8 November 2025

Fairford: Morning Ride

12 Stopped 4m Fastest — 56.5 km/h Peak heart rate — 166 bpm Steepest — 8.7% over 200 m WitneyCartertonFairfordBamptonLechladeA40A361A415 FAIRFORD
78 km ridden
432 m climbed
3h 29m moving

22.3 km/h average, 56 at the fastest; 438 m of descent; 3h 54m door to door; heart averaging 136 bpm and peaking at 166; an effort score of 278.

mild, around 12°C and a 11 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

100150200 m 0 78 km vertical scale exaggerated 151×

Two moments

1The descent

From 28.4 km to 29.1 km

0.8 km · -5.6% average · 56 km/h at the fastest · 35.8 km/h average · 144 bpm, peaking at 153

You kept your heart rate high through the Little Barrington descent, which suggests you were either still on the pedals or fighting the bike rather than letting it run. You touched 56 km/h on that drop.

-6%average8%1641190.8 km

2The climb

From 34.6 km to 35.6 km

1.1 km · +59 m at 5.6% · 12.6 km/h · 157 bpm, peaking at 161

That Sherborne climb shows your heart rate drifting up after two hours in the saddle, which suggests the effort was beginning to take a cumulative toll on the system.

+6%average9%1921331.0 km

Speed

01020 km/h 0 204060 78 km