18 July 2021

Breaking in the new bike with XQ

12 Fastest — 36.2 km/h Peak heart rate — 159 bpm WitneyCartertonBamptonLechladeDucklingtonA415A40A361 CARTERTON
54 km ridden
64 m climbed
2h 12m moving

24.6 km/h average, 36 at the fastest; 63 m of descent; 2h 22m door to door; heart averaging 138 bpm and peaking at 161; an effort score of 195.

warm, around 23°C and next to no wind.

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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

708090 m 0 54 km vertical scale exaggerated 423×

Two moments

1Into a rhythm

From 11.4 km to 16.5 km

5.0 km · +0.0% average · 27.9 km/h · 138 bpm, peaking at 151

That stretch near Shifford showed remarkable consistency, with your heart rate holding steady while you kept the pace locked in for the entire five kilometres.

+0%average71635.0 km

2The hardest effort

From 36.5 km to 48.5 km

12.0 km · +0.1% average · 24.5 km/h · 152 bpm, peaking at 161

The effort through the Cote segment pushed your heart rate significantly higher than the rest of the ride, suggesting that while this twelve-kilometre stretch was flat, you treated it as the primary test of the day.

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Speed

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