22 December 2025

Witney: Morning Ride

12 Stopped 2m Fastest — 42.9 km/h Peak heart rate — 157 bpm Steepest — 7.5% over 200 m Minster LovellLeafieldAsthallAsthall LeighCrawleyA361A40A4095A415B4022 WITNEY
24 km ridden
236 m climbed
1h 10m moving

20.9 km/h average, 43 at the fastest; 241 m of descent; 1h 10m door to door; heart averaging 137 bpm and peaking at 158; an effort score of 98.

chilly, around 9°C and a 12 km/h wind from the ESE, which the route met from every side.

One of 8 rides on the Shipton under Wychwood loop.

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How this one felt
SpiceFast, steep and twisty
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DistanceHow far
EffortHeart-rate load, or modelled where no heart rate was recorded

The shape of it

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Two moments

1The descent

From 8.3 km to 8.8 km

0.5 km · -6.7% average · 41 km/h at the fastest · 30.0 km/h average · 122 bpm, peaking at 131

That drop near Swinbrook comes at a point in the ride where you have the momentum to carry speed, and you touched 41 km/h on the descent.

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2The fast stretch

From 13.8 km to 16.1 km

2.3 km · -2.7% average · 32.6 km/h · 134 bpm, peaking at 142

That pace through Fordwells shows you were still working steadily past the halfway mark without letting the drop in the road tempt you into backing off.

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Speed

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