4 May 2026

Chipping Norton: Morning Ride

12 Fastest — 56.5 km/h Peak heart rate — 149 bpm Steepest — 8.4% over 200 m WitneyCartertonChipping NortonDonningtonBourton on the WaterA361A424A44A40A436 CHIPPING NORTON
66 km ridden
564 m climbed
2h 59m moving

22.1 km/h average, 56 at the fastest; 573 m of descent; 3h 01m door to door; heart averaging 126 bpm and peaking at 149; an effort score of 187.

chilly, around 12°C and a 11 km/h wind from the NE, 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 26.5 km to 30.6 km

4.1 km · -3.0% average · 51 km/h at the fastest · 27.7 km/h average · 111 bpm, peaking at 132

You touched 51 km/h on the descent toward Icomb, using the gradient to build speed halfway through the ride.

-3%average9%2491264.1 km

2The fast stretch

From 47.5 km to 50.9 km

3.4 km · -2.4% average · 36.0 km/h · 129 bpm, peaking at 141

That pace near Taston is quick for the final third of a ride, though your heart rate is climbing alongside the duration of the day rather than reflecting the ground.

-2%average1881073.4 km

Speed

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