16 September 2021

Witney: Morning Ride

12 Fastest — 43.3 km/h Peak heart rate — 155 bpm Steepest — 6.4% over 200 m WitneyMinster LovellHaileyAsthall LeighCrawleyA40A4095A415B4022B4047 WITNEY
14 km ridden
101 m climbed
41m moving

20.1 km/h average, 43 at the fastest; 98 m of descent; 41m door to door; heart averaging 127 bpm and peaking at 159; an effort score of 49.

mild, around 14°C and a 8 km/h wind from the WSW, 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

8090100110 m 0 14 km vertical scale exaggerated 85×

Two moments

1The steep pitch

From 4.5 km to 4.6 km

0.2 km · +7.0% average · 14.4 km/h · 145 bpm, peaking at 147

You kept a steady speed on that short pinch near Crawley halfway through the ride. Holding that pace on a seven per cent gradient shows a clear commitment to momentum before the road levels out again.

+7%average8%100890.2 km

2Into a rhythm

From 6.2 km to 11.2 km

5.0 km · +0.0% average · 22.7 km/h · 142 bpm, peaking at 155

The pace near Little Minster was exceptionally steady, though your heart rate remained higher than at any other point in the ride.

+0%average7%116885.0 km

Speed

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