AV A Ride 12/03/23 - Endurance Century-Eureka Canyon

This week’s A Ride will take us to Eureka Canyon through RWG/Hwy 9 to explore another beautiful corner of the Santa Cruz Mountains.

This will be a long endurance ride. The pace will be ~ 3 w/kg on flats/rollers. Riders are welcome to hammer the climbs where we will regroup at the top. We will also regroup after long descents.

• Check your bike and make sure it is in good shape. Not pleasant to be abandoned on the other side of mountains on a short December day.

• Please respect the pace set by the ride leader.

• Please be careful on the descents. There is already gravel on the road from recent rains.

We will aim to stay together in flats and rollers. We want to keep a steady pace, moving and avoid long stops.

We will have 3 stops for food and water:

• 5 min stop in Castle Rock (Mile 22)

• 20 min stop in Soquel (Mile 51)

• 10 min stop in Summit Store (mile 78, too short to order a sandwich)

Route:  https://www.strava.com/routes/3164843744338425698

Summary: 110 miles/ 9300 feet: Summit Bicycles > Foothill > Stevens Canyon > RWG > 9 > 35> Black Rd > Lexington>Old Santa Cruz Hyw >Summit > Soquel San Jose rd > Soquel Dr > Trout Gulch> Valencia > Day Valley Rd > Hames > Eureka Canyon Rd > Highland Hyw > Old Sanat Cruz > Alma Bridge rd > Los Gatos Bike Trail > Saratoga > Foothill

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

Ride Leader: Hoss Hayati