18 January 2026

Witney: Lunch Ride

12 Fastest — 44.2 km/h Peak heart rate — 163 bpm Steepest — 9.4% over 200 m WitneyMinster LovellBurfordLeafieldHaileyA361A40A424A4095 WITNEY
30 km ridden
280 m climbed
1h 28m moving

20.7 km/h average, 44 at the fastest; 286 m of descent; 1h 28m door to door; heart averaging 130 bpm and peaking at 163; an effort score of 103.

chilly, around 8°C with rain about and a 8 km/h wind from the SE, 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

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Two moments

1The descent

From 8.2 km to 8.9 km

0.6 km · -6.2% average · 39 km/h at the fastest · 31.5 km/h average · 136 bpm, peaking at 143

You touched 39 km/h on the descent into Swinbrook while keeping your heart rate significantly higher than the gravity of the slope would typically require.

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2The climb

From 13.4 km to 15.5 km

2.1 km · +84 m at 3.9% · 15.0 km/h · 153 bpm, peaking at 163

That climb up to Fulbrook accounted for the highest heart rate of the ride, suggesting that either the gradient demanded more than you were prepared to give or that you chose to push the pace halfway through the session.

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