15 November 2023

Witney: Morning Ride

12 Fastest — 38.1 km/h Peak heart rate — 150 bpm Steepest — 7.7% over 200 m WitneyDucklingtonHaileyCrawleyCurbridgeA4095A415A40B4022B4047 WITNEY
14 km ridden
71 m climbed
41m moving

20.3 km/h average, 38 at the fastest; 69 m of descent; 41m door to door; heart averaging 124 bpm and peaking at 151; an effort score of 42.

chilly, around 7°C and a 18 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 93×

Two moments

1The steep pitch

From 3.9 km to 4.1 km

0.1 km · +8.5% average · 10.4 km/h · 133 bpm, peaking at 146

That climb near Crawley is steep enough that your speed dropped away as soon as the road tilted up. Carrying that momentum into the first third of your ride meant you cleared it without needing to force the pace.

+8%average10%105920.2 km

2Into a rhythm

From 6.8 km to 11.8 km

5.0 km · -0.1% average · 21.6 km/h · 130 bpm, peaking at 150

That stretch near Ducklington showed impressive discipline, with your heart rate holding steady inside a five-beat band for the entire five kilometres.

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Speed

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