22 May 2026

Witney: Morning Ride

12 Fastest — 44.1 km/h Peak heart rate — 157 bpm Steepest — 7.5% over 200 m Minster LovellAsthallAsthall LeighCrawleyCurbridgeA40A4095A415A361B4047 WITNEY
21 km ridden
197 m climbed
59m moving

21.1 km/h average, 44 at the fastest; 202 m of descent; 59m door to door; heart averaging 133 bpm and peaking at 157; an effort score of 75.

warm, around 19°C and a 12 km/h wind from the SSE, 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

100120140 m 0 21 km vertical scale exaggerated 81×

Two moments

1The descent

From 8.3 km to 8.8 km

0.6 km · -6.0% average · 40 km/h at the fastest · 29.9 km/h average · 124 bpm, peaking at 134

You hit 40 km/h on the drop towards Swinbrook, making good use of that gradient right at the midpoint of your ride.

-6%average10%1351010.6 km

2The steep pitch

From 13.2 km to 13.3 km

0.1 km · +7.8% average · 10.6 km/h · 144 bpm, peaking at 151

The climb near Fordwells comes late in your ride, and at that speed, you chose to grind through the steepest section rather than lift the tempo.

+8%average9%1491370.2 km

Speed

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