Test your mind, challenge your mates and rip off your legs on a sportive in the Yorkshire Dales that will bury you into the darkest depths of bike riding.

Spanning 108 miles and taking in 9427ft of climbing over North Yorkshire’s notorious killer climbs, the Struggle sportive makes a century ride feel like your average Sunday club run.

Check out the route and the climbs at www.ridethestruggle.com.

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Test your mind, challenge your mates and rip off your legs on a day out in Yorkshire that will bury you into the darkest depths of bike riding.

Spanning 108 miles and taking in seven of North Yorkshire’s notorious killer climbs, the Struggle sportive makes a century ride feel like your average Sunday club run!

Dare to dig yourself out of the black hole, down that last gel and block out the lactic-acid-burn as you crest the final climb back to Harrogate to complete one utterly epic day on the bike.

The Struggle sportive is set within North Yorkshire’s stunning scenery along the region’s best cycling roads. Whether you rock up and ride alone, smash in through-and-off style with your team mates or roll out in club kit – full peloton – the Struggle offers a day of ‘fun’, camaraderie and bike-riding banter.