
Ella shared her unorthodox journey from getting started late in motorsport to now chasing some huge dreams, compared her daily training regime wi...
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November 17, 2025 • 23 mins
It's not very often we get G and Luke in the same room - but on Sunday night, the lads played our 2025 live show, at the Millennium Centre in Cardiff.
It was an amazing evening and, again, a huge thank you to everyone who came. Before we opened the doors, the lads sat down to record a backstage pod, catching up on all the recent antics - which mainly revolves around celebrating G's retirement.
It's been a lot of fun.
The guys wi...
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November 14, 2025 • 36 mins
Emma and Manon are BACK - and coming to you from Rouleur Live!
The girls have been busy over the past month and hadn't caught up since Emma got back from the World Championships.
She gave Manon an exclusive debrief on her two silver medals in Chile and the highs and lows of all the action.
Manon's been busy riding, travelling, and hosting an epic ROUVY party the night before Rouleur Live.
Enjoy - and see you next week.
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October 27, 2025 • 44 mins
A couple of weeks ago, we asked you to send your questions in to G and Luke - and you responded!
For this week's show, the boys got stuck into a wide range of topics, from triathlons to ghosts, and everything in between.
Enjoy!
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October 23, 2025 • 52 mins
This week on Watts Occurring Femmes, Emma called her one of best friends and teammates, Katy Marchant, and got her down to the studio. We're glad she did!
Katy's a force of nature. Now 32, Katy's an Olympic Gold medallist, World Champion, mother-of-two and she's got her sights set firmly on the LA Olympics, in 2028.
Her story is an inspiring one, and Emma and Manon brought the best out of her. You might just have to cover your ey...
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October 16, 2025 • 34 mins
G's embracing retirement - by tackling parkrun! We know the loyal Watts Occurring listeners will enjoy hearing that story today.
There's also another Pogacar discussion, after you all reckoned G and Luke were slightly harsh last week. Can greatness ever really be boring? Because, yes, he's been winning again. Incredible.
And Luke's fresh from Paris-Tours with a great tale from inside the bunch, as ever.
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October 16, 2025 • 26 mins
Yes, the biggest moment of Emma's year has arrived: the track World Championships, in Chile!
She flies out today so Manon sat her down for a special preview pod, analysing her chances, the schedule... and Emma's all important beauty prep. Look good, feel good!
Everyone at Watts Occurring is wishing Emma luck as she sets off to defend her titles - make sure you drop her a note on social!
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October 10, 2025 • 37 mins
This week on Watts Occurring Femmes, Emma and Manon talk about dealing with the pressures that come with being an elite athlete. They discuss some of the most high pressure moments they’ve faced in their careers and how manifesting helps them to cope.
There's clearly no guidebook for dealing with pressure - but Emma and Manon have excellent perspectives on how they've dealt with it across their respective careers. We'd love to hea...
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October 7, 2025 • 32 mins
Yes, it's another week, another pod, and Tadej Pogacar has won another massive bike race. Solo. Of course he has.
This time it was the European Championships, a week on from winning the Worlds, and you do have to question: this Slovenian lad is pretty good, isn't he? Luke and G certainly think so.
There's also, of course, Luke's updated padel chat, a look ahead to Il Lombardia (yes, Pog is going for his fifth straight win and no,...
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This week on Watts Occurring Femmes, Megan Jastrab talks all about her journey to bronze at the Tokyo Olympics for the United States. She dives into why she moved to the Netherlands and the differences between cycling professionally in Europe to the US.
Megan tells Manon and Emma about her injuries and how she overcame the mental barriers to get back to peak performance, and how she juggled two degrees alongside her career as a p...
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September 30, 2025 • 38 mins
The toughest World Champs ever?!
The boys break down all the drama from an unforgettable World Championships in Rwanda. Did the chasers blow their tactics? Who were the unsung heroes of the race? And what exactly happens to the European jersey when Pogacar takes that as well?
They also dig into Remco’s mechanical woes, Ben Healy’s brilliant 2025 season, and G gives us some insight into how his running career is shaping up 👀
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September 25, 2025 • 40 mins
This week on Watts Occurring Femmes, Manon and Emma dive into all things body image in the cycling world. They open up about their personal experiences, dealing with changes to their physique and learning how to fuel as a professional athlete.
Manon also shares how she’s dealt with body changes since retiring and body positivity.
Emma also teaches and demonstrates the highly anticipated TIM TAM SLAM!!
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September 23, 2025 • 36 mins
The cycling world has descended on Rwanda the 2025 World Championships - and it's already been a lot of fun.
We've seen a huge ride from Remco to secure his third straight time trial title, young Welsh star Zoe Backstedt was equally dominant in the women's U23 time trial, and now there's the incredible road races to look forward to.
Who's gonna take the rainbow jersey this year? G and Luke give their thoughts. Basically... can an...
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