The morning of Day 7 found us in a damp Issoire; we may have
slightly underestimated just how chilly it was going to get as we climbed up to
over 1,000 m! Fair to say that by the time we got to Siaugues-Saint-Romain we
were tired, wet, cold and hungry. We piled into the only restaurant in town and
had a quick change into dry clothes before tucking into an amazing lunch of chicken
& lentils (a Le Puy delicacy)… Obviously, the plan was to power us the
remaining hills in more than one way!
At the top of the hill, the rain was whipped into our faces
so they stang, which was nice after a massive climb! With the help a reasonably strong (mostly)
tailwind we made it into our accommodation in Les Marconnes just before the
rain came down to find the most wonderful hosts, Luc & Karen, who lit the
fire and washed all our wet stuff for us before producing an incredible dinner
of gratin and veal as well as some local fromage (mange tout, mange tout). We
met up with the fifth member of our gang, Nick; whilst the wind and rain might
have terrified him, the food and wine helped ease any worries!
The route details can be found here, we recommend sitting in
a cold, windy shower, with someone slapping your legs whilst viewing to
recreate the ride:
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