Saturday A-Endurance - 7/27/24 - Andrew’s Going Away Party

Hello riders,

Join me for my final A ride before I jump on the bandwagon and move to Boulder. We're going to do one of my favorite loops (Big Basin + Boulder Creek). Those of you that ride with me often know that I love a good coffee stop, so we'll stop for about half an hour at Jenna Sue's cafe in Boulder Creek to chat and enjoy coffee and treats. The pace will be relaxed endurance (2.5-3.0 W/kg). You are welcome to ride ahead at any point if you'd like a faster pace or to power through the cafe stop.

We'll start with a climb up Page. Feel free to go at your own pace until we hit our first regroup at the top of Page/Skyline. Then we'll take Skyline towards 9. Short regroup before we turn right down 9 towards Big Basin. We'll pause briefly before continuing straight onto Big Basin to ensure no one got dropped on the descent. After making our way through Big Basin, we'll stop in Boulder Creek at Jenna Sue's for our cafe stop. Then we'll head up Bear Creek with another quick regroup before turning left to Skyline. Then the last regroup will be a water stop at Castle Rock Park, before we head back the way we came on Skyline, down Page, and back to Backyard Brew!

Water stops - Boulder Creek and Castle Rock

See you there!

Route: 

https://strava.app.link/I63vdqRFuLb — AVA 7/27 - Andrew's going away party

Summary: 81 miles / 8.8K feet: Summit Bicycles > Page > 9 > Big Basin > Boulder Creek > Bear Creek > Skyline > Page Mill > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 a.m., Leave 9:10 a.m.

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

Ride Leader: Andrew Wrist