26 September 2025

Witney: Lunch Ride

12 Fastest — 48.7 km/h Peak heart rate — 164 bpm Steepest — 11.2% over 200 m WitneyCartertonChipping NortonShipton under WychwoodCharlburyA40A4095A424 WITNEY
28 km ridden
345 m climbed
1h 25m moving

19.3 km/h average, 49 at the fastest; 383 m of descent; 1h 25m door to door; heart averaging 139 bpm and peaking at 165; an effort score of 119.

mild, around 14°C and a 14 km/h crosswind from the E.

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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

100150200 m 0 28 km vertical scale exaggerated 60×

Two moments

1The steep pitch

From 6.7 km to 6.8 km

0.1 km · +11.7% average · 13.3 km/h · 148 bpm, peaking at 155

Attacking that steep bank near Sarsden right at the start meant you were grinding through the gears before the legs had any time to wake up.

+12%average14%1441270.2 km

2The descent

From 8.9 km to 10.7 km

1.8 km · -4.5% average · 43 km/h at the fastest · 30.3 km/h average · 124 bpm, peaking at 146

You hit 43 km/h on the descent near Millend, taking advantage of the gradient just before the halfway point of your ride.

-4%average9%1941151.8 km

Speed

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