Egan 2025.10 - Top Performers

A brave 88 riders navigated the unrelenting staircase climb of Los Trancos, minding the precariously intertwined segments start and end points for a total of 487 PRs and 4 XOMs. This week the women’s group was 16 strong, making the route look deceptively easy as seen in the photo evidence below. Keep an eye out for the next edition!

Enzo Berghout was rider of the day with 8 PRs and 4 top 10s, as well as taking the top spot for the men’s GC. Jen Tavé was top of the women’s GC this week, taking 4 segments as #1 and 4 as #2 from the ride group!

Reminder: The Egan store is open until 5/22

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-10

Note: If you're wondering how to show up in the results, here's how it works:

• Upload our ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you're worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Photo credit Jerome Sierra

Egan 2025.10 - The Egan Hangover

Definition of an Egan Hangover - severe sleepless night or other after effects caused by excessive power output on nonsensical climbing segments without any logical purpose. With the Egan madness in full swing and the days getting longer, it’s that time again to test your fragile mind and weakened legs on the infamous staircase of hell up to Vista Verde! Do you really want to join?

To keep the groups well-spaced, please note the following roll times:

• A group: roll 6:05

• B group: roll 6:08

• Women group: roll 6:10 - led by Robin

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2971238516530273346&s=1247601,30846866,2904465,2655590,21091927,21091916,21091961,21091956

Strava route: 25.4 mi, 2965 ft, 8 segments

Segments:

1. St. Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/1247601 - (48s / 1:00). Yes, again!

2. Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/30846866 - (33s / 50s)

3. Canyon Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/2904465 - (1:00 / 1:10)

4. Nasty Los Trancos Driveway: https://www.strava.com/segments/2655590 - (2:02 / 2:32)

5. Los Trancos (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21091927 - (1:10 / 1:34)

6. Ramona (Egan Official) Carmel to Vista Verde: https://www.strava.com/segments/21091916 - (3:20 / 4:18)

7. Vista Verde (Egan Official) Ramona to Old Spanish: https://www.strava.com/segments/21091961 - (1:36 / 2:08)

8. Vista Verde (Egan Official) Old Spanish to End: https://www.strava.com/segments/21091956 - (2:48 / 3:35)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Eganslack: https://eganrideclub.slack.com
Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.09 (May 6) - Top Performers

This week we had a whopping 112 riders reach the finish at the top of John Marthens Lane!  Word of what a punishingly good way to spend a Tuesday evening Egan is is apparently out!  As expected the Golden Oak complex delivered, producing 636 PRs and 3 XOMs.  

Top of the women's GC was Jen Tave with 5 PRs and 1 XOM, while the men were lead by Enzo Berghout with 9 PRs claiming both the men's GC and Rider of the Day.  Congrats to all riders on completing a tough set of segments!

Despite nearly voting their leader off the island for failing to mention one of the chaindropper uphill turns, the Women's group had record numbers (20+) and were treated to special limited edition Egan socks at the top of the last climb to round out their already stylish wardrobes.  The group is growing larger and stronger, and most importantly has a growing list of "you just had to be there" jokes! 

Reminder: The Egan store is open until 5/22, get your stylish Egan duds: https://679-egan-ride-re-order-2025-eeg0924-1.itemorder.com/shop/home/

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-09

Note: If you're wondering how to show up in the results, here's how it works:

• Upload our ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you're worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Women’s Group at the finish, Thanks Christophe for the great photos!

Photo Credit: Christophe Testi

Egan 2025.09 - The Afterparty

Annoucements: The Egan Stores are opened! Order your 2025 kit. Order your Egan socks! Join AV!

Welcome to The Afterparty (aka the party after the party)!

If we learned anything last week it’s that this crew knows how to throw a party! We aren’t sure whether it was the donut or the pizza or the double mora lap, but rumor has it that despite all the fanfare Simon may indeed be attending the occasional Egan in future months.  While we eagerly await that day we have much riding to do!  Despite last week’s dusky finish, the days are in fact getting longer giving us time to stretch our legs beyond the confines of Los Altos Hills.  This week takes us on a tour of some of our old favorites in the Golden Oak Complex.  After 9 segments of true type 2 fun we will end at the top of John Marthens Lane where the intrepid “gravel types” may choose to ride home through Arastradero.

Attn Women’s Group Riders!

Our Women’s Group Ride is happening this week, and we’ve got something extra special lined up: complete all segments AND be an AV Club member to receive a limited-edition Egan gift! 🎁🚴‍♀️. All are welcome in the AV community and membership pricing is flexible so even if you are a student with a limited budget, you can join (refer to sign-up page for details)! Whether you’re coming solo or bringing friends, this is the perfect chance to challenge yourself, get a great workout, and connect with an amazing community of women who love to ride bikes.

Not part of AV yet? Now’s the time to join! https://www.bikereg.com/altovelo

Route: Egan 2025.09

Start times:

• A group: 6:05

• B group: 6:08

• Women’s group: 6:10

Segments:

1. St. Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/1247601 (48s / 1:00)

2. Horseshoe Ct: https://www.strava.com/segments/3010957 (31s / 48s)

3. Liddicoat + Stanford: https://www.strava.com/segments/9473578 (50s / 1:16)

4. Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 (2:24 / 2:55)

5. Golden Oak from Bear Gulch to Peak Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/10105574 (1:50 / 2:20)

6. Portola Valley LKHC #3 Hillbrook: https://www.strava.com/segments/5873554 (1:10 / 1:46)

7. Palmer Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/9984812 (54s / 1:14)

8. Golden Oak - Sausal to top: https://www.strava.com/segments/27347065 (2:36 / 3:26)

9. John Marthens Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/663533 (1:40 / 2:09)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.08 - Top Performers

This week we had 99 riders come out to wish Simon well on his move and upcoming Egan sabbatical. In his honor 761 PRs were set, a coveted XOM claimed, and ~1200 mosquito bites endured as many of the squad awaited his arrival at the top of Mora. À bientôt, Simon!

Ride of the day was Hannah Chen with all 11 PRs and 4 top 10s! Top of the women’s GC was Rachel Hwang with 8 PRs, 7 top 10s, and 1 XOM while Greg McCullough led the men’s GC with all 11 PRs and 3 top 10s!

Reminder: The Egan store is open once again until 05/22: 2025 Egan Store. There are 1 more $100 coupons remaining so to participate, join AV and show up at the next Egan.

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-08

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Photo courtesy of Dirk Bergstrom (album)

Photo courtesy of Christophe Testi

Egan 2025.08 - Mora or Less an Au Revoir, Simon!

Annoucements: The Egan Stores are opened! Order your 2025 kit. Order your Egan socks! Join AV! 3rd AV winner for the $100 Eliel coupon on Tuesday at the top of Mora!

tl;dr: Mora was requested, more it is. Come say au revoir to Simon who has been banished to SF.

This week will be sending off our own Simon on an Egan Sabbatical, and so will visit his very favorite climb by request: Mora. Will he be riding the Brompton or the pink bike with a rubber ducky assistant on the handlebars? There’s only one way to find out and that’s by joining us on Tuesday for some good times on eleven lucky hills. While the hills are numerous, they are thankfully on the shorter side with the grand finale on Mora. Do all the hills for the GC rankings but also to learn which lucky Egan attendee gets this week’s $100 Eliel coupon at the top of our final hill.

Fear not if you cannot attend as Simon is merely moving to SF and is not lost to us forever, but merely on weekdays.

Route: Egan 2025.08

Start times:

• A group: 6:05

• B group: 6:08

Segments:

1. Border Hill: https://www.strava.com/segments/913443 (1:12 / 1:32)

2. Dawson Road Wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/631065 (45s / 1:09)

3. Magdalena - Dawson to Stonebrook: https://www.strava.com/segments/15025857 (2:05 / 2:27)

4. Camino Hermosa (Egan Official) to Magdalena: https://www.strava.com/segments/21192549 (1:42 / 2:21)

5. Loyola with Berkshire sidetrip: https://www.strava.com/segments/2190242 (2:28 / 3:37)

6. Mora Glen Drive climb maximus: https://www.strava.com/segments/2903975 (58s / 1:09)

7. Deodara, Vineyard to the end: https://www.strava.com/segments/7994833 (32s / 50s)

8. Arboretum Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/640149 (1:15 / 1:41)

9. Sierra Ventura: https://www.strava.com/segments/6664213 (55s / 1:12)

10. Highlands Circle (east): https://www.strava.com/segments/711223 (43s / 59s)

11. Mora: Trail of Tribulation: https://www.strava.com/segments/617901 (1:58 / 2:38)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.07 - Top Performers

Annoucements:

• The Egan is opened. Click here to order your 2025 kit. Deadline: Thursday, May 22, 2025 (11:59 PM PDT)

• Show your love of Egan and get some Egan socks! Click here to order your cool Egan socks!

• Join AV and select your support level to the club that is powering the Egan community, pizzas and popsicles! We will announce the 2nd winner for the $100 Eliel coupon on Tuesday!

Despite having no pizza nor popsicles on the ride, we had a huge turnout. Pure heresy for one of the toughest Egan route! We had 104 riders more than last week. Actually, Christopher counted at least 117 riders with 746 PRs compared to 699 last week. The A group (54) and B group (63) were evenly balanced. Amongst the 9 fearless women attacking those challenging segments, Janene O joined the A group for the first time and wore her pink Egan socks, which gave her an unfair advantage to get PRs on Madonna, Wild Crest, Briones and Sirrup. We would not make any claim but we heard that you can gain 5-10 watts per socks as tested by the Egan engineering team.

Rider of the day was Martin Szwarc with all 12 PRs and 1 top 10s, also taking the top spot of the men’s GC! Top of the women’s GC was Rachel Hwang with 5 PRs! Who is going to dethrone Rachel?

Reminder: The Egan store is open once again until 04/22: 2025 Egan Store. James R was the first winner of a $100 Eliel / Egan store coupon as a small token of our appreciation. James volunteers and run the Top Performance report every week. Thank you James! There are 3 more coupons remaining so to participate, join AV and show up at the next Egan.

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-07

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Video courtesy of Christophe Testi at Creative Shot. More pics here

Egan 2025.7 - Season 3 of the 3 Body Problem

Annoucements:

• The Egan is opened. Click here to order your 2025 kit. Deadline: Thursday, May 22, 2025 (11:59 PM PDT)

• Show your love of Egan and get some Egan socks! Click here to order your cool Egan socks!

• PRs are guaranteed with matching Egan kit and socks.

• Join AV and select your support level to the club that is powering the Egan community, pizzas and popsicles! We will announce the 2nd winner for the $100 Eliel coupon on Tuesday!

Let’s talk about the route now…

Did you miss this popular route last year? Seize your chance on Tuesday to be delighted and dazzled. Egan riders! Get ready to tackle the 2025 Egan's 3 Body Problem route on Tuesday's hill climbing! This route will test your mettle for 32km of ups, downs, and enough elevation gain to make your legs question their life choices.

Inspired by the mind-boggling complexity of the 3 body problem, this route will have you feeling like you're navigating a cosmic dance of gravitational forces, with chaotic and stable areas challenging your cycling skills. Remember, just like those poor celestial bodies, hydration is key! Nobody wants to end up feeling like a dried-up yoga mat by the end of the ride.

For those who haven't indulged in the mind-bending saga of "The Three-Body Problem" series, do yourself a favor and check it out on Netflix or pick up the books. You'll thank us later for the cosmic inspiration!

In the spirit of intergalactic exploration (or at least neighborhood exploration), we challenge you to spice up your Strava profiles and IG post with themes inspired by the 3 body problem. Let's see who can come up with the most out-of-this-world script and profile picture! The winners will be featured on the Performance Report.

To keep the groups well-spaced, please note the following roll times:

A group: roll 6:05

B group: roll 6:08

Leader: The Egan Collective (Akin, Jerome, Matt, Mike, Robin, Brandy and Tanner)

Route: 32km, 775m and 12 Segments.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3214389475801830890&s=12244647,20659253,6871583,29199832,628286,10535308,1673922,35588358,2083915,771633,994786,4594985

Segments:

1. Madonna Way (the climb):https://www.strava.com/segments/12244647 - (41s / 56s)

2. Quinhill from University (Egan Official):https://www.strava.com/segments/20659253 - (33s / 48s)

3. Summerhill / Rockpoint:https://www.strava.com/segments/6871583 - (49s / 59s)

4. Wildcrest to 2nd White Gate (Egan Official):https://www.strava.com/segments/29199832 - (48s / 1:14)

5. Alta Tierra: https://www.strava.com/segments/628286 - (33s/ 45s)

6. La Barranca Rd last steep part:https://www.strava.com/segments/10535308 - (22s / 28s)

7. Dezahara Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/1673922 - (47s / 1:14)

8. Almaden Court:https://www.strava.com/segments/35588358 - (53s / 1:06)

9. Altamont_Circle_KOM:https://www.strava.com/segments/2083915 - (1:14 / 1:40)

10. Briones climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/771633 - (44s / 1:00)

11. A little bit Country:https://www.strava.com/segments/994786 - (52s / 1:10)

12. Stirrup/Saddle to Moon:https://www.strava.com/segments/4594985 - (1:31 / 1:50)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Eganslack: https://eganrideclub.slack.com
Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.06 - Top Performers

What a turnout we had this week for the tour of LAH and banquet! We had 102 riders with 699 PRs and, in an unexpected turn of events, it looks like the A group was even larger than the B group this week - we may need to keep tuning until we find balance. I’ll also go ahead and assume that the turnout was a vote for the route maker’s perennial favorite, Blandor, and not for the SOM pizza. Noting this down for the future!

A great time was had by the women’s group who were 13 strong with several riders completing their first of many Egans to come.  Lots of laughs and only a few choice words for the route planner’s propensity to slip in “hills that don’t count”.  Watch out B group, we’re coming for you!  If anyone is interested in joining the women’s leadership team let us know.  Stay tuned for the next women’s start in the coming weeks!

Rider of the day was Wil Gibb with all 10 PRs and 3 top 10s, also taking the top spot of the men’s GC! Top of the women’s GC was Rachel Hwang with 4 PRs, 2 top 10s, and 1 XOM!

Notable fact: Sue Lin arrived from LA at 4pm and jumped on her bike at 6pm to join Egan. That’s dedication! Welcome back Sue Lin!

Reminder: The Egan store is open once again until 04/22: 2025 Egan Store. Claude Luu was the first winner of a $100 Eliel / Egan store coupon as a small token of our appreciation. Claude has the highest Egan participation, always volunteers to help out the Egan community, and is an overall great guy - don’t forget to introduce yourself to him next time. There are 4 more coupons remaining so to participate, join AV and show up at the next Egan.

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-06

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Brandy leading her inaugural women’s ride! Thank you for helping to grow the group!

Egan 2025.06 - LAH Coast to Coast

tl;dr: Women’s group and SOM pizza this week!

“One more segment! One more segment!” is what we would normally say. This week, however, we turn to Time on the Climb for an increase in intensity. We will have 10 segments again with roughly the same elevation gain, but the expected GC time has gone up by ~20% (based on total XOM time). We’re going on a coast-to-coast traversal of the Town of Los Altos Hills. We will start in the south, climbing the stairs of Mora and asking for more-of-a rest on Blandor. We’ll end near the northern border, climbing to the infamous 4 way intersection on La Cresta. Afterwards, we’ll convene at State of Mind in Los Altos for an early season banquet with a different kind of heat- and sweet pizza!

Announcements:

• SOM Banquet: join after this week’s ride for festivities.

• Egan Store: Is open now until April 22nd - store link. We have 5 surprise $100 off coupons for AV members. So make sure to join AV to participate.

Route: Egan 2025.06

Start times:

• A group: 6:05

• B group: 6:08

• Women’s group: 6:10

Segments:

1. Valley View from Border - https://www.strava.com/segments/1315771 (33s / 46s)

2. Hilltop Drive - https://www.strava.com/segments/678219 (1:26 / 1:57)

3. Fulll Whitham Avenue - https://www.strava.com/segments/934161 (48s / 1:05)

4. Mora Climb - Stop to Fence - https://www.strava.com/segments/466363 (2:09 / 2:39)

5. Blandor to end of Olive Tree - https://www.strava.com/segments/298309 (2:51 / 3:48)

6. Stonebrook to Prospect - https://www.strava.com/segments/619680 (41s / 50s)

7. Vinedo Lane (to summit) - https://www.strava.com/segments/1847115 (59s / 1:06)

8. Foothill Lane (no sign on Elena) - https://www.strava.com/segments/1445586 (34s / 42s)

9. Viscaino West Side - https://www.strava.com/segments/619616 (50s / 1:18)

10. La Cresta - https://www.strava.com/segments/491203 (2:56 / 3:39)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.05 - Top Performers

It’s starting to feel like summer and it shows in the turnout. For this 5th installment of Egan, we had 86 riders with a total of 548 PRs and 3 XOMs - more than half of the completed segments were PRs! Special thanks to James R for volunteering to help improve and run the results script!

Adam Beliveau was rider of the day with all 10 PRs, 2 top 10s, and 1 XOM! Rachel Hwang took the top spot of the women’s GC along with 6 top 10s while Yann . took the top spot in the men’s GC with 2 top 10s!

Reminder: The Egan store is open once again until 04/22: 2025 Egan Store.

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-05

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Egan 2025.05 - 3 Forks Pandemonium

tl;dr: Tuesday: ouch.

After a brief DIY interlude, we are back with another edition of Egan! This time, we’ll be visiting the country club off of Alexis, including the classic Bandera + Laurel Glen completionist side roads. Along the way, we’ll have a series of shorter climbs with an Altamont hidden in there somewhere (the short one, not the full one).

Route: Egan 2025.05

Start times:

• A group: 6:05

• B group: 6:08

Segments:

1. Dianne Drive Climb - https://www.strava.com/segments/819038 (35s / 42s)

2. O'Keefe summitage - https://www.strava.com/segments/22323489 (38s / 52s)

3. Tepa Way (starting at Adobe) - https://www.strava.com/segments/1523112 (42s / 51s)

4. Altamont: Corbetta to Crest (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/31402908 (2:34 / 3:12)

5. Almaden Court: https://www.strava.com/segments/35588358 (53s / 1:06)

6. A little bit Country: https://www.strava.com/segments/994786 (52s / 1:10)

7. Middle Fork from stop sign - https://www.strava.com/segments/2475030 (40s / 57s)

8. Alexis_to_Country_Club_KOM - https://www.strava.com/segments/1727466 (1:46 / 2:16)

9. Bandera Dr (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21331441 (40s / 1:00)

10. Laurel Glen to top of Alexis (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20917732 (2:26 / 3:09)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.04 - DIY Edition

tl;dr: This week’s ride is DIY due to weather.

We’ve had a good streak so far this year, with the worst of the weather landing on either side of Tuesday. Alas, with the call for moderate wind and rain tomorrow, official Egan ride has been scrubbed for this week! No, no, don’t let the date fool you, we will continue with our regularly scheduled programming next week. For those intrepid enough to continue, may we offer the following amuse-bouche and the hope you find some like-minded individuals awaiting you at the usual time and place.

Coming soon! If you’re finding this announcement taxing, then you’ll love April 15th: the early season banquet will be held at State of Mind. More details to follow!

Route: Egan 2025.04 (unofficial edition)

Segments:

1. Quinhill Quinnhill (Stagi to Cuesta): https://www.strava.com/segments/650301  - (28s / 40s)

2. Hilltop Drive KOM: https://www.strava.com/segments/34950486  - (1:04 / 1:34)

3. Dawson Road Wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/631065 - (45s / 1:09)

4. Camino Hermosa (Egan Official) to Magdalena: https://www.strava.com/segments/21192549 - (1:42 / 2:21)

5. Mora Glen Drive climb maximus: https://www.strava.com/segments/2903975 - (58s / 1:09)

6. Oxford Dr (West): https://www.strava.com/segments/1105588 - (15s / 25s)

7. Sierra Ventura: https://www.strava.com/segments/6664213 - (55s / 1:12)

8. Highlands Circle (east): https://www.strava.com/segments/711223 - (43s / 59s)

9. Mora: Trail of Tribulation: https://www.strava.com/segments/617901 - (1:58 / 2:38)

In case you do find yourself at the start Tues or some other day of the week, some helpful guidelines are below:

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.03 - Top Performers

With 120 riders and 390 PRs, the 3rd Egan of 2025 proved to be 20% <insert your favorite comparative adjective> than last week. The summer-like weather was no doubt a factor in increased ride attendance, although the B group was a bit too large compared to the A. The Egan leadership needs your help next time making sure the groups are more evenly divided, so we can prevent situations where many riders are crowded into small spaces.

Phillip Maier was rider of the day with PRs on all 8 segments. Jen Tavé took top spot in the women’s GC as well as a QOM on Boronda View Sprint, while Matthew ! was the GC crown holder for the men.

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-03

Thanks to Christophe Testi and That Dirk Guy for the action photos.

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

The Foothills Park Vista Point climb never gets old. Photo credit Christophe Testi

Yours truly. Photo credit Dirk Bergstrom

Egan 2025.03- 20% more fun

Now at the equinox, we’re seeing the fastest increase in daily sunlight: a whole 17 more minutes per week! So, naturally, we’ll follow suit and add an extra 20% more climbing and 14% more segments than last week. Well, it’s 8 vs 7 segments, but who’s really counting? After some warm-ups in the lower hills of LAH, we will be visiting Vista Hill in Foothills Park, not once but twice.

Start Times:

• Egan A Group @ 6:05

• Egan B Group @ 6:08

Leaders:  The Egan Collective

Route:  Route 2025.03

Segments: 

1. De Bell (Egan official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104 - (31s / 42s)

2. Miranda Hill: https://www.strava.com/segments/627427 - (57s / 1:05)

3. Ascenscion + Anacapa: https://www.strava.com/segments/658065 - (2:23 / 2:59)

4. La Barranca Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/610571 - (25s / 31s)

5. Black Mtn Rd.: https://www.strava.com/segments/638963 - (1:32 / 1:56)

6. Via Ventana and Briones climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/11886743 - (1:46 / 2:25)

7. Boronda View Sprint: https://www.strava.com/segments/4312996 - (46s / 1:01)

8. Foothills Park Vista Point (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20963377 - (2:11 / 2:59)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.02 - Top Performers

With 117 riders and 284 PRs, the 2nd episode of Egan 2025 remains in record territory despite the cold weather. Thanks to Jerome Sierra and all the Alto Velo Team Sponsors (Eliel Cycling, KAV Helmets, Duke Racing Wheels and Jen Tavé, chiropractor and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner) for the first ever AV-Egan Pop-up Trunk Event. What a great way to learn more from our sponsors and pick up some cool AV/Egan swag! Thanks also to Christophe Testi from Creative Shot for taking those cool pics.

Special thank you to all the volunteers who helped out to distribute socks and hats: Claude Luu, Dirk Bergstrom, Matt Bierbaum and Edward Stewart.

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-02

Will Gibb was rider of the day with PRs on all 7 segments and GC crown holder for the men. JenTavé took the GC crown for the women.

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Photos courtesy of Christophe Testi @ CreativeShot https://photos.creativeshot.com/p731844928

Who’s the mastermind behind this Pop-Up Event? That guy!

Egan Rider: “I need lighter wheels for Egan.”

Nicolas from Duke: “Definitely this one. You’ll get more traction!”

Egan 2025.02 - Come Early at 5pm for the Egan Pop-Up Trunk!

Come pop those watts on Tuesday night! This is a special Egan event.

IMPORTANT REMINDER. COME EARLY AT 5PM for the first Egan Pop-Up Trunk the Lincoln Ave parking lot (https://maps.app.goo.gl/9oMLW8czFVLHMrNZ6) from 5:00-5:45pm where you’ll have the opportunity to meet our sponsors who’ll be showcasing their latest innovations:

• Derek Wiback, founder of Eliel Cycling. Derek will show off some of Eliel’s latest technical garments. He will distribute some prizes! Make you to wear your best looking Egan kit!

• Whitman Kwok, founder of KAV Helmets. Whitman will bring a couple of his latest exciting helmet designs.

• Nicolas Perpere of Duke Racing Wheels. (650)-492-9633. Nicolas will feature some fancy carbon wheels.

• Christophe Testi of Creative Shot Photography will immortalize this event in the Egan history.

• Ed Stewart, our AV President will distribute the AV Socks and Hats.

• Jen Tavé, chiropractor and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

In addition, we’ll be distributing over 90 pairs of pre-ordered Egan socks designed by Defeet. You can still purchase them online BEFORE TUESDAY since we will not accept payment on site due to time constraint. and pick them on 3/18. Be sure to arrive early to claim your socks!

Start Times:

• Egan A Group @ 6:05

• Egan B Group @ 6:08

• Egan Women’s Group @ 6:10

Leaders: The Egan Collective

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3204285087146874766&s=931998%2C628214%2C676449%2C610570%2C1664991%2C456211%2C10698750

Segments:

1. Deerfield Drive up:https://www.strava.com/segments/931998 - (26s / 32s)

2. Westwind (E side):https://www.strava.com/segments/628214 - (18s / 23s)

3. Viscaino Rd (East Side):https://www.strava.com/segments/676449 - (1:25 / 1:56)

4. Elena Rd to Natoma:https://www.strava.com/segments/610570 - (1:31 / 2:00)

5. Edgerton from the bottom:https://www.strava.com/segments/1664991 - (1:25 / 1:51)

6. Tepa-Summit Wood:https://www.strava.com/segments/456211 - (2:01 / 2:48)

7. Oak Park Ct - Cir Full Climb:https://www.strava.com/segments/10698750 - (48s / 1:01)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2025.01 - Top Performers

With 86 riders and 258 PRs, the 2025 Egan season started strong despite the cool and windy weather. Thanks to Mark Filer for providing popsicles at the top of Madonna Way! (Yes, these were in fact the same popsicles that Mark served for the Egan finalé last year, and he has assured me that his freezer is top quality).

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-01

Adam Beliveau was rider of the day with PRs on all 7 segments. Steph Hart took the GC crown for the women and Wil Gibb for the men.

Next week’s Egan (March 18th) will be special! There will be a “Pop-up Trunk” at the Lincoln Ave parking lot (https://maps.app.goo.gl/9oMLW8czFVLHMrNZ6) from 5:00-5:45pm where you’ll have the opportunity to meet our sponsors who’ll be showcasing their latest innovations:

• Derek Wiback, founder of Eliel Cycling. Derek will show off some of Eliel’s latest technical garments.

• Whitman Kwok, founder of KAV Helmets. Whitman will bring a couple of his latest exciting helmet designs.

• Nicolas Perpere of Duke Racing Wheels. (650)-492-9633. Nicolas will feature some fancy carbon wheels.

• Jen Tavé, chiropractor and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner

In addition, we’ll be distributing over 90 pairs of pre-ordered Egan socks designed by Defeet. You can still purchase them online and pick them on 3/18. Be sure to arrive early to claim your socks!

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Get your Egan socks! Mix and match!

A Brompton can do Egan. Who knew it was possible?

Egan 2025.01 - Let the Climbing Begin on Tuesday March 11!

That wonderful time of year has come at last: EGAN SEASON IS HERE! Dust the cobwebs off your rear derailleur because the weather forecast looks good and we are launching the 2025 Egan Season on Tuesday, March 11 at 6:00pm!

Start Times:

• Egan A Group @ 6:05

• Egan B Group @ 6:08

• Egan Women’s Group @ 6:10

Leaders: The Egan Collective

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2874856572963175602&s=4243560,610571,21036783,10534914,3687553,686220,863594

Segments:

1. La Paloma from Westwind: https://www.strava.com/segments/4243560 - (57s / 1:05)

2. La Barranca Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/610571 - (25s / 31s)

3. Taaffe from Dezahara (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21036783 - (55s / 1:07)

4. Stonebrook from Priscilla: https://www.strava.com/segments/10534914 - (49s / 59s)

5. Dirk's super short hill sprint: https://www.strava.com/segments/3687553 - (14s / 17s)

6. Quinnhill from Summerhill: https://www.strava.com/segments/686220 - (33s / 40s)

7. Madonna Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/863594 - (43s / 58s)

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

The Climbing Ride,February 9th - Super Bohl(man) Sunday

Most of the U.S. will spend Sunday afternoon eating ultra-processed snacks while swilling down cheap beer while sprawled on the couch in front of a widescreen TV. If that’s your plan you can offset the damage by doing The Climbing Ride in the morning. If it’s not your plan, you can get that wonderful feeling of smug superiority that comes with real athletic accomplishment while others relax. If you want both but need to get home early, there’s a good bail-out point after we descend Bohlman.

(h/t Joshua for the ride title)

If you are not an Alto Velo member you will need to fill out your yearly waiver at https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver. And remember that 2025 is a whole new year…

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36897978
40 Miles, 5151 ft.

Climbs of note: Eden, Pierce, Bohlman/Norton/Kittridge/Quickert, Wildcat Ridge, On Orbit, Apollo Heights, Bohlman, Canyon View, Stoneridge/Bank Mill/Hayfields/Lumbertown, Back side of Eden.

Ride Safety: Don’t be stupid. For additional ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Climbing Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot on semi-random Sundays at 09:10 and leaves at 09:15. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

Why: Because you’re not like the others. You’re different.

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Rides are 40-60 miles with 5000-7000 feet of climbing. The emphasis is on little-traveled hills with grades of ten to twenty percent. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks, and discouraged from vomiting in people’s driveways.