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Down to the Dordogne

Day three in the Lot: 138 km north from Cahors past Mercuès and Gourdon to the Dordogne at Saint-Julien-de-Lampon and Souillac, then home over the Col de Grézelade and down the long road through Payrac. Read the ride.

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Down to the Dordogne

Road passing under an ornate iron bridge on the way out of Cahors, trees on the right.

Under an iron bridge, leaving Cahors

A narrow old street with a cycle lane on the way out of Cahors.

A narrow street on the way out of Cahors

Quiet road running through a brick underpass covered in graffiti, grassy bank above.

Through an old underpass

A tall old brick chimney beside a country road under a grey sky.

An old brick chimney by the road

A quiet country road with a willow tree and houses ahead near Saint-Denis-Catus.

Country road near Saint-Denis-Catus

A stone memorial framed by tall cypress trees in Gourdon.

Cypress trees and a memorial in Gourdon

Inside a café in Gourdon, with tables, a red door frame and people sitting by the window.

Coffee stop in Gourdon

A château perched on a wooded cliff above the Dordogne valley, with a village church and orchard below.

A château above the Dordogne

The Dordogne seen from the bridge at Rouffillac, a long pale sandbank in the middle of the river.

The Dordogne from the Rouffillac bridge

A sandy islet in the Dordogne below wooded hills, under a cloudy sky.

Sandbanks in the Dordogne

A flat road lined with trees along the Dordogne valley near Cazoulès.

Tree-lined road near Cazoulès

The main road into Souillac, with a church tower and old buildings ahead.

Arriving in Souillac

Bike leaning against a railing at a café terrace in Souillac, street and buildings beyond.

Parked up in Souillac

Coffee cup and a slice of cake on a café table in Souillac.

Coffee and cake in Souillac

Rows of pink umbrellas hanging above a narrow street in Souillac.

Pink umbrellas over a Souillac street

Trees in bright red autumn leaf lining a road on the way out of Souillac.

Autumn reds leaving Souillac

A building with blue shutters on the main road through Payrac.

Blue shutters in Payrac

A road lined with trees on the way out of Payrac.

Tree-lined road out of Payrac

The long road south of Payrac, seen over the handlebars.

The D820 south of Payrac

Looking down at the handlebars and bike computer, orange sleeves either side, 110 km into the ride.

Orange sleeves at 110 km

A quiet road with wide grassy verges on the long run back towards Cahors.

Grassy verges on the long road south

View across a wide wooded valley near Payrac under a grey sky.

Looking across the valley near Payrac

Cahors street with a roundabout, a parked car and stone buildings.

Back in Cahors