Alto Velo C Ride Dec 28 ‘24
Starts at Summit Bicycles in Palo Alto
Route: (Crestview, Huddart, Westridge, FHP)
https://www.strava.com/routes/3307430955882644216
53 miles, 4.5k' vertical
Happy Holidays! For the last C ride of the year on what should be nice dry roads we are going to pile up the vertical feet while staying below the ridgeline.
The AV C Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!) and all participants must sign an annual waiver.
Non - Members: Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our ride; however, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club.
Time: Saturday gather at 9:00am, rolling by 9:15am
Start: Summit Bikes - 392 California Ave, Palo Alto, CA
Summit is Alto Velo's sponsoring bike shop.
Protocol:
Helmets required, no sudden lateral moves, call out hazards, call out mechanical problems, ride at a steady pace, …, ask for a mentor if you are new to group riding
Jam as hard as you like on the climbs, occasional sprint for fun, soft pedal for an in-flight regroup when we get separated
Regroup at the top of every major climb and every significant descent — everyone descends at their own safe speed
Pay attention to the regroup locations and don’t pass them if you wish to stay with the group
If you breakaway before the first regroup please be encouraged to wait at the first stop (if the wait is too long we will break the ride into two fragments: drop and no drop)
Bring two water bottles
Regroups: Quick regroups after most climbs. Formal regroups with water/bathrooms at the Pulgas Water Temple (mi 19), Woodside Store after Huddart climb (mi 28) and Foothills Park before we lap it (mi 43).