In August, Liam and Ty headed out to Iceland to try their hand at the first-ever RiftMTB. That’s despite having no experience in racing cross-country, or riding marathon events.
After cementing the Rift, Iceland’s stalwart gravel event that’s cemented itself on the international gravel calender, the Rift’s organisers aimed to translate that winning formula to mountain biking. With five days of racing, 7,000m+ of ascent, 300km of distance and 20 hours of ride time, here’s a little taster of how they got on.
Here’s the full video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiFPzalVUMQ
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Welcome to Akureri in Northern Iceland where the very first Rift MTV is about to take place. As you can see, we are on the start line. But impressively, we’ve never done a multi-day stage race before, let alone a cross country event. So, keep watching to see how we got on. I had a dream I was learning. Then your love took it from me. I had a dream I was learning and you love to dream. I was learning. I had a dream. I was lost.