Re: What’s your favourite UK sportive? November 27, 2008 at 5:19 pm #626117 0 ourmaninthenorth That first 25% climbThat first 25% climb is approached not with a run up, but around a hairpin bend, meaning that it’s a slow grind up to the first turn, and then on towards the top. The others were in and out of Fishguard. Sooo steep.