29 October 2022

Cotswold mini tour - pt3

12 Stopped 2m Stopped 2m Fastest — 57.9 km/h Peak heart rate — 154 bpm Steepest — 15.2% over 200 m GloucesterStroudWitneyCirencesterCartertonA46M5A435A40A4173 CHARLTON KINGS
64 km ridden
856 m climbed
3h 25m moving

18.9 km/h average, 58 at the fastest; 820 m of descent; 3h 27m door to door; heart averaging 132 bpm and peaking at 156; an effort score of 255.

warm, around 19°C and a 23 km/h crosswind from the S.

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

100200300 m 0 64 km vertical scale exaggerated 67×

Two moments

1The descent

From 24.3 km to 25.8 km

1.4 km · -7.5% average · 47 km/h at the fastest · 31.4 km/h average · 112 bpm, peaking at 125

You hit 47 km/h on the drop near Withington, a useful bit of momentum to carry into the second half of the ride.

-8%average13%2551471.4 km

2The climb

From 26.6 km to 27.4 km

0.8 km · +75 m at 9.4% · 8.4 km/h · 144 bpm, peaking at 155

That Withington climb was the only point in the ride where your heart rate climbed significantly, even though you kept the gear low to match the steepness of the gradient.

+9%average17%2291540.8 km

Speed

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