Switzerland

I took my black Crust Lightning Bolt to Switzerland. A friend owns a "rustico" in the Italian speaking canton Ticino. The weather was great, the riding challenging, the scenery postcard-ready. We rode in and around Zürich and then took the train over the Gotthard pass to the Maggia valley. 

San Carlo (957 m), Val Bavona, Ticino, Switzerland

Valle Bavona Climb stats. Not even close to the hardest climbing in the region.

Monti di Rima (3,500 ft), Lavizzara, Ticino, Switzerland

I haven't crunch all the numbers, but it was about 130 miles with about 17,000 ft of climbing. Gradients reached 23.3 %. On gravel. Hike-a-bike was done. Beauty was observed. Bucket list items checked off. This wasn't a chase the cols type trip, just riding local roads familiar to a buddy.