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Vern Pitt

One Instagram competition, 200km of Icelandic gravel and nine hot dogs – how a Brit won a race he never expected to be in

The Rift cycle race in Iceland 2026.

Cyclists are always chasing personal bests. Can you eke out a faster climb? Can you push a bit more power? Or can you beat your mate to the town sign?

For Charles Hall, who finished as the fastest amateur rider on the brutal 200km Icelandic gravel race The Rift last weekend, his PB was something else entirely. “The event was sponsored by a hot dog factory, so it was essentially just endless hot dogs [at the finish]. So, I said hello to nine hot dogs,” he explains confirming he’s never eaten that many in one sitting before. “I think that's got to be near an entire jar of hot dogs.”

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