8 June 2026

Tour du Burundi- day 3

12 Stopped 17m Stopped 6m Stopped 4m Stopped 2m Fastest — 73.4 km/h Peak heart rate — 150 bpm Steepest — 9.2% over 200 m GitegaRuyigiBugumbashaBuhevyiBuhindaRN 13RN 11RN 7
67 km ridden
851 m climbed
3h 16m moving

20.5 km/h average, 73 at the fastest; 918 m of descent; 4h 38m door to door; heart averaging 133 bpm and peaking at 150; an effort score of 234.

hot, around 24°C and a 15 km/h crosswind from the ESE.

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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

160017001800 m 0 67 km vertical scale exaggerated 62×

Two moments

1The climb

From 0.0 km to 2.9 km

2.9 km · +147 m at 5.1% · 12.6 km/h · 140 bpm, peaking at 150

You took the Munywero climb at a steady intensity right from the start, keeping your heart rate well within your endurance range despite the gradient.

+5%average10%179616492.9 km

2The descent

From 39.1 km to 41.5 km

2.5 km · -6.3% average · 68 km/h at the fastest · 53.6 km/h average · 136 bpm, peaking at 148

That drop past Rugabo is steep enough that you were hitting 68 km/h before the end of the section.

-6%average9%174615922.4 km

Speed

02040 km/h 0 204060 67 km