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My Ibex Life - Tito rides home
Riding bikes with a spectacular view, the trails don't always come with flow ...
No event, No flight, No race, ... It's time to ride at home!
This year is so different from the last one, traveling in North America for a year in a van. After a year and a half on the road, a baby and a Covid-19 crisis we are back in Savoy!!
I'm so happy to find my trails back that I can sometimes ignore the fact that I don't sleep more than 5 hours a night now and go riding. I love this area so much, the mountains, the culture, the people and the trails! Stoked to find my friends again and get that rush riding technical trails and engaged section.
After so long separated from the home loam I feel excited and amped for more ride! I'm riding a lot, with some huge weeks culminating 9000meters a week and some chill one at 4000 meters and a lot of time at the lake ...
So I've decided to write this article and spread my love for big mountain, alpine mission, lost loam and cables!
Here is a big collection of video from the last 45 days, riding around. Looking for lost trails, engaged terrain and big mountains. From Annecy France to Bex Switzerland to Courmayeur in Italy, some solo rides, some ride with friends or group as a guide.
I'm having a great summer, doing much more than just riding with tons of content creation, video making, and raising my first son Marin!! What a year.
So far we are just half of august and every plans get pretty blur as time goes ... But there is one thing I know for sure is that the future involves a lot of riding!! Fall is near, I'm guiding some crazy dudes on adventures in Switzerland and some tour around the Mont Blanc, than the list of alpine missions goes on and on... Gonna be sick! Might do another article.
Thanks for following my adventures and projects, for your interest and support.
Find more video on my YouTube channel, live stories on my Instagram @titotomasi
Thanks to my sponsors for the support and the great products that allow me make these tough rides happen!!
@urgebikeproducts,
Julbo Eyewear,
@shimano,
@hutchinsontires,
@raceface,
@MarzocchiMTB,
@CamelBak,
Fabric,
Bee energy.
Hope everyone is safe and riding a balance in the situation. If not, I'm with you, hoping the situation gets better soon.
Aloha
tito
ANNECY and the ARAVIS
Sunset on the Mt Blanc.
Aravis south face in my back, that thing is gnarly from everywhere you look.
Above Thones near la Clusaz. Lost trail couple hours after the rain. Beautiful playground.
Myself taking a little air time while Tlap is resting in the grass.
HAUTES - ALPES
Little sunset session with our Refugio in the back during the three day guided trip I organized near Briançon.
The crew at 3000 meters above sea level.
Night one during the GRAVE trip. Nomad style.
Our last pass, deep in the range. After that it was more than one hour descending to finally get to our cars after three days of adventures.
QUEYRAS
Me and my masked bike, this is pure mountain biking. No enduro tag but a trusty machine that makes the job and give pleasure. So good!
Almost no trails, big mountains and a group of madmen. Guiding this group in Queyras mountains with 1001 sentiers was a great moment.
Deep.
Not a Squamish slab but a alpine one.
When it's steep they know, also this trail is extremely dangerous because carved in the face of the mountain. Not rideable!
Riding down, back from the glacier. What a place.
ITALY
July with so much snow, means winter has been tough!
Unreal view on the Italian Mt Blanc.
Topof Pouigenta peak.
Alexis and Thierry in the shade after a long day in the peaks.
Aosta valley treasure.
Long climbs and early alpine season.
SWITZERLAND
One day in Switzerland with my friend Amael with one goal, to ride this beautiful scree trail in the hights!!
Manigod village in the Aravis range, most beautiful place on earth.
Fondue time with Manu and TLAP after a good of ride for his RIDER404 media project. I liked that day, guiding, filming and planning stuffs for the video. The ride was tremendous and the atmosphere awesome! Tlap is such a rad rider and a funny guy.
Annecy lake from a secret point.
Sleeping in the van before the mountain mission.
Early morning in the mountains.
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