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TOP 5: UK's Toughest Sportives

by Nick Gregory

Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge 2014 - 11/05/2014 - Grasmere The English Lake District
Rating: 95.0% based on 98 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Wiggle Tour of the Peak 2014 - 18/05/2014 - Bakewell, Derbyshire
Rating: 65.0% based on 6 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Wiggle Dragon Ride - 08/06/2014 - Margam Park, Port Talbot, South Wales
Rating: 86.0% based on 13 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 28/06/2014 - Seascale to Whitby
Rating: 93.2% based on 57 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Monster - 30/08/2014 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Rating: 96.7% based on 8 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Wiggle Dragon Ride 2015 - 07/06/2015 - Margam Park, Port Talbot, South Wales
Rating: 89.3% based on 6 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 27/06/2015 - Seascale to Whitby
Rating: 96.2% based on 7 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge 2015 - 10/05/2015 - Grasmere The English Lake District
Rating: 97.8% based on 43 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Tour of the Peak 2015 - 17/05/2015 - Bakewell, Derbyshire
Rating: 92.2% based on 3 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Monster - 11/07/2015 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Rating: 98.5% based on 6 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Dragon Ride 2016 - 05/06/2016 - Margam Park, Port Talbot, South Wales
Rating: 87.5% based on 4 reviews - See Previous Ratings
KTG Tour of the Peak 2016 inc Winnat's Pass Killer Mile challenge - 15/05/2016 - Bakewell, Derbyshire
Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge 2016 - 08/05/2016 - Grasmere, Lake District
Rating: 98.1% based on 4 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 25/06/2016 - Seascale to Whitby
Rating: 94.8% based on 14 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Monster - 09/07/2016 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Rating: 85.6% based on 1 review - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 24/06/2017 - Seascale to Whitby
The Monster - 24/06/2017 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire

TOP 5: UK's Toughest Sportives

There are tough sportives, and there are tough sportives... This August, South Wales will play host to the inaugural edition of 'The Monster' - a 190km brute that will feature over 4,200m of climbing.

With event organisers, A Cycling, claiming it will be the toughest in the UK, Cyclosport takes a look at some of those who might say otherwise...

Warning: Look away now if you don't like climbing!

NEXT: The Fred Whitton Challenge...

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Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge 2014 - 11/05/2014 - Grasmere The English Lake District
Rating: 95.0% based on 98 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Wiggle Tour of the Peak 2014 - 18/05/2014 - Bakewell, Derbyshire
Rating: 65.0% based on 6 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Wiggle Dragon Ride - 08/06/2014 - Margam Park, Port Talbot, South Wales
Rating: 86.0% based on 13 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 28/06/2014 - Seascale to Whitby
Rating: 93.2% based on 57 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Monster - 30/08/2014 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Rating: 96.7% based on 8 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Wiggle Dragon Ride 2015 - 07/06/2015 - Margam Park, Port Talbot, South Wales
Rating: 89.3% based on 6 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 27/06/2015 - Seascale to Whitby
Rating: 96.2% based on 7 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge 2015 - 10/05/2015 - Grasmere The English Lake District
Rating: 97.8% based on 43 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Tour of the Peak 2015 - 17/05/2015 - Bakewell, Derbyshire
Rating: 92.2% based on 3 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Monster - 11/07/2015 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Rating: 98.5% based on 6 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Dragon Ride 2016 - 05/06/2016 - Margam Park, Port Talbot, South Wales
Rating: 87.5% based on 4 reviews - See Previous Ratings
KTG Tour of the Peak 2016 inc Winnat's Pass Killer Mile challenge - 15/05/2016 - Bakewell, Derbyshire
Saddleback Fred Whitton Challenge 2016 - 08/05/2016 - Grasmere, Lake District
Rating: 98.1% based on 4 reviews - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 25/06/2016 - Seascale to Whitby
Rating: 94.8% based on 14 reviews - See Previous Ratings
The Monster - 09/07/2016 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire
Rating: 85.6% based on 1 review - See Previous Ratings
Coast to Coast In A Day - 24/06/2017 - Seascale to Whitby
The Monster - 24/06/2017 - Llangadog, Carmarthenshire

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1 Comment

19th June 2014 8:14am Clarkie wrote:

Chiltern 100? 20 odd leg breakers with not far short of 3000m climbing thrown in.