The Rift Iceland Gravel Bike Race 2022

I was able to travel to Iceland in July of 2022 to participate in the 200km gravel bike race, The Rift. I originally signed up for the event in 2020, but COVID 19 changed those plans, and I was able to defer until this year. The course is a lollipop shaped route that goes into some incredibly scenic terrain with multiple water crossings. After the midway checkpoint I came across Tom Gloag, an up and coming racer from Great Britain who had a flat tire and tried to help him out. His video from the race is here: We stayed at an AirBnB on a farm a few kms from the start line. The location was also a good central location for sightseeing after the race. My photo was on the home screen for The Rift website for 2023.