Pain and Fromage https://blaggers.blog/podcasts/pain-and-fromage/ An occasional podcast about an ordinary middle-aged bloke and his cycling adventures. Sometimes not featuring much, if any, cycling, and sometimes featuring more than one person who may or may not be a middle-aged bloke. Wed, 06 May 2026 22:02:39 +0000 en-GB © 2026 Rich Blagden The ordinary adventures of a bloke with a bike Rich Blagden An occasional podcast about an ordinary middle-aged bloke and his cycling adventures. Sometimes not featuring much, if any, cycling, and sometimes featuring more than one person who may or may not be a middle-aged bloke. Rich Blagden rich.blagden@icloud.com false https://blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_5548.jpeg Pain and Fromage https://blaggers.blog/podcasts/pain-and-fromage/ rich.blagden@icloud.com An occasional podcast about an ordinary middle-aged bloke and his cycling adventures. Sometimes not featuring much, if any, cycling, and sometimes featuring more than one person who may or may not be a middle-aged bloke. No yes d8d57ac8-c180-53b2-9dad-fcde03cc8037 179491857 Rich and Graeme’s Paris-Nice: Prologue https://blaggers.blog/podcast/rich-and-graemes-paris-nice-prologue/ Wed, 06 May 2026 22:57:54 +0000 https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&p=1889 This is the first episode in a series following the boys as they head south on their epic ride from Paris to Nice. With 30 days to go to the grand départ, we met for a chat about the inspiration for the idea, route planning, the essential discussion about bike tour gear and fromage du jour. It's a good one to listen to whether you're planning a trip of your own or just wondering how the hell we come up with these ideas.

We plan to update both the podcast and the blog en route to Nice and if we're smooth enough it will be a daily update. Please like and subscribe to both the pod and the blog so you don't miss an episode.

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]]> full 2 This is the first episode in a series following the boys as they head south on their epic ride from Paris to Nice. With 30 days to go to the grand départ, we met for a chat about the inspiration for the idea, route planning, the essential discussion about bike tour gear and fromage du jour. It's a good one to listen to whether you're planning a trip of your own or just wondering how the hell we come up with these ideas.

We plan to update both the podcast and the blog en route to Nice and if we're smooth enough it will be a daily update. Please like and subscribe to both the pod and the blog so you don't miss an episode.

Royalty-free theme music kindly provided by Abydos Musique | Musique libre de droit de: https://www.abydos-musique.fr

]]> https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_5177.jpeg?fit=3024%2C3024&ssl=1 Rich and Graeme’s Paris-Nice: Prologue false no 00:41:22 No no Tour of Brittany Day One: Roscoff to Brest https://blaggers.blog/podcast/tour-of-brittany-day-one-roscoff-to-brest/ Tue, 05 May 2026 19:30:16 +0000 https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&p=1864 This episode was recorded on day one of a cycling trip in Brittany, starting in great weather but rapidly turning quite grim. It was recorded partly on the road, partly in the hotel after the event (narrated sections) and partly as a summary the following day. I quite like the bit about the stonechats. Hope you enjoy it!

The original blog was published here if you'd rather read than listen: https://blaggers.blog/2025/06/06/tour-of-brittany-2025-day-one-roscoff-to-brest/

Royalty-free theme music kindly provided by Abydos Musique | Musique libre de droit de: https://www.abydos-musique.fr

]]> full 1 This episode was recorded on day one of a cycling trip in Brittany, starting in great weather but rapidly turning quite grim. It was recorded partly on the road, partly in the hotel after the event (narrated sections) and partly as a summary the following day. I quite like the bit about the stonechats. Hope you enjoy it!

The original blog was published here if you'd rather read than listen: https://blaggers.blog/2025/06/06/tour-of-brittany-2025-day-one-roscoff-to-brest/

Royalty-free theme music kindly provided by Abydos Musique | Musique libre de droit de: https://www.abydos-musique.fr

]]> https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_4899.jpeg?fit=3024%2C3024&ssl=1 Tour of Brittany Day One: Roscoff to Brest false no 00:17:43 No no