Cycling in Bort-les-Orgues

We got an early start due to the terrible forecast of thunderstorms...which we started to hear just before reaching Condat. A few kilometers after Condat, there was a lot more thunder, but we were lucky in that the rain, while constant, was relatively light. We got wet, but not soaked. D979/D679, which we were on for the entire ride, was a wonderful low traffic road for its full length. And much of the scenery was excellent, especially after Marcenat when we got into the high meadows. Sadly, that was when we were most getting rained on, so no photos of this area. We highly recommend this route.

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;">Starting off with an “iffy” sky, we were pretty fortunate until getting onto D49 when a steady light rain pelted us for the remainder of the ride to Le Claux.  Aside from the rain, generally wonderful roads.</span> Background:<br /><br /><br />My wife and I have been doing self-supported tours in Western Europe (a majority in France) since 1993.  This series of rides covers our 2005 2 month route through parts of France.  Our beginning and ending point is near Chaduri (south of Angoulême) where our friends have a farm with Gites and Chambres d'Hotes.<br /><br /><br />We rode our Dawes touring bicycles purchased in 1993 heavily loaded with 700Cx32 tires.  All of our riding was on paved roads, mostly with very little traffic.<br /><br /><br />If any questions, feel free to email me at jeffkadet@netdiving.com<br /><br /><br />Jeff