The Climbing Ride,November 17th - Climbing & Coffee & Cake

This week we’ve got a “very special episode” of The Climbing Ride. Simon and I work hard to avoid conflicts between the Climbing and C & C rides, but this month events conspired against us and the 17th was the only day available for both rides. Rather than fight over it we decided to combine forces. This Sunday both rides will meet together at the Chamber of Commerce, ride parallel routes, meet up for coffee & cake in Saratoga, and take parallel routes back to Manresa for second breakfast cake. Come on down for a social and suffering extravaganza!

Note that this week the Climbing Ride will be leaving at 09:10, and the C&C ride at 09:15.

If you are not an Alto Velo member you will need to fill out your yearly waiver at https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3291272552128095722

36 miles, 4084ft

Climbs of note: Taaffe, Stonebrook, Mora, Voss, Eden, Albar, Heder, Saratoga Heights, Saratoga Hills, Comer Climbpocalypse

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 Climbing Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot on semi-random Sundays at 09:10 and leaves at 09:15. 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. Rides are 40-60 miles with 5000-7000 feet of climbing. The emphasis is on little-traveled hills with grades of ten to twenty percent. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks, and discouraged from vomiting in people’s driveways.