Egan 2022.23 (Tuesday 8/16, 6pm)
Eganeers,
As the days get shorter, let’s make one more trip to the hills of Portola Valley. Based on our reconnaissance missions, the full route should take about 2 hours. It’s still probably a good idea to have some lights with you, just in case. See you Tuesday!
Egan Fan Alert! Don’t forget that Egan Riders and AVRT will be racing together as one team this Saturday at the University Road Race in Santa Cruz. It’s a hill climbing race perfectly suited for Egan riders. Join or cheer us up at UC Santa Cruz! We will go up and down this hill up to 15 times (ouch!). This hill is similar to the full Taaffe segment (similar gradient but 1/4 mile longer). We will need all your Egan love to survive this one! More info at https://www.bikereg.com/university-road-race. To chat about race strategy on Slack, RSVP at egan@altovelo.org.
Leader: Akin Dirik
Summary: 26.43mi, 2851ft
Segments:
Concepcion Rd from Viscaino: https://www.strava.com/segments/7116984 - (1:30 / 2:01)
La Barranca Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/610571 - (25s / 31s)
Upper Natoma climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/15016043 - (1:04 / 1:19)
Altamont Circle Up: https://www.strava.com/segments/27278158 - (1:13 / 1:38)
Middle Fork from stop sign: https://www.strava.com/segments/2475030 - (40s / 57s)
Liddicoat + Stanford: https://www.strava.com/segments/9473578 - (58s / 1:17)
Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 - (2:24 / 2:57)
Corte Madera Rd to Tan Oak: https://www.strava.com/segments/473763 - (1:10 / 1:39)
Canyon Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/2904465 - (1:00 / 1:11)
Horseshoe Bend - Steep Bit: https://www.strava.com/segments/11380228 - (1:00 / 1:49)
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
For additional 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