11 June 2026

Tour du Burundi- day 6

12 Stopped 1h 33m Stopped 46m Stopped 42m Stopped 10m Stopped 5m Stopped 3m Stopped 3m Stopped 2m Fastest — 75.5 km/h Peak heart rate — 139 bpm Steepest — 12.5% over 200 m GitegaNgoziBitareBitareBuhoroRN 15RN 18RN 2RN 16
85 km ridden
1,014 m climbed
4h 05m moving

20.8 km/h average, 76 at the fastest; 1,177 m of descent; 7h 27m door to door; heart averaging 119 bpm and peaking at 139; an effort score of 213.

warm, around 22°C and a 10 km/h wind from the SE, on the nose for 79% of the distance.

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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

1500160017001800 m 0 85 km vertical scale exaggerated 59×

Two moments

1The descent

From 2.5 km to 6.6 km

4.2 km · -6.1% average · 76 km/h at the fastest · 55.0 km/h average · 78 bpm, peaking at 89

You hit 76 km/h on the descent out of Gisagara, picking up significant pace right as you began the ride.

-6%average10%182215654.2 km

2The steep pitch

From 76.0 km to 76.1 km

0.1 km · +10.1% average · 3.7 km/h · 119 bpm, peaking at 123

The Masasu climb arrived very late, and at such a steep pitch, moving at a walking pace was the only way to get over the top.

+10%average11%172017050.2 km

Speed

0204060 km/h 0 20406080 85 km