22 July 2013

Witney, Oxfordshire

12 Stopped 1h 22m Stopped 3m Fastest — 43.2 km/h Steepest — 4.6% over 200 m WitneyEynshamNorth LeighHaileyBarnard GateA4095A40A415B4022B4047 WITNEY
10 km ridden
57 m climbed
31m moving

20.5 km/h average, 43 at the fastest; 73 m of descent; 1h 55m door to door; an estimated effort score of 35.

warm, around 21°C and a 11 km/h crosswind from the ESE.

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

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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 10 km vertical scale exaggerated 38×

Two moments

1Into a rhythm

From 1.5 km to 6.5 km

5.0 km · +0.8% average · 20.7 km/h

That opening section near New Yatt was a display of pure consistency, with the needle pinned to a single speed for the duration of the stretch.

+1%average6%139935.0 km

2The descent

From 7.3 km to 10.1 km

2.8 km · -2.2% average · 43 km/h at the fastest · 25.3 km/h average

The drop towards Long Hanborough was a long stretch of shallow road where you reached 43 km/h, though the modest average suggests you spent much of that time without adding much effort to the gravity.

-2%average8%133722.8 km

Speed

010203040 km/h 0 2.557.510 10 km