2023.8 Le Tour D’Egan est de retour
Bonsoir Egan Riders,
Welcome to Egan Show #8 for 2023! We have pressed the fast forward button since we’re behind schedule. It will be a painful back to future replay. On Tuesday, we will take you on a Tour d'Egan in Portola Valley. Oui, cela va faire très mal aux jambes! (1).
On Tuesday, the French Fashion Police is on duty, we will have two teams: bleu (group 1) and rouge (group 2):
If your bike is blue or green you are in Group 1. Yeah, wear a bleu jersey too.
if your bike is red, orange or yellow, you are in Group 2. Yeah, wear a red jersey too.
If you bike is purple, we cannot help. You choose your team.
If your bike is black, wear blue or red jersey or socks.
If your bike is blue but you wear a red jersey, you are disqualified from the Performance Report.
If your bike is blue, but your last name is Red, you have an identity crisis. It cannot be resolved on this ride.
Safety warnings:
Baker Lane has a speed bump at the bottom.
Go slowly downhill on Golden Oak and Minorca
Shift down to your lowest gear going down on Minorca. Yes, it is not a typo.
Expect something special at the end of this ride.
A bientôt!
J.
(1) You can use Google Translate but you can easily guess.
Leaders: Jérôme / Tanner (Group 1 / BLUE) and Akin (Group 2 /RED)
Summary: 21.24 mi, 2812 ft
Segments:
Warm-up segments:
1. Alta Tierra: https://www.strava.com/segments/628286 - (33s / 45s)
2. La Barranca Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/610571 - (25s / 31s)
3. Baker Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/8840877 - (56s/ 1:04)
4. Horseshoe Ct: https://www.strava.com/segments/3010957 - (31s / 48s)
5. Liddicoat + Stanford: https://www.strava.com/segments/9473578 - (58s / 1:17)
Painful segments:
6. Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 - (2:24 / 3:02)
7. Golden Oak from Bear Gulch to Peak Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/10105574 - (1:50 / 2:20)
8. Golden Oak - Bear Gulch to Alhambra (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/29016271 - (3:00 / 4:32)
Surprise segment:
9. John Marthens Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/663533 - (1:40 / 2:09)
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