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	<title>Paris-Nice: Live from Nice</title>
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	<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2026 14:32:10 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[After arriving in Nice 48 hours ago, Rich and Graeme summarise the trip, discussing the route, gear and their favourite climbs. There is a special fromage du jour that links the first and last days of the trip, and Rich gets something in his eye.]]></description>
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	<title>Day Ten: Nice</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 22:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Puget-Thèniers to Nice, 103km. The last day of our tour. After a leisurely packup we took on the last two climbs of the trip, interspersed with some magnificent scenery, improbable villages and great coffee, before finally arriving on the Côte d'Azur for celebratory beers.]]></description>
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	<title>Day Nine: Col de la Cayolle</title>
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	<pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Jausiers to Puget-Thèniers, 103km. Rich and Graeme set off for one last big climb, the stunning Col de la Cayolle, which we shared with a bike race. Rich talked through the last stretches of a col and of course there was a very good fromage du jour.]]></description>
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	<title>Day Eight: Col d’Izoard and Col de Vars</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/day-eight-col-dizoard-and-col-de-vars/</link>
	<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Briançon to Jausiers, 93km. Refreshed after our rest day we tackled a real icon, the wonderful climb up Col d'Izoard, the perfect Alpine climb. After a stunning descent, a puncture and a crash, we were behind again and had to push on hard top get over the last col.]]></description>
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	<title>Day Seven: Col du Galibier</title>
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	<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:48:33 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[La Chambre to Briançon 96km. Today’s ride started off gently with a great French breakfast but the work soon began with a long tough climb up two cols. First the scenic Col de l’Albanne, then after Valloire the big one - Galibier. A proper day in the mountains.]]></description>
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	<title>Day Six: Col de la Madeleine</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/day-six-col-de-la-madeleine/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 18:26:05 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Annecy to La Chambre, 97km. A beautiful intro around Annecy lake and through gorgeous Alpine meadows. After breakfast, Rich met a collie that reminded him of home we tackled our first major col, the Col de la Madeleine at 1998m, and finished on a gorgeous campsite. ]]></description>
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	<title>Day Five: The Longest Day</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/day-five-the-longest-day/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 22:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
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	<description><![CDATA[Vonnes to Annecy, 165km. A tough day. Today’s ride took Rich and Graeme into the foothills of the Alps. It was a grumpy start, a challenging ride and it took all our mental and physical strength to push through to Annecy - where all the campsites were full.]]></description>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Vonnes to Annecy, 165km. A tough day. Today’s ride took Rich and Graeme into the foothills of the Alps. It was a grumpy start, a challenging ride and it took all our mental and physical strength to push through to Annecy - where all the campsites were full.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<title>Day Four: Bourgogne</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/day-four-bourgogne/</link>
	<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
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	<description><![CDATA[Bourbon-Lancy to Vonnes, 135km. Today there is a bit of everything: a long ride, good climbs, thunderstorms in the forecast and of course a mandatory stop for a cheese that Rich has been particularly looking forward to. Rich witters about warblers and there's even a big tunnel.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Bourbon-Lancy to Vonnes, 135km. Today there is a bit of everything: a long ride, good climbs, thunderstorms in the forecast and of course a mandatory stop for a cheese that Rich has been particularly looking forward to. Rich witters about warblers and th]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bourbon-Lancy to Vonnes, 135km. Today there is a bit of everything: a long ride, good climbs, thunderstorms in the forecast and of course a mandatory stop for a cheese that Rich has been particularly looking forward to. Rich witters about warblers and there's even a big tunnel.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Bourbon-Lancy to Vonnes, 135km. Today there is a bit of everything: a long ride, good climbs, thunderstorms in the forecast and of course a mandatory stop for a cheese that Rich has been particularly looking forward to. Rich witters about warblers and there's even a big tunnel.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Day Three: Loire-en-Borgogne</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/day-three-loire-en-borgogne/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:34:55 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2082</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Briare to Bourbon-Lancy, 184km. Hungry, we head out after a big breakfast of scrambled eggs in search of cheese and wine. We find both in lovely Sancerre, and with the main issue of the day ticked off there’s just a hell of a lot of riding to be done. ]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Briare to Bourbon-Lancy, 184km. Hungry, we head out after a big breakfast of scrambled eggs in search of cheese and wine. We find both in lovely Sancerre, and with the main issue of the day ticked off there’s just a hell of a lot of riding to be done.]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Briare to Bourbon-Lancy, 184km. Hungry, we head out after a big breakfast of scrambled eggs in search of cheese and wine. We find both in lovely Sancerre, and with the main issue of the day ticked off there’s just a hell of a lot of riding to be done. ]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Briare to Bourbon-Lancy, 184km. Hungry, we head out after a big breakfast of scrambled eggs in search of cheese and wine. We find both in lovely Sancerre, and with the main issue of the day ticked off there’s just a hell of a lot of riding to be done.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:duration>00:19:03</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_8250.jpeg?fit=3024%2C3024&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Day Two: The Three Rivers</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/day-two-the-seine-to-the-loire/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 06:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2073</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Melun to Briare, 148km. Today started brightly and we made good progress, taking in a disused velodrome and a cycle museum as we made our way south through the sunshine along the Scandiberique. But then Graeme’s rear derailleur broke and threatened to derail the whole trip.]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Melun to Briare, 148km. Today started brightly and we made good progress, taking in a disused velodrome and a cycle museum as we made our way south through the sunshine along the Scandiberique. But then Graeme’s rear derailleur broke and threatened to de]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Melun to Briare, 148km. Today started brightly and we made good progress, taking in a disused velodrome and a cycle museum as we made our way south through the sunshine along the Scandiberique. But then Graeme’s rear derailleur broke and threatened to derail the whole trip.]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Melun to Briare, 148km. Today started brightly and we made good progress, taking in a disused velodrome and a cycle museum as we made our way south through the sunshine along the Scandiberique. But then Graeme’s rear derailleur broke and threatened to derail the whole trip.]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:22:20</itunes:duration>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_8227.jpeg?fit=3024%2C3024&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Day One: Paris and the Seine</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/day-one-paris-and-the-seine/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:09:16 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2063</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Paris to Melun, 85km. Rich and Graeme’s epic journey from Paris to Nice is under way! Today’s highlights include a whistle stop tour of the French capital and then an easy roll along the Seine for the first camp. A straightforward day, or so we thought…]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Paris to Melun, 85km. Rich and Graeme’s epic journey from Paris to Nice is under way! Today’s highlights include a whistle stop tour of the French capital and then an easy roll along the Seine for the first camp. A straightforward day, or so we thought…]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Paris to Melun, 85km. Rich and Graeme’s epic journey from Paris to Nice is under way! Today’s highlights include a whistle stop tour of the French capital and then an easy roll along the Seine for the first camp. A straightforward day, or so we thought…]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Paris to Melun, 85km. Rich and Graeme’s epic journey from Paris to Nice is under way! Today’s highlights include a whistle stop tour of the French capital and then an easy roll along the Seine for the first camp. A straightforward day, or so we thought…]]></itunes:summary>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/IMG_8188.jpeg?fit=2202%2C2202&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Waun Fach and the Dragon’s Back</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/waun-fach-and-the-dragons-back/</link>
	<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=2041</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Rich and the family are in the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) taking the long hike up to Waun Fach in the Black Mountains. After an early start, it’s breakfast on the hill and a good walk through one of Wales’s most beautiful landscapes. To read the blog that accompanies this podcast and for a &#8230; <a href="https://blaggers.blog/podcast/waun-fach-and-the-dragons-back/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Waun Fach and the Dragon’s Back</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rich and the family are in the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) taking the long hike up to Waun Fach in the Black Mountains. After an early start, it’s breakfast on the hill and a good walk through one of Wales’s most beautiful landscapes. T]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<itunes:episode>5</itunes:episode>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rich and the family are in the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) taking the long hike up to Waun Fach in the Black Mountains. After an early start, it’s breakfast on the hill and a good walk through one of Wales’s most beautiful landscapes. To read the blog that accompanies this podcast and for a &#8230; <a href="https://blaggers.blog/podcast/waun-fach-and-the-dragons-back/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Waun Fach and the Dragon’s Back</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rich and the family are in the beautiful Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) taking the long hike up to Waun Fach in the Black Mountains. After an early start, it’s breakfast on the hill and a good walk through one of Wales’s most beautiful landscapes. To read the blog that accompanies this podcast and for a &#8230; Continue reading Waun Fach and the Dragon’s Back]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
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	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_8096.jpeg?fit=3024%2C3024&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Interview with Jon Oliverio of Cycle Torbay</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/interview-with-jon-oliverio-of-cycle-torbay/</link>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:31:40 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1995</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve wanted to catch up with Jon for a while. His workshop is in the same building as my social enterprise is based, and I often stop for a look at the bikes he has been donated and projects being worked on. So I was delighted to get the chance to speak to Jon at &#8230; <a href="https://blaggers.blog/podcast/interview-with-jon-oliverio-of-cycle-torbay/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Interview with Jon Oliverio of Cycle Torbay</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve wanted to catch up with Jon for a while. His workshop is in the same building as my social enterprise is based, and I often stop for a look at the bikes he has been donated and projects being worked on. So I was delighted to get the chance to ]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve wanted to catch up with Jon for a while. His workshop is in the same building as my social enterprise is based, and I often stop for a look at the bikes he has been donated and projects being worked on. So I was delighted to get the chance to speak to Jon at &#8230; <a href="https://blaggers.blog/podcast/interview-with-jon-oliverio-of-cycle-torbay/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Interview with Jon Oliverio of Cycle Torbay</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve wanted to catch up with Jon for a while. His workshop is in the same building as my social enterprise is based, and I often stop for a look at the bikes he has been donated and projects being worked on. So I was delighted to get the chance to speak to Jon at &#8230; Continue reading Interview with Jon Oliverio of Cycle Torbay]]></itunes:summary>
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	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve wanted to catch up with Jon for a while. His workshop is in the same building as my social enterprise is based, and I often stop for a look at the bikes he has been donated and projects being worked on. So I was delighted to get the chance to speak to Jon at &#8230; Continue reading Interview with Jon Oliverio of Cycle Torbay]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_7931.jpeg?fit=3024%2C3024&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>From the Exe Estuary to Exmoor</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/from-the-exe-estuary-to-exmoor/</link>
	<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 11:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1972</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[Rich is on his last training ride before heading to Paris! Today he is heading from Dawlish up the river Exe to Bampton, across the southern edge of Exmoor to Wellington and back south via Cullompton and Broadclyst. It&#8217;s a glorious day with a bit of a headwind and there&#8217;s a Chinese waiting for him &#8230; <a href="https://blaggers.blog/podcast/from-the-exe-estuary-to-exmoor/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Exe Estuary to Exmoor</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[Rich is on his last training ride before heading to Paris! Today he is heading from Dawlish up the river Exe to Bampton, across the southern edge of Exmoor to Wellington and back south via Cullompton and Broadclyst. It&#8217;s a glorious day with a bit o]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<content:encoded><![CDATA[Rich is on his last training ride before heading to Paris! Today he is heading from Dawlish up the river Exe to Bampton, across the southern edge of Exmoor to Wellington and back south via Cullompton and Broadclyst. It&#8217;s a glorious day with a bit of a headwind and there&#8217;s a Chinese waiting for him &#8230; <a href="https://blaggers.blog/podcast/from-the-exe-estuary-to-exmoor/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">From the Exe Estuary to Exmoor</span></a>]]></content:encoded>
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	<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Rich is on his last training ride before heading to Paris! Today he is heading from Dawlish up the river Exe to Bampton, across the southern edge of Exmoor to Wellington and back south via Cullompton and Broadclyst. It&#8217;s a glorious day with a bit of a headwind and there&#8217;s a Chinese waiting for him &#8230; Continue reading From the Exe Estuary to Exmoor]]></itunes:summary>
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		<ssp:title>From the Exe Estuary to Exmoor</ssp:title>
	</ssp:image>
	<itunes:explicit>false</itunes:explicit>
	<itunes:block>no</itunes:block>
	<itunes:duration>00:13:45</itunes:duration>
	<itunes:author><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></itunes:author>	<googleplay:description><![CDATA[Rich is on his last training ride before heading to Paris! Today he is heading from Dawlish up the river Exe to Bampton, across the southern edge of Exmoor to Wellington and back south via Cullompton and Broadclyst. It&#8217;s a glorious day with a bit of a headwind and there&#8217;s a Chinese waiting for him &#8230; Continue reading From the Exe Estuary to Exmoor]]></googleplay:description>
	<googleplay:image href="https://i0.wp.com/blaggers.blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/IMG_7912.jpeg?fit=2439%2C2439&#038;ssl=1"></googleplay:image>
	<googleplay:explicit>No</googleplay:explicit>
	<googleplay:block>no</googleplay:block>
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<item>
	<title>Rich and Graeme&#8217;s Paris-Nice: Prologue</title>
	<link>https://blaggers.blog/podcast/rich-and-graemes-paris-nice-prologue/</link>
	<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 21:59:46 +0000</pubDate>
	<dc:creator><![CDATA[Rich Blagden]]></dc:creator>
	<guid isPermaLink="false">https://blaggers.blog/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=1889</guid>
	<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="https://blaggers.blog/podcast/rich-and-graemes-paris-nice-prologue/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Rich and Graeme&#8217;s Paris-Nice: Prologue</span></a>]]></description>
	<itunes:subtitle><![CDATA[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 abou]]></itunes:subtitle>
	<itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
	<itunes:episode>1</itunes:episode>
	<itunes:season>2</itunes:season>
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