Sunday A(u revoir) ride

Short version: Come to the Sunday A ride, even if it’s the day after the Pesky & Death Ride races! It’ll be my first (and last) time leading an AV A-ride.

Time? 8:00 am at Summit Bicycles, rolling out at 8:10 (8, not 9!)
Pace? Let’s call it 3–3.5 W/kg on the climbs. Careful in the descents.
Water? Yes, sure.
Stops? At least one on Highway 1 at a strawberry farm before Davenport, plus quick stops at the top of the climbs & at Big Basin.
Elevation? Plenty.
Fun? For sure.

Ride leader: Colin Vignon

Longer version:

This time, it will be my last AVA ride before flying back to France, so even if the timing isn’t ideal after Saturday’s races… come anyway!

I could tell the same story Vlado did a few weeks ago about discovering Alto Velo. It was February. After several months off the bike, I naively signed up for "a Sunday A ride," imagining something as mellow as a typical Sunday in France: a short spin to the bakery in the morning before the family lunch. I checked the route and saw there would be some climbing. I'm skinny. It'll be fine. I showed up at Summit Bicycles.

Oh f*ck. They're all skinny.

One Montebello, a few more climbs, and I gracefully allowed them to abandon me by the side of the road while they disappeared into the distance, focusing on my race with the banana slug on the shoulder.

Anyway, enough nostalgia. What's on the menu this Sunday?

It's only Thursday, but I can already hear the excuses:

• "I raced yesterday." Congratulations! I'm still not seeing the problem.

• Well, actually, I can't think of any other excuses, so I guess that means there aren't any.

Reasons to come: practice your “Paul Seixas” pronounciation.

There is a fun plan, so please show up. First, I'd like to apologize for such a long route. But if you wanted shorter double centuries, you should have adopted the metric system.

A double century?!

Up until now I was hoping nobody had opened the route link yet. Now I'm worried I'm about to lose a few brave souls. Please keep reading. There really is a friendly plan.

The strava route is more of a concept than a binding commitment. The idea is that there are plenty of opportunities to turn back whenever you want, so everyone can choose the version of the ride that suits them (well, not that many, but you don’t have that many roads, fellow Americans).

• Main route: a double century, hopefully reaching the top of Ham around 6–7 PM for a beautiful sunset.

• Starters: up OLH, down 84, up Haskins (yes, you probably rode it several times the day before, but if you've developed Haskins PTSD, the best cure is immediate exposure therapy), then descend toward Pesky. At that point, anyone wanting a shorter day can head home via the coastal classic route or back over 84.

• With the more enthusiastic riders, we will continue south on Highway 1, with a relatively quick (~20 min) stop at a strawberry farm before Davenport to refuel. From there, anyone starting to fade can continue to Santa Cruz and come back via Highway 9 for roughly 100 miles and a perfectly respectable amount of climbing.

• With the even more enthusiastic riders, we will take a small detour up Empire Grade on our way to Big Basin. Why? WHY?! Completely unnecessary... but I've never ridden it, so... please? We'll reach Big Basin, refill water there, cross Big Basin & finally reach the Skyline/Highway 9 intersection.

• If I'm not alone by then, I'll already consider the ride a success. At that point we're only around 90 miles in with about 10,000 ft of climbing—at endurance pace it should be fine. There are several escape routes here: Skyline + Page Mill back toward Palo Alto, or down to Saratoga depending on where you live. As far as ride leader responsibilities go, I'll officially consider my AVA duties fulfilled at this point, since I don't expect many people to continue beyond here.

• The extremely enthusiastic riders will follow me on a mysterious adventure through the hills above Saratoga, Los Gatos, and beyond, including Almaden Quicksilver County Park—a first for me too. Then we'll start heading north again. Anyone who's had enough can aim for the San Jose Caltrain, making it roughly 130 miles with around 12,000 ft of climbing, and save their legs before the grand final. Totally reasonable. Absolutely fine.

• Riders who should probably start seeing a therapist will continue for the chef's surprise: Ham at sunset. You'll probably want lights for this part (I mean the way down & back home). I'm hoping to reach the summit around 6–7 PM so we have enough daylight to at least descend, and hopefully make it home before dark, although the schedule may slip earlier in the day (please make sure to top up sealant). After that, we'll enjoy an easy glide back toward San Jose with the feeling of having done someting: 1°dumb, 2°great.

• By this point, bottom of Ham, the group should resemble a disaster zone. Some may decide to escape on the Caltrain. Others will insist on riding all the way back to Summit because the Strava file must be complete. I’m sorry it’s not ideal at this time of the day, so please be careful and take your lights.

Depending on which option you choose, bring enough food (makes sense) as well as water (genius!). For those tackling the longer versions, we'll have opportunities to refill along the way. (I'll miss you, random gas stations with your Gatorade and Haribo gummies.)

As you can see... there is some sort of a plan.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3510492874814678916

• Short version: Coastal Classic

• Less short options: less short, obviously

• Long version: ~200mi & 17,850ft

Regroup points: top of climbs, bottom of downhills - sun is sunny, bikes are biking.

Sunday AVA - First Bike Hut Attempt

Hey Team!

It’s that time of year again, BIKE HUT CLASSIC! If you don’t know what the bike hut classic is: basically, sign up and donate, smash up Tunitas anytime between July 3rd and the July 19th and hope you’re the fastest person in your age group in order to get your name engraved on the wall inside the bike hut. 100% of proceeds from donations for the challenge go to Abundant Grace as they hire the homeless community to work at Potrero Nuevo Farm (behind the Bike Hut).

This Sunday I’ll lead a coastal classic to give members one of their first opportunities to attempt the segment. Sure the Sunday A ride is sometimes longer, but I think a shorter route before the Tunitas attempt is more beneficial to really get your best time. I will happily organize any lead out trains for anymore looking to get a PR. The first 1/3 and last 1/3 are super draftable. Pace will be chill to moderate but efficient prior to Tunitas. Really just a quick stop at Skylonda to collect the last rider (likely me) prior to heading to the bike hut.

So, if you’re planning to just be a normal person (gasp!) on the 4th and go to a BBQ or something, please come out and get your riding wiggles out on Sunday. It’s a fun challenge. Also I’m friendly. Moss and Wonder should be at the top of Tunitas as well for some popsicles. See you Sunday!

Ride Leader: Katie Monaghan

Start / End Location: Summit Bicycles
Time: Gather @ 9:00 AM, Roll @ 9:10 AM
Road Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40102681

56 Miles & 5138 ft

Regroup Points:

SkyLonda

Bike Hut

Top of Kings

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The AV A Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!).

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.

AVA-E Saturday HBD USA

Saturday July 4th, we will be doing a 250 km ride to celebrate America’s 250th B’day!! :)

We will head up to Pacifica, swing down Hwy 1, bike till Santa Cruz and make our way back via Eureka Canyon and Foothill Expy.
Easy but efficient pace, stay together on flat roads and most of Hwy 1 where we can expect a slight tailwind. Go easy on rollers.
Your own pace on the Hwy 1 climb just before Devil’s Slide and on Eureka Canyon climb. Regroup after big climbs/descents.


Ride stats: 258 km and 3080 m of elevation gain (160 mi and 10,105 ft)
Route: HBD USA Pacifica-SC

Stops & regroups:
0. Devil’s slide trail restroom/water
1. HMB (that corner)
2. Pigeon Point Lighthouse
3. 7-11 at Santa Cruz
4. Top of Eureka Canyon climb
5. End of Lexington reservoir trail

Route provider/(Ride leader?): Paddy “el stupido”
Time: Summit Bicycles - Palo Alto at 9:00 AM, roll out exactly at 9:10 AM
Food/fuel: Bring ~500 grams of carbs in whatever form you can consume

Bailout options: Higgins-Pursima-Kings, Lobitos/Tunitas-Kings, San Gregorio-84, Pescadero-West Alpine-Page and finally Santa Cruz (via Mt. Charlie)

P.S. Read up AV ride rules if you haven’t already
P.P.S. Sign the waiver

Sunday A Ride 6/28 - Butano Gravel (Classic?)

The days are long and the trails are dry - those fire roads aren’t getting any better than this for the summer! This Sunday, we’ll bring it back to everyone (with taste)’s favorite gravel paradise: Butano State Park. I think we can call this a Classic now that this is the 4th time we’ve done it this year… and I had fomo when I missed Rachel’s last instance.

We’ll start via Dirt Alpine, descend down Portola State Park Road to Old Haul, and ride that down to 84 for a water refill in Pescadero… and possibly a spro based on my usual Sunday grogginess. This will be our last water/snack refill for a long while. We’ll then go down to the main feature - Butano Fire Road - for a beautiful 2k’ exposed gravel climb, looking over the healing Big Basin and out over Monterey Bay. We’ll then continue down China Grade → Big Basin Way → HWY 9 → Skyline (+ firehouse for water) → Page Mill to get home.

Gravel bike is very highly recommended. Will be keeping pace ~Z2, with the usual bit higher on the climbs.

Route: Butano Loop from Summit (Strava)

Summary: 83 miles / 9,000 feet: See above

Start/End: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: meet 9:00 am & roll out 9:10 am.

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

Ride Leader: Kevin Kauffman

AVA-E Saturday 6/28/26 - HWY 9 & Shake Shack

This Saturday we’ll be doing a classic west alpine loop - up OLH, down west 82 and back up west alpine - before heading down skyline to drop down HWY 9 just to climb back up, and trudge back along skyline to drop down page mill to shake shack for a delicious milk shake.

Pace is 3.5+ W/kg on climbs, keep it together on flats and rollers, no unnecessary surges or attacks. :)

Regroups:

• top of OLH

• top of west alpine

• firehouse round 1 - water - mile 36

• firehouse round 2 - water - mile 53

Ride Leader: Rachel

Start/End location: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Route: 71.5mi, 8,500ft

Route link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3493436484906794006

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

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

AVA-E Saturday 6/20/2026 - Hwy 9 Everesting buddy laps

Hi endurance enthusiasts,

This Saturday is no ordinary Saturday, because our friend Kessler will be attempting to Everest on Hwy 9! From experience, long days on the bike are much more fun with friends, so we’re all going to go support him (but don’t worry, we won’t be doing a full Everesting).
He’ll be doing laps between Sanborn and Redwood Gulch, so we’ll ride up Redwood Gulch, descend until we find him, then turn around and do a buddy lap with him before continuing on our merry way. If you don’t feel like riding endurance-pace up Hwy 9, feel free to descend all the way to the bottom before turning around. We’ll regroup at Castle Rock.
From there, we’ll head south on Skyline, descend Old Santa Cruz Hwy, then climb Montevina where everyone will have to wait for me after the gravel section. After descending Bohlman, we’ll then go back up Hwy 9 to see how many more laps Kessler has done. If he is descending when we find him, we can turn around for another buddy lap. Otherwise, we’ll ride with him until Redwood Gulch before going back up 9 and regrouping at the fire station. To finish, we’ll take Skyline north and descend Page Mill.

Hope to see you there!
- Louise

Regroups:

• Mile 26 - Castle Rock

• Mile 48 - Top of Montevina

• Mile 60 - Skyline fire station (water)

• Mile 74 - Bottom of Page Mill

Ride Leader: Louise

Start/End location: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Route: 78 mi, 9,800 ft

Route link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3502913222776615940

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

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

Sunday A-ride 6/14/26: Page Mill and Big Basin

Date: Sunday, 6/14/26 

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3500947797694381538

Stats: 80 Miles / 8700 ft

Time: Meet 8 a.m., Leave 8:05 a.m.

Sorry for the last-minute route, but better late than never!

This week we will do the classic Big Basin Loop. We will start with a rip up Page (no pun intended). This is a great opportunity to get your sillies out before Big Basin. It would be great to have a leadout train from those not looking to set a Page Mill PR. We will regroup at the top before heading toward Hwy 9 → Big Basin Way → Boulder Creek (quick stop for food/water) → Bear Creek (another chance to let loose since we will regroup at the top) → Skyline/35 → Either Page Mill back to Palo Alto OR Hwy 9 to Foothill depending on how everyone is feeling

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

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

Ride Leader: Andrew Ernst

AVA-E Saturday Jun 13 - OLH, Pesky, WAlpine

Hey all! Sorry for the late post; everyone is at Lost and Found or Sand City this weekend.

It’s going to be hot tomorrow, so we’re heading to the coast!

We’ll be going up OLH, taking 84 down to Stage, and then heading to Pescadero, where we’ll do a quick regroup. Then we’ll do a small loop on Hwy 1 before making our way back over to Pescadero for coffee and pastries. We’ll head back up Haskins, then climb West Alpine, where we will all inevitably bonk and get in some horrible, horrible heat training on the second half.

Pace: I’ll probably aim for a ~23min OLH, about 3w/kg down 84 and stage, and then give it whatever little I have left up West Alpine.

Regroups and refreshments:

• Skylonda

• Pesky (regroup before the Hwy1 loop)

• Pesky (Lunch after the Hwy1 loop)

Ride Leader: Adam M

Start/End location: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Route: 82mi, 7200ft

Route link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3456864894159130310

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

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

Sunday A-ride 6/7/26: Sprint Point Shenanigans 🟢🟢

Date: Sunday, 6/7/26 

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3465099430761965336

Stats: 51 Miles / 3,500 ft

Time: Meet 9 a.m., Leave 9:05 a.m.

Hi Folks,

Time to chase some meaningless glory. We’re heading out this Sunday for a day of silly little sprint points. To be clear: this is a spirited club ride, not the Redlands crit.  Feel free to go for field sprints or channel your inner Abrahamsen and win polka dots by breaking away.  We’re not racing segment times, just first to get there wins (TdF KOM-style). Here’s the points:

🔴⚪🔴KOM point Joaquin

🟢🟢🟢Sprint point end of Canada

🟢🟢🟢Sprint point big tree on the way back

🔴⚪🔴KOM point end of Huddart @ Kings Mtn

🟢🟢🟢Sprint point Portola Valley Firehouse

🟢🟢🟢Sprint point Stanford Dish 

Notes:

• We will have one regroup at the top of Joaquin and a neutral descent after. No attacking the descent.

• This is a silly little ride for silly little sprint points. This is not a race.  Please ride safe. Absolutely no crossing centerline, please follow traffic laws.

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto 

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

Ride Leader: Jack Lund

AVA-E Saturday 6/6/2026 - Butano Gravel

This Saturday we’ll be doing Butano loop which is gravel but really nice enjoyable gravel, as I’ve heard. I have not actually ridden this before so I’m super excited to check it out (thanks Steph for letting me borrow your bike). This will also be a good prep ride for those of us doing Lost and Found next week.

Pace: Endurance. Actually endurance.

Regroups:
- top of climbs

Ride Leader: Rachel

Start/End location: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Route: 84mi, 10,000ft

Route link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3491220488107109278

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

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

Sunday A-ride - 5/31 - Big Basin

Last time I posted this ride the weather didn’t cooperate and we ended up changing the route.
So now take 2: Big Basin ride via Page Mill.

We will remain in Endurance pace in flat/roller sections (~ 2.5-3 W/kg pace) . Feel free ride the two longer climbs (Pagemill and Bear creek) at your own pace. We will have a quick water stop at the fire station on skyline before the 4 corners, a 10 min stop in Boulder Creek for food/water, and another quick water stop at castle rock.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3343760593285469472

Summary: 82 miles / 8,200 feet: Summit Bicycles > Page > 35 > 9 > 236 > Boulder Creek > Bear Creek > skyline > 9 > Foothill

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Shai Traister

Saturday AV A-Endurance May 30 - OLH, Pesky, Bonny Doon, Big Basin

Hi Friends,

I adopted this ride lead from Kessler who apparently had Adam make the route for him, so if riding some of the best roads on Earth is terrible and we hate it, blame them. We are going to start by taking Sandhill up to OLH and first quick regroup at Skylonda. We will then descend 84 to Pescadero Creek Road and go over the back side of Haskins down into Pescadero for a longer rest, though not as long as our usual Pesky visits because we’ve got some ground to cover. We will take Gazos Creek road to 1 down to Bonny Doon road. There is water at the corner of Bonny Doon and Ice Cream Grade if we need it, but I’m planning on not regrouping properly until the fire station at the corner of Jamison Creek and Hwy 9 where the water is easier to find and not with another 1000ft of the climb above you. From there we climb through Big Basin and take Skyline to Pagemill before descending back into town.

There isn’t a good place to get more food after we leave pescadero so make sure you leave home with plenty of fuel.

-Hannon

Pace:
Keep it together on the flatter sections since there aren’t many regroups on this route

Regroups and refreshments:

• Skylonda

• Pesky

• Jamison Fire station

• 9 and skyline

Ride Leader: Hannon

Start/End location: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Route: 114mi, 11,200

Route link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3495172782844890542

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

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

Saturday AV A-Endurance May 23 - Zayante, Charlie, Soda Springs

Fellow AVers,

This one is special for me... After 2.5 years in the Bay, time has come for me (at least for now) to return to Switzerland, but I would like to use this opportunity to lead a ride for one last time!

I remember my first AV ride here in the February 2024 - I joined an A ride on one Sunday (Coastal Classic), completely out of shape (off the bike for months), naively thinking that this was just "a" Sunday ride (there is a big difference between a and A) - Sunday rides were always social coffee rides for use in Europe, plus February is just Z2 chilling as there are no races until April... Surprise surprise, Bay is different! I could hold on until Tunitas (small group, guys had mercy and waited a bit) and then I got dropped like a stone, had to get off my bike mid-climb on the steepest section and rest for a while.

Despite this beginner's "mistake", I really loved being part of Alto Velo community and making friends here - thank you everyone in Alto Velo, in the name of previous and future “transplants” to the Bay, who have this strange fetish of risking their life riding on a piece of plastic in lycra (and usually with shaved legs, but that’s something most of the people here still have to work on, ehm ehm). You help us find a sense of belonging in this strange tech bubble!

I thought about what to include in this ride, decided to do my favourite climb in the Bay Area (Page Mill), ride towards the eastern end of Skyline (with the beautiful twisty descend), and then do 3 things I haven't done yet here and were on my bucket list: descend Zayante (carefully of course!), climb Mt. Charlie (hope for no grizzlies) and also climb Soda Springs. Afterwards not-so-nice gravel to Los Gatos and get back to Palo Alto via Pierce/Eden/Foothills.

Firemen in Saratoga Summit are making pancakes this weekend, so we will quickly stop to eat some. We will also have coffee in Scott's Valley (iconic place for my bike and gear brand :) ), plus some water stops here and there if necessary (Redwood Estates, Los Gatos)

The weather should be a tiny bit better than the current mid-week heatwave, so hope we will be able to enjoy it!

Vlad

Pace:
Reasonable, as always on Saturday A rides ;)

Regroups and refreshments:
- Top of Page
- Saratoga Summit fire station (pancakes! maybe bring cash?)
- Bottom of Zayante (coffee/water/food in Scott’s Valley)
- Mt. Charlie/Summit (water in Redwood Estates)
- Soda Springs
- Los Gatos (water/coffee)

Ride Leader: Vlad

Start/End location: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Route: 97mi, 10800ft

Route link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3492213009132204496

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

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

Saturday A Ride 5/16 - Big Basin

Hello team,

Big Basin please

Thank you

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3489125276344883680 - 85mi / 8,600ft

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto. Meet 9:00 AM, Roll 9:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Richard Red

Sunday A-ride 05/10 - Pescadero Loop

The weather is looking good and it’s been a while since I’ve seen the Pescadero roads (too many reps on Cañada). Tomorrow I’m looking to do a classic Pescadero loop to get a change of scenery.

The goal of this ride is to add to our endurance pace, meaning we’ll stay around 3 w/kg, with the option to go harder on the hills if you would like. That said, I would like to keep the stops to a minimum, so our single refill point will be Pescadero.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3343760593285469472

Summary: 67 miles / 6,700 feet: Summit Bicycles > Sand Hill > OLH > 84 > Pescadero Creek > Stage > Tunitas > Kings > Bici > Home

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8:00 AM, Leave 8:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Clark Penado

AVA-E Saturday 5/9/26 - Half Moon Bay & Bear Gulch

Hello A-endurance ride enjoyers,

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so after seeing the C ride’s route, I got FOMO and decided I wanted to go do Bear Gulch too. Being an endurance ride, we’ll take a bit of a longer route to get there though, going via Kings, Half Moon Bay (including a coffee stop), Higgins Canyon, and Tunitas. After Bear Gulch, we’ll also tack on WOLH for a little extra fun. Hope to see you there!

Pace: whatever you desire on Kings, Tunitas, Bear Gulch and WOLH, Ohana means family everywhere else (~3 w/kg for me, results may vary)

Regroups:
- top of Kings
- Half Moon Bay (coffee)
- top of Tunitas
- bottom of Bear Gulch
- Sky Londa

Ride Leader: Louise

Start/End location: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Route: 77mi, 8500ft

Route link: https://www.strava.com/routes/3487937290750861882

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

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

Sunday A-ride 05/03 - Big Basin via PageMill

Can’t believe it’s May already….
It’s been a while since Big Basin was on the menu, so a great option for a nice Sunday ride. This time we’ll climb Pagemill.

We will remain in Endurance pace in flat/roller sections (~ 2.5-3 W/kg pace) . Feel free ride the two longer climbs (Pagemill and Bear creek) at your own pace. We will have a quick water stop at the fire station on skyline before the 4 corners, a 10 min stop in Boulder Creek for food/water, and another quick water stop at castle rock.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3343760593285469472

Summary: 82 miles / 8,200 feet: Summit Bicycles > Page > 35 > 9 > 236 > Boulder Creek > Bear Creek > skyline > 9 > Foothill

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

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

Ride Leader: Shai Traister

AVA-E Saturday May 2 - Reverse Pescadero

This Saturday we are heading to (almost) the coast! I’ve been wanting to do a hard effort on OLH so we will start there, but don’t worry we will regroup at the top. We will then head down Hwy 84 to Stage Road and then Pescadero for a food and coffee stop. After that, we will head up Haskins followed by West Alpine. Feel free to do whatever you effort you want on the major climbs, as we will regroup after each of these (Sky Londa after OLH, top of Haskins, top of W Alpine). Everywhere else, we will keep it smooth and together at a moderate effort (~3 w/kg on the front). See you there!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3471332048284834284

Summary: 67 miles / 6,400 feet: Summit Bicycles > OLH > 84 down > Stage > coffee/food in Pescadero > Pescadero Creek up to Haskins > West Alpine > Page Mill down

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: Jeremy Besmer

Sunday A Ride 4/26/26 - Pacifica to Tunitas

Hi everyone!

I’ve been wanting to repeat this route for a while and I figured there’s no better time to do it than for my first A Ride! Those who know me will know of my complicated relationship with climbing so we’ll take a fairly flat route through Pacifica and down Highway 1 into Tunitas. We’ll keep decent pressure on the pedals (3-3.5ish w/kg) on the flat but feel free to drop me whenever the road kicks up.

Stops at Devil’s Slide and the Bike Hut as needed!

If people are feeling inspired we can potentially add an OLH loop at the end too.

Hope to see you there!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3381026160334033062 (stolen from a lovely ride led by Hannon last year)

Summary: 76 miles / 5800 feet: Sand Hill, Whisky, Canada, Sharp Park, Hwy 1, Devils Slide, Hwy 1, Tunitas, Kings, Home

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

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

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

Ride Leader: Michael Bektas

AVA-E 4/25/26 Bohlman/Gist/Huddart

Hello Alto Velo A-Endurance enjoyers, I’ve been riding far too many flat roads lately so it’s time to build some climbing legs.
This Saturday we have a main course of 2 climbs, Bohlman, and Black/Gist with some yummy double digit gradients on offer and even a smol gravel section at the end of Bohlman (I hear).

As a final dessert we will do a little climb in Huddart County Park before looping back to the other dessert, Shake Shack!

Stops:

• Mile 29: After the Bohlman descent (regroup)

• Mile 38: Castle Rock for water / restrooms

• Mile 77: Shake Shack

77mi, 8516ft

Pace: 3w/kg on the “flats”, whatever you feel on the major climbs, we will regroup after these

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

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

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

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3481689440758359690 (thanks Richard Red)

Ride Leader: Suhith