Three Incredible Days Riding the Alps

On the tail end of a trip to Italy, I had the luxury of riding from the northwest Piedmont, Italy region to Verbier, Switzerland. This involved a massive trip over San Bernard Pass over the course of a 130 mile day.
That route is seen here: / strava
Then on our first day in Switzerland, we rented mountain bikes and had an amazing afternoon sessioning the Verbier ski area. I've taken one ski lift with a bike in my life and that was rural Pennsylvania, so this was a treat to ride up over 8,000' elevation.
/ strava
The next day was tallying as much elevation as possible in a region as close to Verbier as possible. Okay, not really, but that's the way it shook out. Four climbs and nearly 13,000' of climbing.
/ strava
The trip was effectively done by now, but we rode the final point-to-point to Geneva, which involved a brief ride through France. It also involved a bike path by the UCI and generous use of their outdoor pumptrack.
/ strava
I had the pleasure of visiting ‪@SunGod‬ at their original HQ, right there in Verbier where I walked away with some very cool new, custom sunnies. Play around with their custom glasses builder at www.sungod.co

[@PumpkinVillage]

Beautiful country and some serious mountains. Just a little bigger then the Green Mountains. Take care, Al

[@TedKing1]

Just a touch larger. Just a bit.

[@chrisc738]

Stunning! Been on my bucket list for a while but I'm gonna have to move it higher after seeing this. Also, thanks for the Velocio merino recommendation - I just jumped over there and got one in a sweet plum purple! Cool weather is coming and I can't wait.

[@TedKing1]

Great choice. It’s a many season item, that jersey.

[@stevev7814]

One of the best paint schemes on a bike. Love it

[@TedKing1]

Thanks very much. Cannondale nailed this one.

[@ultraromance]

mmm so good in Swiss --- nice video Ted! the foot post card is a highlight

[@brentperez4700]

Verbier is amazing!!!!

[@whoopsmotorsports]

Spectacular ❤

[@rorywalsh7799]

For a roadie your pretty techie on a mountain bike 👍

[@jonathangreen7111]

Great video, thanks. We were all fixed up for a week based in Andermatt about now! But my wife hit the deck whilst riding some "strade bianche" in Italy just over a week ago. Broken collarbone and so early return home. Gutted! Hotel has moved our booking to July next year though 👌🙂

[@TedKing1]

Ouch! Always good to have a carrot to chase.

[@erikmiller7166]

Foreign grocery stores are top destinations when we travel! Nice vid, Ted!

[@tednruth453]

Anthony's jersey looked like the 'Shroud of Turin' ....

[@cjchoi7953]

Thats crazy, I was just riding in Verbier a few weeks ago! The Tour Des Stations GranFondo is there. Such an amazing place 🤩! I hit up the French Alps afterwards based in Vaujany. Which is also so 🤌.

[@nearly-blindbrian8372]

I lived in the Swiss Alps for 2 years and rode almost every day. the challenge with where I lived is that there was no flats. I loved in the bottom of a valley and the only way out was up. But it was amazing, waterfalls, epic climbs with little or no traffic on tiny beautiful paved roads. Great place for cyclists, tons of respect for us on the roads and even the smallest paths are beautifully maintained. Plus, like you said at the top of most climbs or in the middle of nowhere there are cafes with strong coffee and snacks

[@darrenoldroyd6646]

Great vid Ted what was the make merino wool Jersey with pockets please ?

[@SCarroll1973]

Will be checking out Sun God!

[@TedKing1]

Definitely do! www.sungod.co is well worth the visit. You'll have waaaay too much fun making your custom shades.

[@budlacombe]

World class …

[@TheRidewithBenDelaney]

Sweetness. Thanks for sharing.

[@TedKing1]

Put it atop your comeback list Ben, you'd love this place.

[@lazlo2511]

Another European adventure…. With Spain and Italy in tone pocket and some Swiss cheese 🤭. What’s next man? Those Sungods look very cool, will investigate. Stay upright and hopefully this open secret elevation training will yield some useful results.👍🏻

[@TedKing1]

Up next is... another trip to Europe! We got the nod for the UCI gravel world championships.

[@themississippikidful]

Yes another King of the ride video ! I've been waiting impatiently 😅 I mean patiently . Thanks TK

[@TedKing1]

Ha, appreciated. "Video editor" lives far down the list of my professions. Professional editing hack, is more like it.