The day has arrived. Geraint Thomas is about to begin his final ever bike race as a pro.

It's going to be an emotional week at the Lloyds Tour of Britain. G will be decked out in his special edition INEOS Grenadiers jersey and part of a strong INEOS team, on home roads.

Luke's also gonna be there, calling the shots for Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale, and we'll be bringing you a whole host of pods across the week, in partnership with Lloyds.

See you after stage one.

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Fancy a trip to your local Pinarello retailer? Visit https://pinarello.com/global/en/store-locator to find your local store today. And if you're in Newport for the start of stage six of the Lloyds Tour of Britain, head to Pinarello's spot in the race village to check out some of G's bikes.

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This week on Watts Occurring Femmes, Emma reveals all on how her boyfriend Matty Richardson broke the flying 200m world record… TWICE! Could they become the fastest couple in the world!? Watch this space...

Meanwhile Manon is prepping for an epic challenge all of her own - riding the length of Wales this weekend! It'll be around 300km all in and you can follow along with Manon by visiting her Instagram page: @manonlloyd5.

We'll be back next week with the fascinating Natalie Brown, talking all things female health in sport.

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Manon and Emma welcomed cycling royalty to the pod this week: Orla Chennaoui.

Orla was fresh off a remarkable day on the bike, taking on L'Etape du Tour de France Femmes.

Their chat started with that and then headed into incredibly inspirational territory.

Orla is a star, and it was our pleasure to welcome her to the pod.

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There was G, minding his own business on a leisurely training ride, when a flipping triathlete overtook him. Minutes later, the Cam Wurf wannabe had been pulled over the by the Gendarme for riding too fast.

A close escape for our Welshman, who's winding down now - but not before racing the Tour of Germany this week, and the Tour of Britain in a fortnight.

Luke's been busy too, DSing in Hamburg and now he's prepping himself for Renewi Tour. God speed, Decathlon AG2R.

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Four years ago, Amy Hudson had barely started cycling. Now? Well, she just finished riding the entire men's Tour de France route... including the transfers.

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Pre-Tour de France, a lot of names were thrown around for the top 10. Not many lists had Scotsman Oscar Onley on them.

And yet the 22 year old from Kelso enjoyed a breakthrough ride at the world's biggest race. Fourth place overall, with a remarkable eight top-10 finishes, Oscar announced himself on the biggest stage and finished just a minute off the podium.

We knew we had to get him on the pod - and of course, Luke had to crown him as our Continental Tyres Chapeau of the Tour. Awards in cycling don't get bigger than that.

We know you'll love hearing from Oscar.

All being well, G will be back next week. See you then.

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When Emma Finucane walked into the Watts Occurring Femmes studio yesterday, the team had to bow down at her feet. She's now an MBE!

Manon Lloyd got the inside scoop on what it's like to receive such an honour from Princess Anne. She also told Emma about her own recent brush with cycling royalty - when she interviewed G at the end of the Tour!

The girls also dig into the Tour de France Femmes and Pauline Ferrand Prevot's remarkable victory for France, before taking on a whole load of listener questions. And yes, that's where Emma revealed she once cried while at 1,000 watts. You need to stick around for that.

We'll be back next week with the incredible Amy Hudson, who's just finished a mindblowing cycling challenge of her own.

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G and Luke are back with a post-Tour update - and things are a little different to how they were a few years back.

Plenty of family time for the boys and also a lot of big cycling news to catch up on: a brilliant Tour de Frances Femmes victor, a huge move for Remco (#littlebastard) and a big win for Luke's boys, Decathlon-AG2R, in Poland.

G's next up at the Tour of Germany and then the countdown begins to Tour of Britain... and his final ever professional race.

The boys will be back next week - but Emma and Manon will be back before that with a deeper dive into Tour de France Femmes.

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This week on Watts Occurring Femmes, Manon puts Emma under the spotlight. How do you win Olympic Gold? And how do you even begin to think about backing that up four years later, at your second Olympics?

This is a fascinating chat into Emma's mindset and shows just how she's become a world champion and three-time Olympic medallist at such a young age.

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You've seen G's personal Tour debrief, but now enjoy Luke and Producer George breaking down the whole race by picking their top 10 riders from this year's journey round France.

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