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.
| Spice | Fast, steep and twisty | |
|---|---|---|
| Grind | Metres climbed per kilometre | |
| Distance | How far | |
| Effort | Heart-rate load, or modelled where no heart rate was recorded |
From 47.1 km to 48.6 km
1.5 km · -9.0% average · 38.1 km/h · 114 bpm, peaking at 125
Thirty-eight kilometres an hour down a 9% gradient at halfway through a 103 kilometre ride — you carried real speed into a steep slope and held it.
From 58.1 km to 59.0 km
0.9 km · +108 m at 11.8% · 5.1 km/h · 152 bpm, peaking at 165
The Charlton Kings climb came late enough that your heart rate there doesn't show you working harder than earlier—just the drift that three hours in the saddle brings—so what matters is that you kept the speed steady on 12% and got over it.