Events/Struggle Moors

Struggle Moors

Road
Date
Sun, 11 Jul 2027
Venue
Sutton Bank, North York Moors, North Yorkshire
Countdown
July
Distance
189km
Total climb
3,500m

One of Yorkshire's hardest sportives, built around the steepest tarmac in the North York Moors. From Sutton Bank, it hunts out the walls rather than avoiding them.

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The course

The route

Starting and finishing at Sutton Bank, there are three routes: a ~130km taster, the ~189km classic with around 3,500m of climbing, and a ~250km Ultra taking in roughly ten North York Moors climbs. Steep for the distance, all on open, marshalled roads.

Weather

Mid-July, Sutton Bank

20°CTypical high
11°CTypical low
7°CColdest in 20 years
48%Days with rain

Highs around 20°C and lows around 11°C, but it has dropped to 7°C. Rain on 48% of days.

NASA POWER data, 2006-2025, the week either side of race day
2024 results

Who finishes, and how

#RiderTimeAvg speed
01Amy Bradley4:55:0338.4 km/h
02Katharine Gibbins5:31:2334.2 km/h
03Linda Codd5:32:5334.1 km/h
16
Women finishers
7:50:12
Median time
24.1 km/h
Median speed
Women · 2024 results, as published by the organiser.
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Training

Training for the Struggle Moors

We don't do generic plans. We combine deep knowledge of this race's demands with your recent training, then build a plan with you that progresses as you do.

Beina integrates directly with your existing tools to understand your current fitness, and synchronise your planned sessions.

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What Struggle Moors throws at you
Typical sessions
A dozen short walls at 20-30%, ridden near-max, nothing like steady Alpine-col pacing
Marquee ramps in Rosedale Chimney (to 30%) and Sutton Bank (to 25%)
Exposed moor tops with no shelter and July weather that flips fast
A long day out: roughly 8:30 to 11:00 mid-pack on the classic, longer on the Ultra
What your weeks look like
Typical sessions
Wall reps: 8-10 x 1-3min near-max on a 15-25% climb, still climbing on the last
Rosedale sim: your steepest local climb ridden 4-6 times with full recovery
Force reps: 4-6 x 3-5min at 50-55rpm, high torque, seated on a climb
A climb-stacked long day building toward 5-6hr and 3,000m+ of climbing
Not a generic schedule
Typical sessions
Built from your current fitness and the time you actually have
Adapts every week as Beina learns how you respond
Syncs your sessions straight to Garmin and Wahoo
One clear next session, never a wall of spreadsheet
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