28 February 2026

Brill

12 Stopped 23m Fastest — 53.9 km/h Peak heart rate — 171 bpm Steepest — 12.3% over 200 m OxfordBicesterCowleyWheatleyMarstonM40A4095A4142A329A418 BICESTER
50 km ridden
355 m climbed
2h 22m moving

20.9 km/h average, 54 at the fastest; 356 m of descent; 2h 45m door to door; heart averaging 141 bpm and peaking at 171; an effort score of 128.

chilly, around 8°C and a 19 km/h wind from the WNW, which the route met from every side.

One of 3 rides on the Ambrosden 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

1The climb

From 16.3 km to 18.0 km

1.7 km · +98 m at 5.9% · 11.8 km/h · 155 bpm, peaking at 171

The effort up to Brill forced your heart rate significantly higher than the surrounding kilometres, suggesting that a steady tempo became a grind once the gradient kicked in.

+6%average12%187901.7 km

2The descent

From 20.3 km to 22.4 km

2.1 km · -5.3% average · 54 km/h at the fastest · 36.6 km/h average · 130 bpm, peaking at 130

That descent near Piddington brought you to 54 km/h just as you reached the midpoint of the ride.

-5%average12%196852.1 km

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