5 June 2013

Witney: Morning Ride

12 Stopped 56m Stopped 8m Stopped 7m Stopped 3m Fastest — 72.2 km/h Steepest — 4.7% over 200 m WitneyEynshamNorth LeighHaileyBarnard GateA4095A40A415B4022B4047 WITNEY
12 km ridden
59 m climbed
1h 15m moving

9.4 km/h average, 72 at the fastest; 71 m of descent; 2h 25m door to door; an estimated effort score of 24.

chilly, around 12°C and a 15 km/h wind from the NE, on the nose for 91% of the distance.

One of 60 rides on Witney to Long Hanborough (10.5 km).

Spicewhat this means →
How this one felt
SpiceFast, steep and twisty
GrindMetres climbed per kilometre
DistanceHow far
EffortHeart-rate load, or modelled where no heart rate was recorded

The shape of it

80100120140 m 0 12 km vertical scale exaggerated 42×

Two moments

1Into a rhythm

From 1.2 km to 6.2 km

5.0 km · +1.0% average · 20.5 km/h

The steady pace through the New Yatt stretch shows a disciplined approach to the opening kilometres. Keeping your speed locked in on that initial rise prevented an early spike in effort.

+1%average5%139834.9 km

2The descent

From 7.3 km to 10.1 km

2.8 km · -2.3% average · 72 km/h at the fastest · 26.3 km/h average

You carried enough momentum through the Long Hanborough descent to hit 72 km/h on such a shallow gradient.

-2%average8%134712.8 km

Speed

0102030 km/h 0 2.557.510 12 km