16 July 2026

Pootle in the Cotswolds

12 Stopped 34m Stopped 32m Stopped 2m Fastest — 58.1 km/h Peak heart rate — 164 bpm Steepest — 10.3% over 200 m WitneyCartertonChipping NortonShipston on StourDonningtonA361A44A3400A40A424 CHIPPING CAMPDEN
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.

warm, around 22°C and a 14 km/h wind from the ENE, which the route met from every side.

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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

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Two moments

1The descent

From 37.0 km to 38.1 km

1.1 km · -6.1% average · 58 km/h at the fastest · 42.9 km/h average · 134 bpm, peaking at 144

The gradient on the run towards Draycott allowed you to touch 58 km/h before the halfway mark.

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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

The climb near Chipping Campden took a toll on your heart rate, which climbed alongside the gradient despite your steady tempo. Given you were two hours into the ride, it is likely the rise in your pulse reflects the cumulative duration as much as the effort on the hill.

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