2 March 2026

Chipping Norton: Afternoon Ride

12 Fastest — 53.1 km/h Peak heart rate — 160 bpm Steepest — 10.3% over 200 m WitneyCartertonChipping NortonShipton under WychwoodCharlburyA40A4095A424 CHIPPING NORTON
48 km ridden
572 m climbed
2h 15m moving

21.2 km/h average, 53 at the fastest; 578 m of descent; 2h 15m door to door; heart averaging 137 bpm and peaking at 160; an effort score of 190.

mild, around 14°C and a 19 km/h wind from the S, 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 48 km vertical scale exaggerated 105×

Two moments

1The descent

From 12.9 km to 14.4 km

1.4 km · -5.0% average · 53 km/h at the fastest · 39.7 km/h average · 117 bpm, peaking at 127

You hit 53 km/h on the descent near Shorthampton, making good use of the gradient early in the ride.

-5%average8%162911.4 km

2The steep pitch

From 40.5 km to 40.7 km

0.1 km · +11.0% average · 10.8 km/h · 142 bpm, peaking at 153

Coming so late in the ride, your speed over the Asthall climb shows you maintained momentum well through such a sharp change in gradient.

+11%average12%1251090.2 km

Speed

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