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Today's guest is a big one, quite literally. The most powerful man in the peloton dials in from training camp alongside Geraint to chat to Tom. Pippo takes us through his extraordinary year in 2021, gets slightly confused when the chat turns to rugby, and will he ever take on the hour record? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Geraint's out in sunny LA where him and Tom chat to MotoGP rider Cal Crutchlow about their love of speed. What does it feel like to go at 225 mph on a motorbike? How do you learn to descend at 100 km/h on a bike? And how do you navigate corners? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

We take you behind the scenes at the INEOS training camp as Martin Johnson (no, not the rugby player) puts Geraint, Ben Swift and their team-mates through a series of questions to find out what motivates them. How well do they know each other? And how well does Tom know G? All will be revealed on the podcast... See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Happy New Year! We're back with a bang as Geraint and Tom welcome Katie Archibald to the GTCC to chat about her incredible year in 2021, as well as her early memories of riding at the Highland Games. Tom also competes for the first time in his GTCC jersey and can he persuade Geraint to try his new concoction 'Fire Beer'? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cyclo-cross? Mountain Biking? Road Racing? Which is his best discipline? Tokyo gold medallist Tom Pidcock joins Geraint and (amateur) Tom to discuss the similarities between mountain biking and surfing, being recognised in the street and what it's like being Geraint's team-mate. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tom catches up with Geraint who's out in sunny Mallorca on training camp as we get an update on his shoulder injury and Ineos' team bonding sessions. We also invite ultra marathon runner Lowri Morgan onto the GTCC to chat epic races across the Arctic, Amazon and Wales' Dragon Back Race. But which one will Geraint choose to do when he retires? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jeff Banks joins the podcast to spill the beans on Geraint's wedding suits, Dave Brailsford's fashion sense and topless cyclists.Tom, Geraint and Jeff also find time to take a trip down memory lane as they reminisce about their first ever bikes.And there's still time to order our GTCC merch before Christmas - just got to gtccstore.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Shut up legs! Geraint and Tom chat to the legend that is Jens Voigt - the man who's completed 350 stages at the Tour de France, which equates to almost a year of his life. But how did he put himself through that pain? What was his worst day on the bike? And what advice does he have for our GTCC members? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

After a successful GTCC night out with Fabian Cancellara, Geraint and Tom persuade him to come on the podcast to chat all things classics. We delve into his rivalry with Tom Boonen, relive his best (and worst) races and what advice has he got for Geraint? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Meet John McAvoy, an endurance athlete with a difference. In this episode, Geraint and Tom chat to the former armed robber about how a rowing machine changed the course of his life, how he broke a world record from inside a prison gym and what his bike has done for him since. And we get the inside story on the miraculous recovery of Geraint’s stolen bike! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices