6 May 2024

Tar Lake Loop

12 Fastest — 35.4 km/h Peak heart rate — 153 bpm WitneyDucklingtonMinster LovellStanton HarcourtBarnard GateA415A40A4095B4022 OXFORD
22 km ridden
53 m climbed
52m moving

25.0 km/h average, 35 at the fastest; 55 m of descent; 52m door to door; heart averaging 139 bpm and peaking at 153; an effort score of 77.

mild, around 13°C and a 7 km/h wind from the NNE, which the route met from every side.

One of 8 rides on the Stanton Harcourt loop.

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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 3.1 km to 8.1 km

5.0 km · -0.2% average · 26.8 km/h · 141 bpm, peaking at 153

That five-kilometre stretch near Hardwick shows real discipline, as you held a constant speed while keeping your heart rate steady.

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2The hardest effort

From 9.6 km to 21.6 km

12.0 km · +0.1% average · 25.4 km/h · 147 bpm, peaking at 153

Pushing that pace for over ten kilometres approaching Yelford suggests you were committed to the effort, but it leaves the question of whether that intensity was sustainable for the remainder of the ride.

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Speed

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