Egan 2022.10 Top Performers

Eganeers,

I'll remember Egan 2022.10 forever thanks to the surprise birthday cake at the top of John Marthens Lane. Thank you Jerome (and my wife Stacy) for organizing it! The cake was the icing on an awesome route to Portola Valley that included Minoca Rd and both sides of Golden Oak. I couldn't have asked for a better birthday gift :-)

Alex Obrand was rider of the day with PRs on all 9 segments, 7 top 10s and a QOM on Golden Oak (Bear Gulch to Alhambra)! For the men, Hoss Hayati put in an impressive performance with 7 PRs and a #5 cup on Minoca.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-10

See you all again next week! If that's too long to satisfy your Egan addiction, please join us at 7:30am on Friday for a recon of next week's Egan route. We leave from the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks,
Akin

NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan Ride #2022.10 @ 6PM @ Los Altos Chamber of Commerce

Bonsoir Egan Riders,

Welcome to the Egan Show #10 for 2020! On Tuesday, we will take you on a Tour d'Egan in Portola Valley. Oui, cela va faire très mal aux jambes ! (1)

Safety warnings:

• Baker Lane has a speed bump at the bottom.

• Go slowly downhill on Golden Oak and Minorca

• Shift down to your lowest gear going down on Minorca. Yes, it is not a typo.

• Expect something special at the end of this ride.

A bientôt!

J.

(1) You can use Google Translator but you can easily guess.

Leader: Jérôme

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2961111976938779960&s=628286%2C610571%2C8840877%2C3010957%2C9473578%2C697481%2C10105574%2C29016271%2C663533

Segments:

Warm-up segments:

1. Alta Tierra: https://www.strava.com/segments/628286 - (33s / 45s)

2. La Barranca Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/610571 - (25s / 31s)

3. Baker Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/8840877 - (56s/ 1:04)

4. Horseshoe Ct: https://www.strava.com/segments/3010957 - (31s / 48s)

5. Liddicoat + Stanford:https://www.strava.com/segments/9473578 - (58s / 1:17)

Painful segments:

6. Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes:https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 - (2:24 / 3:02)

7. Golden Oak from Bear Gulch to Peak Ln:https://www.strava.com/segments/10105574 - (1:50 / 2:20)

8. Golden Oak - Bear Gulch to Alhambra (Egan Official):https://www.strava.com/segments/29016271 - (3:00 / 4:32)

Surprise segment:

9. John Marthens Lane:https://www.strava.com/segments/663533 - (1:40 / 2:09)

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 Bud 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 online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/53442. 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

How: Remember, charge the hills, slow roll in between. 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.

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.

Photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0kGtnIORGdKsz
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan 2022.09 Top Performers

Eganeers,

Yesterday's Egan ride was the twisted brainchild of Mike Kato and former Egan leader James Nicol. James had come up with the idea of "progressive intervals" where each segment was longer than the previous one. Now that James is down under, Mike decided to do this in reverse, starting with the longest segments first. I thought the ride was a big success, and thanks to Mike for his creativity!

Casper van Oosten -- who hosted Terún pizzas in his driveway last week -- was rider of the day with 11 PRs! Among the women riders, Robin Betz had 7 PRs and 1 cup. It was great to see her back on the Egan ride! And it's no surprise that Steven Wu bagged another Club KOM, this time on De Bell.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-09

See you all again next week! If that's too long to satisfy your Egan addiction, please join us at 7:30am on Friday for a recon of next week's Egan route. We leave from the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce.

Thanks,
Akin

NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan Ride #2022.09 @ 6PM @ Los Altos Chamber of Commerce

Egan Riders,

This week we have a special route that was inspired by James Nicol. He called his signature route “progressions" as each segment is a little longer/steeper/harsher than the last. Since he has moved down under and they do mostly everything the opposite as here, we thought we’d do his signature route in reverse form. The theme for the night is progressive regressive intervals, mostly shortening as the night progresses. None of this progression nonsense James seems to like ;-)

See you all on Tuesday!

Mike

Leader: Mike K8o

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2958207458776497126&s=4243560,3588820,491203,610570,638963,676449,619616,4849500,21706104,12597337,931998

Segments:

• La Paloma from Westwind: https://www.strava.com/segments/4243560 - (1:02/1:05)(1:04/1:16)

• Altamont - Stop Sign to Crest: https://www.strava.com/segments/3588820 - (3:52/5:09)(3:52/5:25)

• La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/491203 - (2:56/3:39)(3:10/3:39)

• Elena Rd to Natoma: https://www.strava.com/segments/610570 - (1:31/2:00)(1:35/2:05)

• Black Mtn Rd.: https://www.strava.com/segments/638963 - (1:32/1:56)(1:32/1:57)

• Viscaino Rd (East Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/676449 - (1:28/1:56)(1:32/2:05)

• Viscaino Rd (West Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/619616 - (0:50/0:50)(1:18/1:18)

• Esperanza -- counterclockwise: https://www.strava.com/segments/4849500 - (1:00/1:23)(1:10/1:27)

• De Bell (Egan official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104 - (0:32/0:44)(0:38/0:44)

• Quail Beotch: https://www.strava.com/segments/12597337 - (0:29/0:44)(0:29/0:44)

• Deerfield Drive up: https://www.strava.com/segments/12597337- (0:28/0:37)(0:29/0:37)

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 Bud 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 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

How: Remember, charge the hills, slow roll in between. 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.

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.

Photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0kGtnIORGdKsz
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan 2022.08 Top Performers

Dear Eganeers,

Yesterday's Egan ride was truly a team effort. Steven Wu designed the route, Greg Finley led the ride, and Jerome Sierra coordinated the pizza logistics at the top Tepa :-)

The pain of climbing Blandor/Olive Tree was soon forgotten once we were all rewarded with an amazing assortment of pizzas from Terun. Many thanks to Casper van Oosten and Helena Plasschaert for their hospitality in hosting the Egan riders in their driveway, as well as Franco Campilongo from Terun for feeding a bunch of hungry cyclists!

Taos Ono was rider of the day with 13 PRs and overall GC! Among the woman riders Kristin Hepworth had 12 PRs and 1 cup. Alana O'Mara got the QOM for Whitham Avenue! Way to go, Alana!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-08

See you all again next week!

Thanks,
Akin

NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan - 2022 #8, Tuesday May 3rd at 6pm, featuring super secret bonus segments!

Hello Eganeers!

We've got a slightly shorter route planned for this week, but we're making up for it with thirteen (!) segments including Mora and the first jaunt up Blandor/Olive Tree for the year. The other reason that we're keeping it short is because we're adding some super-secret, first time for Egan bonus segments at the end of the ride! More details will be provided at the beginning of the ride, and no fair looking at Egan ride leader's route recon for hints, we want it to be a surprise :D

So without further ado, here's the route info:

Leader: Greg Finley

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2954242405575600100&s=4111990,1315771,659027,934161,612899,632574,945941,4503987,31637455,298309,31612884,7021782,811582

1. Border Hill (official to summit): https://www.strava.com/segments/4111990 - (51s / 1:04)

2. Valley View from Border: https://www.strava.com/segments/1315771 - (33s / 46s)

3. Plateau Ave Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/659027 - (38s / 48s)

4. fulll Whitham Avenue: https://www.strava.com/segments/934161 - (53s / 1:11)

5. Mora - Stop to Sunhills: https://www.strava.com/segments/612899 - (1:26 / 2:04)

6. West Loyola, Eastbrook to Rolly: https://www.strava.com/segments/632574 - (2:19 / 2:53)

7. Toyonita: https://www.strava.com/segments/945941 - (39s / 55s)

8. Lomita Linda Ct.: https://www.strava.com/segments/4503987 - (15s / 10s)

9. Camino Hermoso: Fernhill to flats: https://www.strava.com/segments/31637455 - (1:14 / 1:43)

10. Blandor to end of Olive Tree: https://www.strava.com/segments/298309 - (2:51 / 3:48)

11. Stonebrook: Teresa to Prospect: https://www.strava.com/segments/31612884 - (32s / 31s)

12. Oak Park Court (steep bit): https://www.strava.com/segments/7021782 - (33s / 45s)

13. Emeraldhill Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/811582 - (12s / 32s)

Important Note for Non Alto Velo members: If you are planning to attend Egan in 2022, please complete an online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.

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 Bud or non-transparent headphone use. It is important that you are able to hear warning calls and approaching traffic.

When: Tuesday, May 3rd, 6pm

Where: Los Altos Hills

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.

Photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0kGtnIORGdKsz
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan 2022.07 Top Performers

Eganeers,

Steven Wu, in his debut as an Egan leader, put on a great ride last night that focused mainly on short, punchy climbs off Page Mill Rd. There were also several segments that were geared (pun intended) towards sprinters.

Sharon Newman was rider of the day with 11 PRs and 2 top 10s! Steven himself had a club KOM on the Coyote Hill segment. Maybe it was the slightly chilly/windy weather, but there were no QOMs/KOMs this week.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-07

See you all again next week for more suffering, and hopefully better weather!

Thanks,

Akin

NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan 2022.07, Tues 4/26

Hi Eganers!

Here is another episode of Tuesday Egan adventure! The route this week consists of a good mixture of short and long segments so you will find some hills that you can thrive on! The main course this week is a quick succession of short segments along Page Mill and we will end on our favorite Egan intersection via La Cresta.

Since we will spend quite a bit of time on Page Mill, I will emphasize again on our yellow line rule and please respect the traffic. Also if you are a new rider, please complete the waiver online (see information below) and we no longer accept printed versions at the start.

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Leader: Steven

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2952229736319847926&s=9687341,30846866,644182,681843,20659290,11109958,1155804,10102840,707505,4594985,491203

Summary: 18.22 mi, 2245 ft

Segments:

1. Aric Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/9687341 - (20s / 28s)
2. Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/30846866 - (30s / 50s)
3. Coyote Hill from PM: https://www.strava.com/segments/644182 - (52s / 1:04)
4. Anacapa - Sir Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/681843 - (2:36 / 3:17)
5. Paseo Del Roble (Egan Official) Mir Mirou to Roble Alto: https://www.strava.com/segments/20659290 - (1:00 / 1:12)
6. Story Hill Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/11109958 - (39s / 59s)
7. Matadero Creek Ln - off Pagemill Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/1155804 - (23s / 30s)
8. Matadero Creek Ln Climb from Bottom: https://www.strava.com/segments/10102840 - (31s / 44s)
9. Middle Fork Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/707505 - (52s / 1:16)
10. Stirrup/Saddle to Moon: https://www.strava.com/segments/4594985 - (1:31 / 1:50)
11. 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 Bud 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 online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/53442. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Lincoln Park Rotunda 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.

Photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0kGtnIORGdKsz
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan 2022.06 Top Performers

Eganeers,

I hope you all enjoyed this season's first Egan featuring Moody Rd! We had a large group and I had fun leading for the first time. I'm sorry we had to skip one of the planned segments (St Francis Rd) but as the days grow longer we'll be able to squeeze ever more segments into each upcoming ride.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-06

Alex O had another awesome performance with PRs on all segments, 7 top 10s, and a QOM! David Domonoske had KOMs on Manuela Ct and Miranda Official Legburner, while Steven Wu had a KOM on RHUS RIDGE!

Join us again on next week's ride which will be even longer & climbier.

Thanks,

Akin

NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Egan 2022.06, Tues 4/19, 6pm (Moody!)

Eganeers,

It's an honor to lead my first Egan ride! I'll be stepping into some really really big shoes: Dirk Bergstrom who led Egan for almost a decade and more recently James Nicol who's moving back down under. But unlike those guys, I'm quite a bit slower. So I'll be leading from the middle of the pack :-)

Episode 6 of this season's ride will feature some of your favorite segments, including Rhus Ridge, Moody (!), Altamont Circle and Edgerton. In fact, these 4 segments will happen one after the other so be sure to get plenty of rest in between them.

Note: there's a slight chance of rain on Tuesday. In the event we need to cancel the ride due to rain, I'll still be at the start of the ride as a courtesy. Even though we need the rain, let's all hope that it remains dry this Tuesday evening.

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Leader: Akin

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2950981746450744424&s=29199832,1416331,12993037,6445920,27278158,1664991,19570446,619616,7458290,10076401,26590510

Summary: 17.24mi, 2650ft

Segments:

1. Wildcrest to 2nd White Gate (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/29199832 - (55s / 1:16)

2. Vinedo Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1416331 - (1:16 / 1:27)

3. Rhus Ridge: https://www.strava.com/segments/12993037 - (2:14 / 2:36)

4. Moody - New "Official": https://www.strava.com/segments/6445920 - (2:21 / 3:11)

5. Altamont Circle Up: https://www.strava.com/segments/27278158 - (1:13 / 1:38)

6. Edgerton from the bottom: https://www.strava.com/segments/1664991 - (1:25 / 1:51)

7. Deer Creek Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/19570446 - (37 / 1:05)

8. Viscaino West Side: https://www.strava.com/segments/619616 - (50 / 1:18)

9. St Francis: https://www.strava.com/segments/7458290 - (32 / 38)

10. Manuela Ct: https://www.strava.com/segments/10076401 - (19 / 25)

11. Miranda Official Legburner: https://www.strava.com/segments/26590510 - (57 / 1:19)

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 Bud 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 online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/53442. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Lincoln Park Rotunda 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.

Photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0kGtnIORGdKsz
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride