03 September 2026

Marignac-en-Diois

Short road rides are limited in possible variations round here, so as I needed to do a little shopping today, I took the Moustache e-bike over the Col de Romeyer and via Chamaloc and the gravel road to Marignac, to remind myself of how pretty it is. 

It is.






























02 September 2026

Extension activity

Not many words today, as there was nothing complicated about my ride on the lovely Colnago: out on the main road to Recoubeau, then a left turn to pass the old station on the line to Châtillon, then the return via St Roman. Enough distance and gentle climbing to represent a slight increase in both to help along my rehab. All most delightful, even more so now that most of the holiday-makers have left the roads to me.
















01 September 2026

Shanks's Ponet

Apologies for the terrible, terrible pun. But I couldn't resist. Bad puns are like that.

Third day of no battery assistance, and it was 24km and 300m of ascent to do the lovely ride to Ponet (which itself has a delightful little circuit). As before, the little climbs were exceedingly slow, to keep my heart rate down (measured by keeping breathing at a 'could hold a conversation easily' rate). 

It's a while since I've moseyed around the tiny streets in the village and gone up the sharp little hill (I walked, slowly!) to the temple and église, but it's all very pretty. Well worth the effort! My only complaint is that the excellent post explaining the geology is points its hole at the wrong geological feature!