Cycle touring in the south of France

Day 1: a loop from Cahors through the vineyards

We decided to start the journey with a change in plan. Instead of heading straight off touring we decided to have a day riding around the Lot River. West of Cahors is the wine area so we headed off to explore and to have a shake down ride at the same time. This would also have the additional benefit of giving my achillies one more day before hitting it with the loaded bike.

After stopping at Decathlon to get another water bottle we headed west and soon picked up a section of the Lot River cycle route. This was great. Took us down small country roads, beside the Lot River and through small villages. We headed as far as Luzech before crossing the river and returning on the north side. This gave us great views of the area we were just riding. Once we hit Mercuès the riding became less exciting as we headed back into Cahors with the afternoon traffic.

I'm still working out how to drive this so I'll come back and put some photos later :)