Struggle — training tips

With lockdown already limiting our Struggle sportive training, now the epic snow dumped outside our front door has us well and truly confined to the indoors.

Here at Struggle HQ we’re sticking two fingers up to the white stuff and maxing out our indoor training. Here’s our top tips for training for a Struggle sportive on a snow day.

1. Take a Test

It may not be a four-hour ride but we promise you an FTP test (Functional Threshold Power) will leave you lying on the...

With the temperatures taking a sudden plummet, we pulled out our winter wardrobe for the first time to discover warn winter gloves and tatty old overshoes.

Training for a Struggle sportive in 2021 will mean the long winter base-mile rides will soon begin. So we thought we'd inspire you to think about your winter wardrobe, with out top picks for cycling kit we'd wear now - and throughout the winter.