10 April 2026

Witney: Afternoon Ride

12 Fastest — 43.6 km/h Peak heart rate — 160 bpm Steepest — 7.6% over 200 m Minster LovellLeafieldAsthallAsthall LeighCrawleyA361A40A4095A415B4022 WITNEY
24 km ridden
249 m climbed
1h 05m moving

22.3 km/h average, 44 at the fastest; 255 m of descent; 1h 05m door to door; heart averaging 136 bpm and peaking at 160; an effort score of 78.

chilly, around 11°C and a 18 km/h wind from the S, 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
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 8.3 km to 8.8 km

0.5 km · -6.7% average · 44 km/h at the fastest · 32.5 km/h average · 134 bpm, peaking at 138

That drop near Swinbrook is steep enough that you touched 44 km/h just by letting gravity do the work halfway through your ride.

-7%average9%135990.5 km

2The climb

From 10.2 km to 12.8 km

2.6 km · +75 m at 2.9% · 18.8 km/h · 142 bpm, peaking at 154

Your heart rate climbed as you hit the Fordwells rise, sitting significantly higher than your baseline for the rest of the ride despite the modest gradient.

+3%average7%1891152.6 km

Speed

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