15 September 2021

Witney: Morning Ride

12 Fastest — 42.4 km/h Peak heart rate — 151 bpm Steepest — 6.2% over 200 m WitneyBamptonDucklingtonAstonStandlakeA415A40B4022 WITNEY
25 km ridden
61 m climbed
1h 01m moving

24.6 km/h average, 42 at the fastest; 62 m of descent; 1h 01m door to door; heart averaging 138 bpm and peaking at 153; an effort score of 88.

mild, around 15°C and a 7 km/h wind from the NW, which the route met from every side.

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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

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Two moments

1Into a rhythm

From 12.3 km to 17.3 km

5.0 km · +0.0% average · 25.0 km/h · 144 bpm, peaking at 151

That stretch near Aston shows a steady hand, with your speed and heart rate barely shifting for those five kilometres.

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2The steep pitch

From 19.0 km to 19.2 km

0.2 km · +7.2% average · 12.8 km/h · 143 bpm, peaking at 147

Hitting that Bampton rise in the final third of your ride, you stayed in the saddle to grind through the gradient rather than attacking it.

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Speed

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