2023.09 Robin Betz to lead Egan and promote and support women’s cycling
Egan Riders,
This week Robin Betz will lead a women’s Egan ride ahead of the men. The men will not be chasing the women’s group. Call to action: Invite all your female friends to join us on Tuesday evening! Let’s promote and support women’s cycling. Fun fact: Robin likes to build bike wheels and especially likes using the bearing puller tool. She has been attending Egan ride since 2018. Sometimes she does races but mainly enjoys hill climbs, the longer the better, and has a sub-hour Mt. Diablo!
We will split the men’s group (except women) by the last digit of your birth year: ODD and EVEN numbers. Example: If you were born in 1992, 2 is an EVEN number and you will be in the EVEN group.
For all of you who are not members of Alto Velo and regularly attend the Egan ride, we invite and welcome you to join AV as reciprocal appreciation for all the hard work that the club does to organize these rides.
See you all on Tuesday!
Leader: The Egan Collective (Akin, Jerome, Mike, Tanner)
Route Summary: 20.22 mi, 2465 ft, 11 segments
Segments:
La Paloma from Westwind: https://www.strava.com/segments/4243560
Altamont - Stop Sign to Crest: https://www.strava.com/segments/3588820
La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/491203
Elena Rd to Natoma: https://www.strava.com/segments/610570
Black Mtn Rd.: https://www.strava.com/segments/638963
Viscaino Rd (East Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/676449
Viscaino Rd (West Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/619616
Esperanza -- counterclockwise: https://www.strava.com/segments/4849500
De Bell (Egan official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104
Quail Beotch: https://www.strava.com/segments/12597337
Deerfield Drive up: https://www.strava.com/segments/12597337- (0:28/0:37)(0:29/0:37)
Ride Safety: 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 6:00 pm 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 trouble keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
How: Remember, charge the hills, slow roll in between. Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.
Photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0kGtnIORGdKsz
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride