Egan Ride
Bored with structured training? Increase your fitness with hill intervals! Welcome to Egan, a fun, social yet competitive group of eclectic hill climbers. We charge steep uphills and banter during recovery. Each week is a new route featuring challenging short climbs in the beautiful hills of Silicon Valley.
Join the Egan Ride Club on Slack to stay informed about rides and chat with other Egan riders!
Start: Tuesdays 6:00pm during daylight saving time at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, rolling at 6:05pm
Pace: Charge the hills, slow roll in between
Regroups: We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can climb Old La Honda in 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up
Example route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2874856572963175602 (click here to see more)
The Egan Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules and all participants must sign an annual waiver.
Note: During the Egan off season, The Climbing Ride is held monthly on Sundays, starting at 9am at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. Slightly longer than Egan, it features crazy steep hills in places like Los Gatos, Emerald Hills, and Hillsborough. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".
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Chloé Nguyen at the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz Ironman
Chloé Nguyen at the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz Ironman
Warner Yuen at the Umbrail pass in the Dolomites
Simon Parton at the finish line of 2024 Unbound Gravel
Akin Dirik riding in Mallorca (Cap de Formentor)
Egan 2022.21 (Tuesday 8/2, 6pm)
Eganeers,
I think it’s time that we had ‘The Talk’. No, not the birds and the bees, I’ll let someone else cover that talk. This talk is about safety. Last week we had a couple falls on the ride and while they weren’t hurt badly, with our large group we were lucky that other riders weren’t taken out as well. So this is a reminder that we focus on going up the hills fast; take it easy on the flats and the descents, make sure your brakes are working before you start climbing and do your best to keep yourself and everyone else safe out there.
Here’s a little training video on proper bicycle braking:
Now that that’s out of the way, we’ve got a great course put together this week with a couple of new (to Egan) climbs: Ravensbury and W. Ravensbury. We’ve got about the same distance and elevation that we’ve had in the past few weeks, so you know roughly what you’re in for. You might be happy to see that this week we pass right by Blandor/Olive Tree without climbing it! Shocker!
See everyone Tuesday!
Route:
Ride Leader: Greg
Segments:
1. La Paloma from Westwind: https://www.strava.com/segments/4243560 - (57s / 1:05)
2. Vinedo Lane (to summit): https://www.strava.com/segments/1847115 - (59s / 1:06)
3. Tepa-Summit Wood: https://www.strava.com/segments/456211 - (2:01 / 2:48)
4. Ravensbury - Corner to CH (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/32399505 - (1:01 / 1:13)
5. Ravensbury, back wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/631004 - (1:07 / 1:47)
6. Mora Glen Drive climb maximus: https://www.strava.com/segments/2903975 - (58s / 1:10)
7. Mora: steep to gate: https://www.strava.com/segments/9441001 - (2:06 / 2:34)
8. Stonebrook to Prospect: https://www.strava.com/segments/619680 - (41s / 50s)
9. Emeraldhill Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1712416 - (16s / 25s)
10. Altamont - Stop Sign to Crest: https://www.strava.com/segments/3588820 - (4:04 / 5:09)
11. Black Mtn Rd.: https://www.strava.com/segments/638963 - (1:32 / 1:56)
12. Foothills Park Vista Point (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20963377 - (2:11 / 2:59)
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.20 Top Performers & Rider Safety
The last crash we had on the Egan ride was in 2019 when the same rider went down twice. Last night we had two riders go down and left the ride early. As a reminder the principles of the Egan ride are very simple: go hard on the climbs, go easy on the descents and follow group ride protocols. If you are unsafe and put others in danger we’ll either ask that you stay at the back of the ride or leave the ride entirely. It’s our goal to provide a safe and friendly ride, so the last thing we want to do is ask someone to leave it. Now with that out of the way on to the ride summary.
I once heard The Godfather of the Egan ride say “It’s not the length of the climb it’s the Gerth that gets you.” That’s probably the best way to describe last nights follow up to Napolean’s anger management ride where Jerome kept extending the ride until we were all defeated. Over 22 short miles we were able to rack up over 3k feet of elevation gain and still finish before 8pm. It wasn’t the length of the ride, it was definitely the Gerth!
Alex Obrand was rider of the day with 1 QOM, 9 PRs and 7 top 10s.
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-20
See everyone again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
At least this rider (Mitch Smith) was still having fun at the end of the ride!
Egan 2022.20 (Revised)
Attention - some of the segments were out of order in the route viewer and prior post. Please save and star the updated route and segment list below. See you tomorrow!
Hello Eganeers!
For all those that enjoyed Terun Pizza after the B ride please consider making a donation to support this worthy cause - https://tourdefox.michaeljfox.org/virtual/FrancoTerun. Kristjan (Terun Chef/partner) has been diagnosed with Parkinson Disease. He is doing a challenge for the Michael J Fox Foundation on Saturday August 27th and we are trying to raise as much money as possible.
For this week's ride we are going to take it a bit easier this week as we recover from Napoleon’s Death Ride Revenge +2 ride and the Bike Hut Classic. We will be doing 14 fantastic segments through hills of Los Altos and Palo Alto. I hope everyone can make it!
Route:
Ride Leader: Mike
Segments:
De Bell (Egan official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104 - (32s / 44s)
Viscaino Rd (East Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/676449 - (1:25 / 1:56)
Aric Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/9687341 - (20s / 28s)
Anacapa - Sir Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/681843 - (2:36 / 3:17)
Baker Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/8840877 - (56s / 1:04)
Stirrup/Saddle to Moon: https://www.strava.com/segments/4594985 - (1:31 / 1:50)
Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/30846866 - (33s / 50s)
Gerth Ln Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/635926 - (1:28 / 1:45)
Mir Mirou: https://www.strava.com/segments/1529368 - (32s / 49s)
A little bit Country: https://www.strava.com/segments/994786 - (52s / 1:10)
middle fork from stop sign: https://www.strava.com/segments/2475030 - (40s / 57s)
Alexis_to_Country_Club_KOM: https://www.strava.com/segments/1727466 - (1:46 / 2:16)
Bandera Dr (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21331441 - (40s / 1:00)
Laurel Glen to top of Alexis (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20917732 - (2:26 / 3:24)
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.19 Top Performers
George Wehner was rider of the day with 11 PRs and 2 top 10s.
It is always difficult to create a tough ride after Greg but I might have achieved it with the Death Ride Edition of Egan. We climbed 1/4 of the Death Ride in distance and elevation with 14 segments (2 undisclosed ones). Barely avoided a mutiny at the end when the last undisclosed segment was announced. Super Kudos to Veneta Cholakova who completed this brutal Egan ride after doing the Death Ride last Saturday. She is not on the race report but we have proof that she was there. ;-)
George Wehner was rider of the day with 11 PRs and 2 top 10s.
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-19
See everyone again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Credit: Justin Molush
Egan 2022.19 - The Death Ride Edition
Bonjour Eganeers!
This week we will show respect to the Death Ride that took place last Saturday. The good news is that we will only do 1/4 of its elevation. We might add random stealth segments if we feel Moody on Tuesday. Enjoy the Egan show!
Route:
1. Deerfield Drive up: https://www.strava.com/segments/931998 - (26s / 37s)
2. Madonna Way (the climb): https://www.strava.com/segments/12244647 - (43s / 56s)
3. Quinhill from University (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20659253 - (33s / 48s)
4. Dawson Road Wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/631065 - (48s / 1:09)
5. Magdalena - Dawson to Stonebrook: https://www.strava.com/segments/15025857 - (2:05 / 2:27)
6. Stonebrook to Prospect: https://www.strava.com/segments/619680 - (41s / 50s)
7. Rhus Ridge Road: https://www.strava.com/segments/730153 - (2:11 / 2:41)
8. Oak Park Court (steep bit): https://www.strava.com/segments/7021782 - (33s / 45s)
9. Rhus Ridge Road: https://www.strava.com/segments/730153 - (2:11 / 2:41)
10. Moody - New "Official": https://www.strava.com/segments/6445920 - (2:21 / 3:11)
11. Via Ventana and Briones climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/11886743 - (1:46 / 2:25)
12. Edgerton from the bottom: https://www.strava.com/segments/1664991 - (1:25 / 1:51)
13. Taaffe from Dezahara (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21036783 - (56s / 1:07)
Ride Leader: Jérôme
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.18 Top Performers
William Hooper was rider of the day with 14 PRs and a top 10 on the creatively named segment “Tough Wee Climb” (Vineyard/Redwood in Los Altos). Kristin Hepworth and George Wehner earned the top women’s and men’s GC respectively. Steven Wu bagged another couple of KOMs, on Whitham Ave and the aforementioned Tough Wee Climb.
Thanks to Greg Finley for putting together a fiendishly brutal Egan ride! Featuring 4 new climbs, lots of short punchy segments at the beginning, and several longer ones at the end, this ride had something for everyone. Personally, I’d rank this among the toughest Egans so far this year (regrettably, I had to skip the final Blandor/Olive Tree segment due to some rib pain).
William Hooper was rider of the day with 14 PRs and a top 10 on the creatively named segment “Tough Wee Climb” (Vineyard/Redwood in Los Altos). Kristin Hepworth and George Wehner earned the top women’s and men’s GC respectively. Steven Wu bagged another couple of KOMs, on Whitham Ave and the aforementioned Tough Wee Climb.
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-18
See everyone again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Dirk Bergstrom demonstrates “what does not kill me makes me stronger” (photo courtesy of Allen Ibarra)
It’s a long way from the bottom of Mora (photo courtesy of Simon Parton)
Egan 2022 #18 (Tuesday 7/12, 6pm)
Hello Eganeers!
This week we’ll be headed to south Los Altos Hills and we’ve added four new climbs to the menu! The route has a bunch of short punchy climbs at the beginning and several longer climbs at the end. Will you take it easy on the short ones to save juice for the longer ones? Or will you sprint hard early? We’ll find out next Tuesday, I hope everyone can make it!
Route:
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 / 1:05)
5. Highlands east, the good bit: https://www.strava.com/segments/6180489 - (22s / 22s)
6. Andover Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/1105558 - (23s / 34s)
7. Oxford Dr (West): https://www.strava.com/segments/1105588 - (15s / 25s)
8. Sierra Ventura: https://www.strava.com/segments/6664213 - (55s / 1:12)
9. Vineyard/Redwood: https://www.strava.com/segments/804807 - (1:04 / 1:20)
10. Arboretum Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/640149 - (1:15 / 1:41)
11. Mora Trail - Egan Official: https://www.strava.com/segments/21137778 - (1:59 / 2:40)
12. West Loyola, Eastbrook to Rolly: https://www.strava.com/segments/632574 - (2:19 / 2:53)
13. Camino Hermosa (Egan Official) to Magdalena: https://www.strava.com/segments/21192549 - (1:42 / 2:21)
14. Blandor to end of Olive Tree: https://www.strava.com/segments/298309 - (2:51 / 3:48)
Ride Leader: Greg
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.17 Top Performers
Rider of the day was Niky Taylor who had 11 PRs and 4 top 10s! Other notable performances included Greg McCullough with the top men’s GC and Steven Wu who got the KOM on Wildcrest.
Although last night’s ride was shorter than previous Egan rides it was quite a bit faster, with another perfect photo finish at the Foothills Park vista point. Thanks to Mike Kato for designing the route and to Greg for leading the ride (since Mike wasn’t able to make it).
Rider of the day was Niky Taylor who had 11 PRs and 4 top 10s! Other notable performances included Greg McCullough with the top men’s GC and Steven Wu who got the KOM on Wildcrest.
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-17
See everyone again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Foothills Park scenery never disappoints (photo credit: Claude Luu)
ZZ Top rides Egan! (photo credit: Dirk Bergstrom)
Egan 2022.17: TikTok, the long and short of it.
Egan Riders,
Had enough of these longer rides with longer, steeper segments? This week we’ll get back to the basics and do a usual selection of segments in LAH. We call this ride the TikTok ride where we alternate from long to short to long to short segments throughout the ride. This week is not to be missed as I’m sure all of your favorite segments are included. See you tomorrow!
Ride Leader: Mike
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.16 Top Performers
Great ride last night, I think we squeezed all that we could out of the available daylight!
Kudos to all the women who showed up last night, it was a long one with some very tough climbs!
We had some great performances out there tonight from the men, Kevin Kim snagged the Rider of the Day title with PRs on every segment and 3 top ten finishes. George Wehner took the GC with 8 PRs, a club KOM on Golden Oak South Side and a 7th place overall on Coyote Hill. Impressive work guys!
Other shoutouts:
Allen who climbed up Summit Springs from Tripp after accidentally doing the challenging 'recovery climbs' route to the middle of Summit Springs.
David Gong who did the final two and a half climbs in a fixed gear after his freehub died.
Sergey Romanovsky who ran out of water before the final two climbs and managed to finish.
Greg McCullough who, after many years off of the Egan ride, took home 4 cups and now shares the KOM for the Matadero Creek Bike Path! Join our Strava club so you get on our leader board next time Greg!
Kudos to Chloeeee N who was the only woman to make it to the end, despite sitting out a climb or two.
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-16
See everyone again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022 #16 - Woodside Mulligan (7/28)
Hello Eganers,
Well last week was fun! Who doesn’t enjoy climbing random hills with fire and brimstone licking at our feet? Probably a good thing that we didn’t head towards the light… err… smoke and do the route as planned. Good thinking by Jerome and Mike to head back to Los Altos for some clearer air!
This week, we’re gonna try the diabolical Woodside climbs again with a few variations to keep things fresh. Hopefully we aren’t diverted by thousand degree heat, forest fires, tornadoes, hailstones or Night of the Lepus situations.
If you plan to finish the ride, you may want to bring a light. We’ll probably finish the last segment before sundown but it might be dark before you get home.
See everyone Tuesday!
Route:
Segments:
1. De Bell (Egan official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104 - (32s / 44s)
2. Coyote Hill from HV, only the hill: https://www.strava.com/segments/1323761 - (27s / 42s)
3. Matadero Creek Bike Path Climb -- Coyote to Deer Creek: https://www.strava.com/segments/3971327 - (1:07 / 1:26)
4. Golden Oak South Side: https://www.strava.com/segments/624116 - (3:12 / 4:39)
5. Mapache last grunt: https://www.strava.com/segments/3789060 - (51s / 1:04)
6. Entrance-patrol rd dead end: https://www.strava.com/segments/669306 - (4:27 / 5:07)
7. Summit Spring Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/5872720 - (4:17 / 5:20)
8. Bear Gulch to Gate: https://www.strava.com/segments/2414627 - (1:07 / 1:33)
9. Hayfields: https://www.strava.com/segments/609311 - (4:06 / 5:42)
Ride Leader: Greg
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.15 Top Perfomers
Rider of the day was Kevin Kim with 7 PRs and 1 Top 10. George Wehner with tired legs from the Pescadero Road Race took the overall GC. Big kudos to Alison and Chloé who showed up for this crazy ride.
Eganeers,
I hope you all enjoyed last Tuesday night. The route has been renamed the “101F Egan edition”. It was shorter, hotter and ended up with a new final segment called Pizza and Beers 😉
Rider of the day was Kevin Kim with 7 PRs and 1 Top 10. George Wehner with tired legs from the Pescadero Road Race took the overall GC. Big kudos to Alison and Chloé who showed up for this crazy ride.
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-15
Support your Egan Leader! Greg will be performing a free classical guitar recital this Saturday at 7pm with 10 other players at 20920 McClellan Road, Cupertino, next to De Anza College.
See you all again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
The Last Interval was tough!
Egan 2022.14 Top Performers
Rider of the day was Gavin Hlady with 8 PRs, 4 Top 10s and 2 KOMs and the overall GC. Katheryn Curi led the Egan women. In her own words: ”We had a small but strong turnout for the women's Egan, with 7 determined women tackling the steep slopes in Los Trancos. I was so inspired by the fortitude that all showed as each pushed their limit to earn some PRs and 'podium' finishes for the segments. The time between efforts seemed to fly by as we chatted away. I look forward to leading another women's Egan sometime in July (date TBD).”
Eganeers,
I hope you all enjoyed last Tuesday night’s segments in Los Trancos. Because none of the Egan Leaders made it to the top 10, the report will not be published this week :-)
Rider of the day was Gavin Hlady with 8 PRs, 4 Top 10s and 2 KOMs and the overall GC. Katheryn Curi led the Egan women. In her own words: ”We had a small but strong turnout for the women's Egan, with 7 determined women tackling the steep slopes in Los Trancos. I was so inspired by the fortitude that all showed as each pushed their limit to earn some PRs and 'podium' finishes for the segments. The time between efforts seemed to fly by as we chatted away. I look forward to leading another women's Egan sometime in July (date TBD).”
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-14
See you all again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.14 - Egan Ladies's Night by Katheryn Curi
Eganeers,
Two important announcements this week at Egan:
Next Tuesday is Egan Ladies's Night! Our national champion, Katheryn Curi, will lead all the Egan ladies 5 minutes before the rest of the pack. Do you know that Katheryn has her own Wiki page? Check it out at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katheryn_Curi
Have you ever thought to yourself “Egan has been so great for my fitness, it’s helped me achieve unbelievable PRs, I wish there was a way to pay it back?” Well, now is your chance! The Alto Velo Racing Club is hosting the Pescadero Coastal Classic THIS SATURDAY 6/18 and we need VOLUNTEERS!!! You don’t need to be a member to volunteer, but if you are a member you must volunteer. Volunteering for Pescadero is one of the best ways to give back to the local cycling community and ensure that local racing can continue. Please remind your friends to volunteer as well.
Please sign up to volunteer in this Google spreadsheet.
Thank you for volunteering! It is the best way to say thank you for the hard work that Egan leaders put in every week.
Leaders: Katheryn, Mike & Jerome
Summary: 25.44mi, 2965ft
Segments:
St. Francis to La Cresta
Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official)
Canyon Drive
Nasty Los Trancos Driveway
Los Trancos (Egan Official)
Ramona (Egan Official) Carmel to Vista Verde
Vista Verde (Egan Official) Ramona to Old Spanish
Vista Verde (Egan Official) Old Spanish to End
Ride Safety:
Refer to https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules for full safety rules & riding etiquette.
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.13 Top Performers
Rider of the day was Niky Taylor with 9 PRs (on all segments), a QOM (on Minoca) and a Club QOM (on Horseshoe Bend)! For the men, Ben Hoskins took the overall GC with 8 PRs and a KOM (on Morro Vista). Way to go, Niky and Ben!
Eganeers,
I hope you all enjoyed last night’s segments in the hills of Ladera and Portola Valley.
Rider of the day was Niky Taylor with 9 PRs (on all segments), a QOM (on Minoca) and a Club QOM (on Horseshoe Bend)! For the men, Ben Hoskins took the overall GC with 8 PRs and a KOM (on Morro Vista). Way to go, Niky and Ben!
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-13-v2
We had a couple of Alto Velo riders show up and give these important club announcements:
Bernardo Tapia is Alto Velo’s racing coordinator for the annual Pescadero Coastal Classic Road Race on Saturday, June 18th. We need volunteers to help make sure it’s a positive and safe experience for racers. Please consider giving back to the club by signing up for a volunteer position in this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ccb3bSecVDryyp4oVj_yuE9UM6TL4RM4/edit#gid=912235044
Gina Yuan and the Alto Velo Women's Racing Team will be hosting a women’s ride this Saturday, June 11th, starting 9am from the Woodside Town Hall (https://goo.gl/maps/v1NKfhzDqPmsHt2j6). The ride will be a recon of the Pescadero Coastal Classic!
See you all again next week! If that's too long to satisfy your Egan addiction, please join us for a recon of next week's Egan route this Friday at 7am starting at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce (https://g.page/losaltoschamber?share).
Thanks,
Akin
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.13 - Tuesday 6/7 @6pm - Portola Valley
Eganeers,
With the longer days, it's time to ride the hills of Portola Valley again. This week's route will feature some longer climbs like La Mesa and Wayside, as well as a couple of new Egan segments!
We recommend bringing lights with you just in case it starts to get dark as we head back to downtown Los Altos.
Leaders: Greg and Akin
Summary: 27mi, 3323ft
Segments:
Aric Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/9687341 - (20s / 28s)
Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/30846866 (30s / 50s)
Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 (2:24 / 3:02)
La Mesa Dr from Mira Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/23831189 (2:44 / 3:33)
Morro Vista: https://www.strava.com/segments/9870926 (38 / 56)
Up Escobar to Westridge: https://www.strava.com/segments/9870944 (2:29 / 3:05)
Wayside (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20760283 (5:22 / 5:58)
Corte Madera Rd to Tan Oak: https://www.strava.com/segments/473763 (1:10 / 1:39)
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.
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.12 Top Performers
George Wehner was rider of the day with 8 PRs, 2 cups and a top men's GC, beating out the next rider by 39 seconds. Kristin Hepworth had the top women's GC with 7 PRs, 3 cups and a club QOM on the "Loyola with Berkshire sidetrip" segment!
Eganeers,
We are now halfway through Egan season. Thanks to Greg Finley for leading last night's ride with memorable climbs up Regnart and Lindy!
George Wehner was rider of the day with 8 PRs, 2 cups and a top men's GC, beating out the next rider by 39 seconds. Kristin Hepworth had the top women's GC with 7 PRs, 3 cups and a club QOM on the "Loyola with Berkshire sidetrip" segment!
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-12
See you all again next week! If that's too long to satisfy your Egan addiction, please join us for a recon of next week's Egan route this Friday at 7am starting at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce (https://g.page/losaltoschamber?share).
REMINDER: Volunteer for the Pescadero Road Race on June 18!
We need more volunteers! Use this spreadsheet to claim a position:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ccb3bSecVDryyp4oVj_yuE9UM6TL4RM4/edit#gid=912235044
Thanks,
Akin
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022 #12 - Tuesday 5/31 @6pm - Cupertino
Eganeers,
The days are getting longer and our rides are getting longer too! This week we'll be getting a taste of Cupertino featuring the infamous Regnart and Lindy/Canyon View climbs. I hope everyone can make it!
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Leader: Greg
Summary: 25.4mi, 2773ft
Segments:
1. Quinhill from University (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20659253 - (33s / 48s)
2. Loyola with Berkshire sidetrip: https://www.strava.com/segments/2190242 - (2:28 / 4:07)
3. RSA bump: https://www.strava.com/segments/15204014 - (34s / 48s)
4. H2N: Voss: https://www.strava.com/segments/660481 - (48s / 1:13)
5. Unbearable Regnart: https://www.strava.com/segments/9747141 - (2:37 / 3:04)
6. Rainbow's End - Where's the pot of gold?: https://www.strava.com/segments/660321 - (1:22 / 1:58)
7. Lindy to the tippy-top of Canyon View: https://www.strava.com/segments/3498252 - (3:32 / 3:54)
8. Stevens Creek Climb Westbound: https://www.strava.com/segments/11993933 - (18s / 28s)
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 Buds 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 the 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. 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 2022.11 Top Performers
Rider of the day was Don Taylor with PRs on all 14 segments and a top 10 on the "E Byrne Park & Deer Springs Way" segment. Way to go, Don! That same segment proved popular, with Robin Betz getting the QOM and William Hooper the KOM!
Eganeers,
Wow, that was a scorcher! Egan rides are hard enough without an accompanying heat wave. Thanks to Mike Kato for the mid-ride water stop, which in my opinion saved the ride from becoming a complete sufferfest :-)
Rider of the day was Don Taylor with PRs on all 14 segments and a top 10 on the "E Byrne Park & Deer Springs Way" segment. Way to go, Don! That same segment proved popular, with Robin Betz getting the QOM and William Hooper the KOM!
During the ride you might have noticed a friendly rivalry between George Wehner and John Janetzko. Well, the results are in: George beat out John by 5 seconds and took top spot for the Men's GC. John, better luck next time!
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-11
See you all again next week!
If that's too long to satisfy your Egan addiction, please join us at 7am 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 - 2022 #11, Tuesday May 24 at 6pm
Eganeers,
It's my turn to lead Egan this week, which will return to the familiar climbing grounds of Los Altos Hills and Palo Alto Hills. Time permitting, there will be a surprise segment after Vinedo!
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Leader: Akin
Summary: 21.1mi, 3090ft
Segments:
Orchard Hill: https://www.strava.com/segments/907874 - (38 / 48)
St Francis: https://www.strava.com/segments/7458290 - (32 / 38)
Stirrup/Saddle to Moon: https://www.strava.com/segments/4594985 - (1:31 / 1:50)
Paseo Del Roble Mir Mirou to Roble Alto: https://www.strava.com/segments/20659290 - (1:00 / 1:12)
Alexis to Country Club: https://www.strava.com/segments/1727466 - (1:46 / 2:16)
Bandera Dr: https://www.strava.com/segments/21331441 - (40 / 1:00)
Laurel Glen to top of Alexis: https://www.strava.com/segments/20917732 - (2:26 / 3:24)
Via Ventana and Briones: https://www.strava.com/segments/11886743 - (1:46 / 2:25)
Almaden Court: https://www.strava.com/segments/3744123 - (36 / 47)
Foothill Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1445586 - (34 / 45)
Taaffe from Dezahara: https://www.strava.com/segments/21036783 - (56 / 1:07)
E Byrne Park & Deer Springs Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/19435465 - (59 / 1:14)
Vinedo Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1416331 - (1:16 / 1:27)
Surprise Segment: to be revealed
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 the 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. 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
