23 May 2026

Last bit of training before ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฎ

12 Stopped 13m Stopped 2m Fastest โ€” 52.7 km/h Peak heart rate โ€” 164 bpm Steepest โ€” 16.0% over 200 m CheltenhamWitneyCartertonChurchdownCharlton KingsA435A361A40A46A436 CHELTENHAM
103 km ridden
996 m climbed
5hโ€‰09m moving

20.0 km/h average, 53 at the fastest; 1,003 m of descent; 5h 22m door to door; heart averaging 134 bpm and peaking at 165; an effort score of 399.

mild, around 17ยฐC and a 8 km/h wind from the NW, 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

100200 m 0 103 km vertical scale exaggerated 115×

Two moments

1The descent

From 47.1 km to 48.6 km

1.5 km ยท -9.0% average ยท 51 km/h at the fastest ยท 38.1 km/h average ยท 114 bpm, peaking at 125

You touched 51 km/h on the drop through Charlton Kings, which is a sensible way to carry momentum into the second half of the ride.

-9%average14%2441101.5 km

2The climb

From 58.1 km to 59.0 km

0.9 km ยท +108 m at 11.8% ยท 5.1 km/h ยท 152 bpm, peaking at 165

The gradient through Charlton Kings hit your heart rate harder than the actual speed suggests, though three hours into a ride, that drift is likely more down to the duration than the severity of the climb.

+12%average16%2301210.9 km

Speed

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