1The steep pitch
From 59.2 km to 59.3 km
0.1 km · +7.8% average · 10.3 km/h · 108 bpm, peaking at 120
That steep little rise near Mararo caught you late in the day, but you kept the momentum going at a steady crawl.
Tour du Burundi - day 7 🏁
- 3 stops
- Fastest, 63.6 km/h
- Peak heart rate, 139 bpm
- Steepest, 8.7% over 200 m
108
km
ridden
1,394
m
climbed
5h 14m
moving
20.6 km/h average, 64 at the fastest; 2,305 m of descent; 8h 22m door to door; heart averaging 111 bpm and peaking at 139; an effort score of 205.
warm, around 20°C and a 13 km/h wind from the ESE, behind you for most of it.
Spicewhat this means →
| 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 |
The shape of it
Two moments
2The descent
From 67.3 km to 79.2 km
11.8 km · -6.1% average · 59 km/h at the fastest · 37.0 km/h average · 112 bpm, peaking at 122
That drop past Muhororo falls away steeply enough that you touched 59 km/h without needing to put any work in. With over half the ride behind you, getting that much speed from gravity alone is a useful way to cover ground.