Egan 2024.08 - Golden Oak Duo
It’s that time of year when Golden Oak beckons. As is the Egan tradition, we will be doing both sides of Golden Oak as well as several adjacent climbs like Minoca and Hillbrook. We’ll end the ride at the top of picturesque John Marthens Lane, after which you’re encouraged to ride the gravel through Arastradero Park back to Los Altos (if you’re not comfortable riding gravel on a road bike, you can simply head back on paved Arastradero Rd, but it will be 50% less fun).
Notes:
It’s strongly advised that you go down Minoca in the smallest gear because the right turn onto Golden Oak will otherwise explode your rear derailleur and/or cause your legs to seize up.
The same is true for the descent on Sausal Dr and the left turn onto Golden Oak.
This is a good reason to familiarize yourself with the route and better yet, load the route onto your GPS device!
Also, a reminder that the AV Photo Contest will be running through July 4. Details
To keep the groups well-spaced, please note the following roll times:
A group: roll 6:05
B group: roll 6:08
Leader: The Egan Collective (Akin, Jerome, Matt, Mike, Robin and Tanner)
Route: Golden Oak Duo, 18.9 mi, 2575 ft, 7 segments
Segments:
St. Francis to La Cresta: 48s / 1:00
Liddicoat + Stanford: 50s / 1:17
Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: 2:24 / 2:57
Golden Oak from Bear Gulch to Peak Ln: 1:50 / 2:20
Portola Valley LKHC #3 Hillbrook: 1:10 / 1:46
Golden Oak - Sausal to top: 2:37 / 3:28
John Marthens Lane: 1:40 / 2:09
Ride Safety:
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 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.
Eganslack: https://eganrideclub.slack.com
Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride