27 July 2023

Cycle to supper

12 Stopped 5m Fastest — 51.0 km/h Peak heart rate — 152 bpm Steepest — 9.1% over 200 m WitneyCirencesterCartertonFairfordStrattonA435A4095A415A419 CARTERTON
38 km ridden
259 m climbed
2h 00m moving

19.1 km/h average, 51 at the fastest; 226 m of descent; 2h 05m door to door; heart averaging 128 bpm and peaking at 152; an effort score of 130.

warm, around 20°C and a 21 km/h wind from the WSW, on the nose for 99% of the distance.

One of 3 rides on Witney to Chesterton (38 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

100120140 m 0 38 km vertical scale exaggerated 153×

Two moments

1The steep pitch

From 8.4 km to 8.6 km

0.1 km · +10.9% average · 9.9 km/h · 129 bpm, peaking at 142

You hit that steep pitch near Shilton early in the ride with a heavy gear, choosing to grind up rather than accelerate.

+11%average13%113970.2 km

2The descent

From 15.4 km to 15.8 km

0.4 km · -7.2% average · 51 km/h at the fastest · 39.0 km/h average · 139 bpm, peaking at 140

You touched 51 km/h on the descent near Eastleach Martin, yet your heart rate remained higher than your average for the ride. You were either pedalling through the drop or fighting the bike against the gradient.

-7%average10%126970.4 km

Speed

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