Egan 2022.22 (Tuesday 8/9, 6pm)
Eganeers,
Welcome to the 22nd Egan ride for 2022. If you come to recent Egan rides, you will not miss all the exciting news that our Eganeers are participating in many local races and often time winning! To get more people interested and involved in local race scene, this week’s theme is University Road Race simulation! If you don’t know, University Road Race is a local race in Santa Cruz, which has one of the simplest course while being the hardest on the race calendar. It either goes up or goes down, just like Egan Ride!
In order to get ready for such a hard race, we will focus on longer segments this week. Unlike the relentless nature of the real race, I put enough recovering between efforts so everyone can win. But if you want to take a shot at the real deal, you can sign-up for University Road Race here:
https://www.bikereg.com/university-road-race
See you all Tuesday! Remember to charge the hills and take it easy in between (especially on the downhills).
Route:
Ride Leader: Steven
Segments:
1. Esperanza Counterclockwise (Egan official):https://www.strava.com/segments/21733835 - (1:19 / 1:32)
2. Ascension - Anacapa:https://www.strava.com/segments/376525 - (2:30 / 3:07)
3. Elena Rd to Natoma: https://www.strava.com/segments/610570- (1:31 / 2:00)
4. Taaffe (Elena to Altamont):https://www.strava.com/segments/620417 - (2:48 / 3:34)
5. RHUS RIDGE: https://www.strava.com/segments/12993037 - (2:06 / 2:36)
6. Moody - New "Official":https://www.strava.com/segments/6445920 - (2:21 / 3:11)
7. Alexis_to_Country_Club_KOM:https://www.strava.com/segments/1727466 - (1:46 / 2:16)
8. Stirrup/Saddle to Moon:https://www.strava.com/segments/4594985 - (1:31 / 1:50)
9. La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/491203 - (2:56 / 3:39)
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
Riders should carry a Medical ID that contains your name and emergency contact information. Additional helpful information includes any medical history. Two IDs are preferable.
Riders must wear a helmet.
Riders are always responsible for their own safety.
Look for yourself for cars and other road users, and OBEY TRAFFIC rules – you are responsible
Do NOT cross the centerline.
No Aero Bar use
No Ear Buds or non-transparent headphone use. It is important that you are able to hear warning calls and approaching traffic.
Important Note for Non Alto Velo members: If you are planning to attend Egan in 2022, please complete the online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.
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.
Ride Splitting: If the ride reaches a large enough size, we will split into multiple groups with one group leaving a few minutes after the first. This is for safety, too many folks on some of the smaller roads can be an issue.
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 colored socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride