In this daily cycling Vlog I resume the Europe cycling story in part two. We ride three life-changing, epic bucket list style rides in three days. From one of the greatest Gravel ride‘s that I’ve ever done to a tunnel of death through a dam. I also give my thoughts on how this France!!!! trip changed my outlook on life. Cycling in Switzerland absolutely rips!
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0:00 Intro
0:20 Ride 1
2:42 Descent Of Dreams
4:39 Town
5:47 Dream road
7:44 Ride 2
10:00 TDF
12:14 Ride 3
14:53 Death Tunnel
18:41 Lessons
20:37 Trainer and food
25:41 Wife Rocks
25 Comments
Struggled to watch because of the split three screen thing. Why?? Wold have been a great video
Yeah switzerland is awesome, been a few times there to! By the way, Austria is also very nice and a lot cheaper!
More people should leave the US and see how much better we could be.
I live in Switzerland and I agree that the mountain riding is great. However, since I'm terrible at climbing hills, the only place in Switzerland where I can keep up with people is at the Velodrome Suisse in Grenchen.
Cool adventure! Switzerland is beautiful! I just didn't like that three frames effect on the video tho. Anyway guys, your trips are awesome 👍
Switzerland is probably one of the very few places that that can amaze someone who is litterally living inside Yosemity national park, one of the sickest places on earth.
I live like an hour from there, and never, ever thought to go cycling in the mountains. I love to ski, though
I used it in a bus for special trips
hey! great work!! Do you mind sharing the GPX track so we can enjoy "that" SWISS as you did? some places are "AMAZING" 🙂 thanks
Glad you enjoyeed the chance to yeet yourself off a mountain 🙂
Unfortunately, some unsuspecting visitors (not just americans) actually do… but I still prefer it this way.
Awesome Vid and yes, I want to move there.
Do yourself a favor and put some coconut oil in the rice and then you can eat a bit more.
Does someone know where exactly this tunnel is or what it is called?
watching this video makes me not want to go to work tomorrow and just go outside to ride
How was finding food at the cafes along the way? I’m a vegan bike touring through Europe and wondering how easy it is to find vegan food along these routes
Amazing trip man. Glad you got to experience that! But the best part was the reunion with the fam!! ❤
I try to figure out where was the tunnel "de la muerte" you had to ride under a dam… Maybe it was at the Lac de Mauvoisin. Or under the Vieux Emosson dam…
I live in Strasbourg, not the same area, but I know quite well the massif which is just in front the place you were, on the other side of the Rhône, and that we see very well on your shootings. I sometimes go hiking at altitude there, or running on trails. But I ride a bike now, and you gave me some ideas ; your video is inspiring.
Thanks.
By the way, I once had a journey with my fam that took me through Visalia, Three Rivers, Grant Grove Village… So I can easily imagine your own environment. And it is wonderful.
By the way #2 : yesterday I rode with Phillip Gaimon… on my home-trainer (a workout that he's created for the system I use). So, we have the same friends
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great video and great journey. you are one lucky person to feel so fulfilled.
Where is this tunnel?
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hello! big big fan. is there any chance to have the routes? (plural since I am also thinking of the Pirineus ride). I would very much appreciate. Thanks!
Hi. Which Oakley Prizm lenses are you using on this ride?
What I love about cycling is that I takes me to places I can only see from a car on the road.
Dude, I know you're not lying about the family feelings. I have 4 kids now, 8 yo to 1 yo. In January 2022 my wife and I got to go on a 10 day trip to Hawai'i, our first trip with no kids. We're runners, so did a 6 hour race at a winery, explored various trail systems, see the volcanoes multiple times, and, I hiked Mauna Kea. We got to check out a ton of vegan places, go whale watching, really do anything we wanted with no care about what time it might be or what was to come next. The freedom was so foreign to us. Still, as time marched on, we started wanting nothing more than to have our kids with us to share the experience. I didn't feel the need to go home, just to transport my kids to me. We take a lot of trips with the kids and they're often not the most relaxing vacations because you're always on and need to care for the family…but I also wouldn't have it any other way.
16:07 is the "Mauvoisin" dam in Val de Bagnes. Great place to hike (or ride…). The sound of the waterfall inside the tunnel is crazy. Was there completely alone, a few years ago, & I still clearly remember how I felt while walking inside this tunnel and when I saw what's after it…
2:45 this is how you build a gravel road. No washouts, no dust.