9 May 2026

Seeking hills then regretting it

12 Fastest — 57.3 km/h Peak heart rate — 171 bpm Steepest — 14.2% over 200 m OxfordAylesburyCowleyThamePrinces RisboroughA329M40A40A4010A4128 AYLESBURY
77 km ridden
616 m climbed
3h 25m moving

22.4 km/h average, 57 at the fastest; 623 m of descent; 3h 25m door to door; heart averaging 145 bpm and peaking at 171; an effort score of 340.

mild, around 16°C and a 10 km/h wind from the ENE, 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 climb

From 38.6 km to 39.4 km

0.8 km · +89 m at 11.3% · 5.7 km/h · 153 bpm, peaking at 167

The climb up Whiteleaf took its toll on your heart rate, which climbed alongside the gradient well past your usual rhythm for the day. Given this occurred two hours into the ride, that figure likely reflects the steady creep of heart rate over time as much as the effort of the ascent itself.

+11%average17%2491600.8 km

2The descent

From 42.2 km to 44.8 km

2.5 km · -4.3% average · 55 km/h at the fastest · 30.6 km/h average · 135 bpm, peaking at 150

You touched 55 km/h on the descent through Loosley Row, carrying that speed well into the second half of the ride.

-4%average12%2391292.5 km

Speed

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