Pain and Fromage
Rich Blagden
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Day Five: The Longest Day
Today’s ride starts to take Rich and Graeme into the foothills of the Alps. It’s a grumpy start to the day and there’s a long day ahead if we’re to make Annecy before sunset.
Day Four: Bourgogne
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.
Day Three: Loire-en-Borgogne
It’s a long ride today - 190 km. Undeterred, we head out after a big breakfast of scrambled eggs and head out on the road in search of cheese and wine. We find it both in lovely Sancerre, and with…
Day Two: The Seine to the Loire
A long day today, punctuated by punctures and a derailleur issue that almost derails the trip. But in the end we successfully make it to Briare on the river Loire, and find some reasonably good…
Day One: Paris and the Seine
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. Or so we…
Waun Fach and the Dragon’s Back
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…
Interview with Jon Oliverio of Cycle Torbay
I'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…
From the Exe Estuary to Exmoor
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…
Rich and Graeme’s Paris-Nice: Prologue
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…
Tour of Brittany Day One: Roscoff to Brest
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…
Day Seven: Col du Galibier
Rich is solo for today’s ride, which starts off gently but soon turns into a long tough climb up two cols. First is the scenic Col de l’Albanne, then after Valloire it’s the big one - Galibier. A…
Day Six: Col de la Madeleine
Over halfway through the trip and the climbing starts in earnest, with an ascent of the 1998m Col de la Madeleine Expect lots of pain and a very good fromage right at the end!
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