Struggle
Reasons to Ride one of the hardest sportives
Outside being one of the UK's hardest sportives, Struggle Dales combines excellent organisation with detailed riders considerations to make it one of the best sportives out there.
Struggle Dales riders aspire to achieve against this challenging parcours - then come back year on year to smash their PR. Struggle Dales is a sportive for cyclists - by cyclists - with an awesome atmosphere created not just by our friendly team but by our like-minded returning riders who we love to see on the start line year on year. Here's our non-exhaustive list...
Video: Struggle Moors Recon
We head into the Yorkshire Moors to carry out our pre-event check - and we thought we'd take you along with us. Check out the stunning views and listen to Struggle Events' Matt give you a run down of the climbs and how to tackle them.
Check out our Rosedale Chimney recon video or find out more and enter Struggle Moors sportive.
Training Tips: How to Stay Hydrated on a Sportive
Don’t let the cramp bite on the Yorkshire climbs with our top hydration tips for Struggle sprotives.
1. Meet Magnesium
Struggle’s Matt has recently been battling cramps during the latter stages of a long road races. After consulting with health food experts, Matt tried magnesium tablets once a day.
Magnesium is not only an important electrolyte which gets lost through sweat, it also relaxes the muscles to help stop that...
Training Tips: How to Ride Rosedale Chimney Bank
Hitting the foot of Rosedale Chimney Bank is fearful enough for any cyclist. With 91 miles already in the legs over a shark-jaw profile, Struggle Moors riders will need to summon every ounce of oomph left in order to avoid a steep hike-with-bike.
In our latest video blog, Struggle's Matt Mannakee shows you what's in store when you reach Rosedale Chimney Bank, the ultimate climb on one of the hardest sportives in Yorkshire and the UK...
Rosedale Chimney Bank
Rosedale Chimney Bank is one of the UK's most feared cycling climbs. Rising...
Training Tips: How to Ride Glaisdale Horror Cycling climb?
Glaisdale Horror (aka Caper Hill on Strava) is an elusive hill concealed in the heather-clad North Yorkshire Moors. But once you’ve unearthed it, by jove you’ll know it. Discover more about this tasty climb and how to conquer it here…
Horrifying Stats
Glaisdale Horror (Caper Hill) is 0.8 miles long with an elevation gain of 608ft, an average gradient of 14% and its steepest section is around 25%.
The Horror is the 85 mile marker on the Struggle Moors sportive, which takes place on Sunday 8th July 2018 from Ampleforth.
While...