1The descent
From 37.0 km to 38.1 km
1.1 km · -6.1% average · 42.9 km/h · 134 bpm, peaking at 144
Fifty-three kilometres in and you hit 43 km/h on the Draycott descent—that's a sharp release of speed for the middle point of a century ride.
Pootle in the Cotswolds
- 3 stops
- Fastest, 58.1 km/h
- Peak heart rate, 164 bpm
- Steepest, 10.3% over 200 m
100
km
ridden
901
m
climbed
4h 56m
moving
20.3 km/h average, 58 at the fastest; 906 m of descent; 6h 01m door to door; heart averaging 137 bpm and peaking at 164; an effort score of 410.
| 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 climb
From 43.3 km to 46.2 km
2.9 km · +132 m at 4.5% · 13.1 km/h · 149 bpm, peaking at 157
You wound up the climb to Chipping Campden at a steady grind, nothing rushed—your heart rate climbed because you were two hours in and the gradient asked for it, not because you overreached.