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Rapha And Strava Partner again for the Xmas “Festive 500” Challenge

The seventh edition of the Rapha Festive 500 has been announced, as British clothing brand Rapha teams up with Strava to encourage people to ride 500 km across eight days over Christmas

Launched in 2010, cyclists around the world are challenged to put down the mince pies and get out on their bikes.

Starting on Christmas Eve and running until New Year’s Eve, the challenge is aimed at motivating cyclists across the world - not just those in warm climates.

That's about a week, not counting Xmas Day to ride 311 miles (500km). That's still around 45 miles a day. 

The story of the event’s origin reads like a Christmas myth, with Graeme Raeburn, a designer at Rapha, clocking up over 600 miles.

No challenge would be complete without a prize, and Rapha is offering some based on a range of achievements.

For example, there’s a creative competition which looks at the best documented challenge, plus categories for the best film and the most epic failure.

The grand prize for the winner of the "Spirit of the Festive 500" is a trip to Steamboat Springs in Colorado USA to collect a Moots Routt or Routt 45 bicycle built to their own specification.

You can sign up for Rapha’s Festive 500 challenge here

Where's Phil Gaimon?

Mince Pie anyone?

Festive 500 - The "most epic failure" wins a Wahoo cycling bundle with bike computer, heart rate monitor, and speed and cadence sensors.