3 April 2026

The kinetic account

12 Fastest — 55.4 km/h Peak heart rate — 163 bpm Steepest — 12.6% over 200 m WitneyCartertonChipping NortonDonningtonBourton on the WaterA361A40A424A44A429 BOURTON ON THE WATER
80 km ridden
831 m climbed
3h 41m moving

21.8 km/h average, 55 at the fastest; 837 m of descent; 3h 41m door to door; heart averaging 138 bpm and peaking at 163; an effort score of 229.

chilly, around 11°C and a 28 km/h wind from the SW, 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 37.4 km to 39.4 km

1.9 km · -5.8% average · 50 km/h at the fastest · 37.1 km/h average · 125 bpm, peaking at 134

You touched 50 km/h on the descent toward Little Rissington, making good use of the gradient halfway through your ride.

-6%average10%2421291.9 km

2The climb

From 41.7 km to 42.5 km

0.8 km · +68 m at 8.4% · 9.8 km/h · 151 bpm, peaking at 163

The climb out of Bourton on the Water pushed your heart rate higher than we saw elsewhere, though that drift is expected two hours into a ride rather than purely a result of the gradient.

+8%average12%2071390.8 km

Speed

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