Saturday, A-Endurance Ride, Alba!

This Saturday the A Endurance ride is headed for one of the most challenging climbs in this area, the mighty Alba climb in Santa Cruz mountains, 4 miles average 10%. It also features one of the best descents in bay area, Bonny Doon which drops you from Empire grade to the ocean.

Pace:

You can only (!!) hammer three climbs on this route: RWG+9, Alba and West Alpine. We will regroup at tope of climbs and after long descents. However, we will stay together and keep a steady pace at 2.5-3 W/kg everywhere else. Please respect the pace, if in doubt, don’t pass the ride leader. We will have 3 quick stops in Boulder Creek (mile 33) , Swanton Strawberry farm (mile 53) and Pescadero (mile 73), each stop limited to 15 min.

See you there!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3254139708900831810

Summary: 104 miles / 9,900 feet: Summit Bicycles > Foothill > Stevens Canyon> RWG > Hwy 9 > BC > Alba > Empire Grade> Bonny Doon> Pescadero > Haskins > W-Alpine > Page > Summit

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: Hoss Hayati

Sunday, A-Ride, Kings + WOLH 07.28.2024

Apologies for my tardiness! Better late than never, am I right? Unfortunately, I couldn't find a stand-in, so I'll keep it snappy due to my other commitments. We're heading to Kings, where you can go wild to your heart's content, then regroup at the top briefly. Proceed to West 84 via skyline, which we will roll down as a group, arriving to WOLH, charge at what ever pace you desire, pausing at the top for selfies, or what ever fancies you. Proceed to East 84, back into woodside, heading towards whiskey hill, Sand Hill and back to summit.

Side note: Skyline this morning was wet and cold, dress appropriately.

Route: 
https://www.strava.com/routes/3252394606984532584

Summary: 47.32 mi / 4,113 ft / Estimated time 2:36 - Summit Bicycles -> Junipero -> Alpine -> Portola -> Mountain Home -> Woodside Rd -> Kings -> Skyline -> 84 W -> WOLH -> 84 E -> Woodside Rd -> Whiskey -> Sand Hill -> Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8a.m., Leave 8:10 a.m.

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

Ride Leader: Steven Pelas

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

Sunday A-Ride - July 21, 2024 - Bike Hut Last Chance

Hey everyone,

This Sunday we will take on Tunitas as a group to clock our best times for the Bike Hut Classic. We’re looking for a big group to maximize the effect of the draft. For those who don’t want to suffer for a full 30-40 minutes on Tunitas, you can still help everyone looking to PR by giving your best leadout!

We will warm up with OLH before descending 84, climbing Haskins and then riding through Pescadero. We will continue along the Pescadero RR heading north on Stage Rd and briefly onto Hwy 1 before turning onto Tunitas. Fill (or empty) your bottles at the Bike Hut before an all-out effort to Skyline. We will regroup at the bottom of Kings before rolling back to Summit.

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles, California Ave

Link to Route
Bike Hut Last Chance (Garmin Here) (Strava Here)
65 miles, 8000 feet

Start Time
Meet: 8 AM
Leave: 8:10 AM

Ride Leaders
Andrew

Regroups:
- Top of OLH, Pescadero, Bike Hut, Bottom of Kings

Non - Members:
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

Saturday A-ride - July 20, 2024 - Women's team takeover

Hi everyone,

This weekend the women’s racing team is having our team camp and we’re inviting everyone to join us on Saturday for an endurance ride with one optional hard effort up Tunitas. Men are welcome to join so long as they respect the pace set by those of us leading the ride. It would actually be great if a few of you joined and helped lead-out for Bike Hut efforts. If you decide to try to show off and blow up the ride Niky will draft you and lecture you about feminism which is at most, guilt-inducing and at least annoying, so please respect the ride leaders.

The plan is to go easy up Kings, organize lead-outs up Tunitas for the Bike Hut Classic, paceline back on Canada, maybe try lead-outs again for the fire station sprint at the end of Portola, and then finish off with Alpine & Joaquin. This is a no-drop ride so we’ll regroup at the top of hills and base of descents where appropriate.

See you there!
Louise

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles, California Ave

Route
Women's team Endurance-A takeover
69 miles, 6,457 feet

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leaders
Louise and Niky

Regroups:
- Top of Tunitas
- The Bike Hut
- Top of Tunitas again
- The Water Temple
- Portola and Alpine
- Top of Joaquin

Non - Members:
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

Sunday A-ride - July 14, 2024 - Kings, WOLH, OLH

Bonjour,

A French leader for the French National Day =). We’ll quickly go to the coast to get some fresh air. Tempo on Kings, nice views on Swett/Star hill road before going down Tunitas. Quick Stop at San Gregorio for coffee. Before going up 84 and West Old La Honda. Bring fresh legs to stay on the train up 84 =)
And an extra loop down 84, up OLH because we like it and we want to train and progress, right?
See you on Sunday to enjoy!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3246620155219613190

Summary: 65 miles / 6000 feet: Summit Bicycles > Junipero Serra > Sand Hill > Whiskey Hill > 84 > Kings > Swett Road> Down Tunitas > San Gregoria >Up 84 and WOLH > Down 84 > Up OLH > Down 84 > Summit

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8 a.m., Leave 8:10 a.m. sharp.

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

Ride Leader: Andrea Cloarec

Saturday A-Ride - July 6, 2024 - Endurance Bike Hut Classic

Hi everyone,

Following suit with the common theme this week, the Endurance A ride will roll through Pescadero and provide the opportunity for a Bike Hut Classic PR. We will head out on Sand Hill over to Old La Honda so that we can avoid going the same direction as Spectrum. We will do a regroup after Old La Honda with a potential water stop at Sky Londa before departing to Pescadero. Here we will have another option for a water stop before taking a right onto Stage Road and heading up towards the bike hut. Finally, we will climb Tunitas before descending down via Kings and rolling back towards Summit Bicycles.

Please bring two bottles (preferably larger) and enough nutrition for the duration of the ride! We will be aiming to do ~3.0w/kg, and while there will be water stops these should ideally be on the shorter side. Eating and drinking enough will be critical if you are interested in going for a Bike Hut PR.

See you there!

Route: A-Ride 7-6-24 | 66.2 mi Cycling Route on Strava

Summary: 66 miles / 6554 feet: Summit Bicycles > Junipero Serra > Sand Hill > Old La Honda > 84 > Pescadero > Stage > San Gregorio > 1 > Tunitas > Kings > 84 > Whiskey Hill > Sand Hill > Junipero Serra > Summit

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

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

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

Ride Leader: Clark Penado

Sunday A-ride - July 7, 2024 - Bike Hut Classic - Be there!

Hi everyone,

It looks like it’s cooling down a bit on Sunday (possibly), so it’s a perfect chance to head out to Half Moon Bay via Kings, Skyline, and 92, and then go for a Bike Hut Classic PR. There are only two major climbs on this one, and most riders will likely take Kings a bit easier (3.5-4.0 w/kg) so that they have a lot left for the Tunitas effort. In any case, let’s regroup at the top of Kings, and then make a quick stop (10 minutes) in downtown HMB, before heading up 1 and left on Tunitas. We’ll briefly stop at the bike hut before hitting the Bike Hut Classic segment (which starts a few hundred yards after the hut). There is a big drafting benefit for the first, flat couple of miles, so let’s get a good paceline going there, and then everyone can go as hard as they want to the top. We’ll pause a few minutes there before descending Kings and heading back to Summit. Should be a fun time and a chance to get a solid Bike Hut Classic time, whether you’re entering the competition or just going for a PR, so I hope to see you there.

Route: A-Ride 7-7-24 | 57.3 mi Cycling Route on Strava

Summary: 57 miles / 5300 feet: Summit Bicycles > Junipero Serra > Sand Hill > Whiskey Hill > 84 > Kings > Skyline > 92 > Main Street HMB > 1 > Tunitas > Kings > 84 > Whiskey Hill > Sand Hill > Junipero Serra > Summit

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8 a.m., Leave 8:10 a.m. sharp.

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

Ride Leader: Nat Green

Saturday 6/29 and Sunday 6/30 A Rides: Skills Days!

Hi all,

Everyone’s fitness seems to be coming along great now that we have reliably nice weather to train in, so now is the perfect time to do a little skills clinic to make sure we’re racing smart and safe this summer! This weekend’s A rides will focus on practicing skills that are necessary for safe and competitive racing. Two of our Domestic Elite Team riders, Pierre-Amaury Laforcade and Jon Wells will lead us through drills each day. More details below.

These skills clinics are open to all Alto Velo members who are interested in practicing race skills. If you aren’t yet a member you can become one today at https://www.bikereg.com/altovelo2024. If you’re comfortable rolling a paceline and occasionally bumping elbows, you should be fine, but please note that this is NOT a beginner course. If you are still new to group riding, please join us another weekend.

Saturday 6/29

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8 a.m., Leave 8:10 a.m.

Plan: Bring sneakers to leave in my car at the start! We’ll begin with 2h of mostly continuous riding to practice pace lines, bump drills, and descents. Then we’ll head to a large parking lot to practice cornering, track stands, bunny hops, etc. Sneakers will be helpful for the low speed drills here so you don’t need to worry about unclipping.

Sunday 6/30

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8 a.m., Leave 8:10 a.m.

Plan: We’ll ride over to Alviso and expect to arrive there around 9am. We’ll then divide into teams and do some practice races around the famous Alviso course. We’ll practice skills like handing up/taking a bottle while riding, executing a leadout, and attacking a group.

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

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Cameron

Sunday A-ride 6/23 - The holy trinity

Hello riders,

It’s going to be a warm weekend, but cooler on Sunday, which will be perfect for this route with the earlier start time of 8:00am.

We’ll start going south and warm up on Grant’s favorite 3 minute climb before climbing Bohlman/On-orbit. After a regroup at the top and a short gravel adventure, we’ll go down Montevina. If the fruit stand is where it usually is at the bottom of Bear Creek we can get some light refreshments. We’ll then continue around the reservoir to climb Soda Springs, and descend back to the reservoir and climb Black rd. to Skyline. After a quick water stop, we’ll continue to Page mill and back to Summit.

Water stops - Saratoga if people want to top off before Bohlman, food stand at the bottom of Bear Creek (if present), Castle rock. Note: No soda at the top of Soda springs.

Come for the entire route, or take one of the many shortcut opportunities along this route.

See you there!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3238706090926003488

Summary: 75 miles / 10K feet: Summit Bicycles > Eden > Bohlman/On-orbit > Montevina > Soda Springs > Black Rd > Skyline > Page Mill > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8 a.m., Leave 8:10 a.m.

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

Ride Leader: Shai Traister

Saturday A Ride 6/22 - Page Mill/Montevina/Bear Creek

Hello riders, we are going down to Lexington Reservoir again this week! We’ll start by climbing Page Mill and going left on Hwy 9, and after a quick water stop at Castle Rock we can enjoy a ripping descent on the rest of Skyline and Black Rd all the way down to the reservoir. Then we will turn left, climb Montevina, and come back down - don’t get too distracted by the spectacular views as the descent is a bit technical! If the fruit stand is where it usually is at the bottom of Bear Creek we can get some light refreshments, as there’s nowhere to get water until we get back to Los Gatos/Saratoga. From the top of Bear Creek we’ll go left on Summit and then enjoy a nice gentle descent down Old Santa Cruz Hwy before circling around the reservoir to the gravel trail back to Los Gatos. From there it’s just Toll Gate to Eden to Foothill and back home.

If you’re not already heat acclimated, this ride should do the trick as we are expecting high temperatures of 88F/31C on Saturday. Please bring two big bottles!! We’ll be doing around 3.0w/kg all day but with minimal stopping, so that we can ideally get all the big climbs out of the way before the heat reaches its peak at around 2pm.

See you there!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3222628425655782340

Summary: 75 miles / 9,000 feet: Summit Bicycles > Page Mill > Skyline > Black Rd > up & down Montevina > Bear Creek > Toll Gate to Pierce/Eden > 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: Richard Red

A Ride - Sunday 6/16 -Pescadero

This week we’ll head to Pescadero the long way with many opportunities to cut the ride short. The pace will be endurance. Riders can climb as hard as they like on main climbs including Kings, Haskins and West Alpine but we attempt to stay together for the rest of the route. We will regroup at top of main climbs.

We’ll do a “quick” water stop at Bike hut (mile 28) and a 20 min coffee/water stop in Pescadero (mile 47) after finishing the Bean Hollow loop.

Start Time: The A-ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 8 am Sunday. We will roll at 8:10 am.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3236570442229585686

Summary: 89 miles / 8,600 feet: Summit Bicycles > Kings > Tunitas> Lobitos Creek > Lobitos cut-off < Tunitas < Hwy1 > Stage > Pescadero > Hwy 1 >Bean Hollow Road > Pescadero > Haskins > West Alpine > 35 > 84 > PV > Alpine > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8:00 AM, Leave 8:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Hoss Hayati

A Ride - Sunday 6/9 - Pesky Recon

This week we’ll head to Pescadero to recon the RR course. We’ll complete the full lap twice, with the first being endurance pace to learn the course and the second time being at race pace. We’ll do a rolling regroup on 84 and then a full regroup at the top of Haskins, finally heading back up West Alpine to go home.

We’ll do a coffee/water stop during the first lap in Pescadero (Mile 32) to fill up on water and enjoy the nice weather before we take on the full course. If the group needs water the second time around we can make an additional, shorter stop.

This will be a long day out with lots of climbing and carbs burned, so make sure to bring your fuel and eat as we go! Even though this is a race recon, it’s not the day to leave your flat kit behind to get an extra 1.3s on the Haskins segment.

Start Time: The A-ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 8 am Sunday. We will roll at 8:10 am.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46987106

Summary: 99 miles / 9,300 feet: Summit Bicycles > OLH > 84 > Haskins > Pescadero > Stage > 84 > Haskins >Pescadero >Stage > 84 > Haskins > Alpine Rd > Page > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8:00 AM, Leave 8:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Grant Miller

A Endurance - Saturday 6/8 - Pigeon Point

It's my birthday this week so what better way to ring it in than leading a ride?!

This is a chill extended coastal classic to Pigeon Point Lighthouse that'll help everyone taper into next weekend's Pescadero Road Race!

We'll ride a steady Z2 continuously until the lighthouse (mile 45/km 65), with a nice ~25min tempo up OLH, maybe a harder effort up Haskins, and an attempt at a paceline down to Pigeon Point via HWY1's sweet tailwind. After a quick group photo at the lighthouse, we'll take Gazos Creek back to Pescadero for water & food & artichoke bread.

Afterward, we'll do a gentle recon of Stage Road and skip the Bike Hut before climbing Tunitas via Lobitos Cutoff - hopefully the artichoke bread doesn't hurt us too much! After a gentle Kings descent, we'll roll to Alpine Inn or State of Mind for some post-ride pizza.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3217550524665035586

Summary: 90 miles / 8,000 feet: Summit Bicycles > OLH -> 84 -> Haskins -> Hwy1 South -> Pigeon Point for coastal Lighthouse vibes (quick stop) -> Gazos Creek/Cloverdale Road -> Pescadero (proper 20min stop) -> Stage Rd -> Tunitas via Lobitos Cutoff -> Kings Mtn Rd

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: Adam Bhavnani

AV-A ride - Pescadero

Temperatures are going up, which is a perfect time to hit the coast!

Let’s maintain a steady pace and stay together between the main climbs. Feel free to push your own pace on OLH and Haskins/W. Alpine Rd. We will regroup at the top of each climb.

The route will take us up OLH and down 84 to San Gregorio. Then, we’ll continue from Stage to Pescadero for a quick water/snack stop to refuel. We’ll continue to Hwy1 and turn into Gazos creek and Cloverdale Rd back to Pescadero Road. We’ll then continue on Pescadero Rd. and go over the Haskins bump to W. Alpine. Descend Page Mill back to Summit Bicycles. 

The plan is to make a single stop at Pescadero, so please bring two large bottles and plenty of carbs (350g+). Hope to see you on Sunday!

Reminder: The A-ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 8 am Sunday

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3231741521204612632

Summary: 80 miles / 7,400 feet: Summit Bicycles > OLH > 84 > Stage > Pescadero > Hwy 1 > Gazos Cr > Cloverdale > Haskins > Alpine Rd > Page > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8:00 AM, Leave 8:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Shai Traister

AV A Endurance - Saturday 6/1 - Big Basin

This ride will be a classic loop of Big Basin via Hwy 9 at endurance pace. We’ll be aiming for 3-3.5 w/kg, with short regroups at the top of the big climbs.

We should have cool but nice weather in the 60s. Bring all the nutrition you need for the whole ride. We will make 2 water stops, and a brief regroup in Boulder Creek in case anyone needs an extra stop.

Stops:

1. Mile 25: Castle Rock Park

2. Mile 42: Boulder Creek (check in, optional stop)

3. Mile 72: Downtown Saratoga

Route:  https://www.strava.com/routes/3231724071281444172

Summary: 88 miles / 8235 feet: Summit Bicycles > Steven’s Canyon > 9 > Skyline > Bear Creek > Big Basin Way > 9 > zig zag through the burbs > Foothill > Summit

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Greg McCullough

AV A Ride 5/26/24 - SC Hills

The weather is supposed to be perfect on Sunday, so let’s get some great riding in!

Steady pace when we’re not on the 3 major climbs. Hwy 9, Jamison Creek, and Zayante are great places to have some fun and go a bit harder, we’ll regroup at the top of each climb, as well as after any fast descents that may break up the group. It’s a long ride, so I’ll be strict about not going too hard outside of the climbs.

It won’t be super hot, but we’ll be exposed some of the day and Zayante always feels way warmer than listed temp, so plan on bringing some extra electrolytes! As for carbs, I recommend around 450-550g.

Stops:

1. A quick stop at mile ~15 at the intersection of Mt Eden Rd and Stevens Canyon to top off bottles if anyone is worried about making it to the fire station, else we roll through

2. Mile 37: Jamison Creek Fire Station

3. Mile 53: Felton Park and Gas Station

4. Mile 72: Castle Rock Park

Route:  https://www.strava.com/routes/3112980681608310840

Summary: 94 miles / 10000 feet: Summit Bicycles > 9 > Jamison Creek > Felton Empire > Zayante > Skyline > Page Mill

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8 AM, Leave 8:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Nathan Martin

Saturday Endurance A Ride - 2024-05-25 - Name better climbs

On this week Saturday A ride, we will climb two of my favorite climbs in the area: Page Mill and Tunitas. People are welcome to go at their own pace on these two segments, and we will do a full regroup at the top. In between, we will keep the group together, keeping the pace at a consistent 2.5-3.5w/kg. Slow is smooth and smooth is fast, so I expect us to maintain an honorable speed while avoiding any random surges. Sections like Skyline, 84 and 92 are most fun in a group.

We will not have any major stop on the route other than quick water refills at Skylonda and the Bike Hut, so pack adequate food (at least 50g carbs/h, ideally more).

Hope to see you there on Saturday!

Reminder: The A-Endurance Ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 9 am 

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3228578200979531182

Summary: 70 miles / 6,500 feet: Summit -> Page Mill -> Skyline -> 84 -> Stage -> Tunitas -> Skyline -> 92 -> Cañada -> Whiskey Hill -> Sand Hill -> Summit

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: Maxime Cauchois

Sunday A Ride 5/19/24 - Page > 9 > 84

Have you been inspired by this year’s Giro d’Italia? This Sunday, the A Ride will do our own Giro through the Santa Cruz mountains. No rampas inhumanas in this one; we’ll be sticking to the smoothest climbs in the area. The goal for this one is to maintain a steady pace throughout the ride. We’ll first warm up by going up part of Page Mill, before heading down Foothill towards Highway 9 via Eden. We’ll then climb 9, take Skyline, descend West Alpine, climb back up on 84, and take Skyline to Kings. From there we’ll descend Kings and head back home. Plan for short regroupings on top of every climb, with a water stop at the fire station on 9.

The main cues for the route are Page > Altamont > Foothill > Eden > 9 > Skyline > West Alpine > 84 > Skyline > King > Sand Hill

Hope to see you there!

Summary: 67 miles; 6800 ft elevation gain

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46706628

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Arrive 8am, leave by 8:10am

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

Ride Leader: Flo Costa

A Endurance Ride Saturday 5/18 - Pesky

The Saturday A-Endurance ride for May 18th will feature OLH, a loop of the Pescadero RR course, and West Alpine. I went to San Gregorio State beach last Friday and drove home via 84, and I was like damn, it’s so nice out here this time of year. Pescadero RR is one month away, so it’s the perfect time to do a recon. It’ll be in the low 60’s over Skyline this Saturday, but it’ll be sunny. We’ll stop in Pescadero for water and snacks and maybe for a hot sec at the San Gregorio General store if there’s live music. The pace will be Z2 (maybe a little z3) on the front, and join me for threshold intervals on OLH, West Alpine, and maybe Haskins or spin up and meet us at the top. I’m heavy, so Clark is probably gonna climb next to me in the big ring in zone 2. 

Reminder: The A-Endurance Ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 9 am 

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3182766617878208330

Summary: 70 miles / 6,500 feet: Summit Bicycles > Old Page Mill > Arastradero > Alpine > Portola > OLH > 35 > 84 > Pescadero Creek > Stage > 84 > West Alpine > 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: Drew Mathews