NEW START TIME @ 5:55! Egan 2023.25 - A Very Merry Egan
‘Twas the night before Egan when all through the hills,
Not a rider was stirring, nor working on their skills,
The route was all planned by the leaders with care,
In hopes that St. Dirk soon would be there.
This week we’ll start a little earlier to make sure we finish with some daylight. Remember to bring your lights for the ride home! See adjusted times below:
Egan A Group @ 5:55 - Leaders: Jerome Sierra and Tanner DeVoe
Egan B Group @ 6:05 - Leader: Akin Dirik and Mike Kato
Route: Egan 2023.25 - A Very Merry Egan
Summary: 14.31 mi, 2120 ft
Segments:
Viscaino Rd (East Side)
Elena Rd to Natoma
Black Mtn Rd.
Matadero Creek Ln - off Pagemill Rd
Matadero Creek Ln Climb from Bottom
A little bit Country
Middle Fork Ln
Stirrup/Saddle to Moon
La Cresta
Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:
Join the Egan club on Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/
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
Ride Rules: 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 5:50pm and leaves at 5:55. 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 colored 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