The numbers
2013–26
Everything recorded, since the first ride I kept.
209
Rides
5,388
Kilometres
38,427
Metres climbed
260
Hours riding
By year
2026 was the biggest year, at 1,814 km across 35 rides.
Climbing, by year
Every kilometre, in order
The shape matters more than the total: the flat stretches are the years the bike stayed in the shed.
How long a ride usually is
The average is a poor answer — it falls between a commute and a day out and describes neither.
The extremes
- Longest166 km“Morning Ride” and “afternoon”2022-05-13
- Most climbing2,293 mTour du Burundi - day one2026-06-06
- Fastest average33.5 km/hEvening Ride with Caleb2015-06-18
- Fastest moment87.9 km/hAfternoon Ride2015-06-15
- Longest in the saddle9h 01m“Morning Ride” and “afternoon”2022-05-13
- Hardest, by heart rate747“Morning Ride” and “afternoon”2022-05-13
The conditions
Reanalysed weather on a 25 km grid, averaged over the hours of each ride. The wind figure is how much of the distance was ridden into it, worked out leg by leg — a gale across a lane is a different day from the same gale head-on. How these are measured →
- Hardest wind18 km/h on the nose, 99% of the wayCycle to supper2023-07-27
- Hottest30°CAll going so well till the puncture(s)2019-08-26
- Coldest-0°CRide2013-03-14
- Wettest3.3 mmLunch Ride2026-01-18