Egan 2022.26 - Extreme Heat Advisory! Only 2 rides left.

Eganeers,

So far this season we’ve been blessed with near perfect weather; no rain, no smoke and very mild temperatures. It seems our good fortune has run out as this week is going to be hot, I mean very hot, like in the 100s. Please come prepared with hydration and whatever you need to ride in extreme heat. We will take it slow and extend regroup times as needed. We may also decide to cut the ride short if heat exhaustion becomes a concern. Again, the goal this week as it is every week is to finish the ride on your bike at the finish, well except for Dirk who gets to lie down at the end…. This week's route details as follows.

Leader: Mike Kato

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3000631316895824666&s=819038,819040,28771555,730153,1712416,7021782,21192549,298309,612899,617901

Summary: 18 mi, 2573 ft

Segments:

1. Dianne Drive Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/819038 - (36s / 42s)

2. La Rena Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/819040 - (33s / 1:06)

3. Full Tepa: https://www.strava.com/segments/28771555 - (56s / 1:07)

4. Rhus Ridge Road: https://www.strava.com/segments/730153 - (2:11 / 2:41)

5. Emeraldhill Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1712416 - (16s / 25s)

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

7. Camino Hermosa (Egan Official) to Magdalena: https://www.strava.com/segments/21192549 - (1:42 / 2:21)

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

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

10. Mora: Trail of Tribulation: https://www.strava.com/segments/617901 - (1:58 / 2:38)

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 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 6:00pm 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.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2022.25 Top Performers + Egan After Party on Slack

Last Tuesday, we were chasing the sunset all the way to the top of Foothills Park where our exhausted faces were washed away with the last sun rays of the day. The countdown of the Egan Golden hour has started, click here to join Egan After Party on Slack. Le puncheur edition was packed with 12 short climbs. We had a total of 165 PRs. It was a big ring day and sandbagging on a small ring was not an option.

“I don’t know George but i took his suffer pill, it was painful. Short climbs, full gas, minimum recovery. This is Egan” Yuval

Unfortunately, George was not present but we will celebrate again his Cat 3 upgrade upon his return from the East Coast.

Rider of the Day was Luke Sonnet with 12 PRs out of 12 Segments. Sam Schneider, our Egan rider from Sacramento with an orange bike with gravel tires, took the Men GC. Amy Koop first time Egan rider took the Women GC. Congrats all!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-25

Chasing Sunset with https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/

Photo credit: Roger Pai

Egan 2022.25 - Le Puncheur - George’s Special Edition

Eganeers,

This week we are going to celebrate George’s Cat 3 upgrade. Since George likes to climb on a big ring, we will do only short sprints, but a lot of them! We will squeeze as many as time allows. It will easier so you do not have to “sandbag” your efforts on a small ring. Count as many climbs you do on a big rig and post it on your Strava feed. Extra bonus if you climb Horseshoe Ct on a big ring. Unfortunately, no time for stealth segments this week. Don’t forget to congratulate George when you see him!

Leader: Jerome Sierra

George’s Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2997682219494292684&s=931998,12597337,21706104,21733835,9687341,3010957,766199,19570446,610571,1673922,3744123,4312996

Summary: 21 mi, 2628 ft

Segments:

1. Deerfield Drive up: https://www.strava.com/segments/931998 - (26s / 37s)

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

3. De Bell (Egan official):https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104 - (32s / 42s)

4. Esperanza Counterclockwise (Egan official):https://www.strava.com/segments/21733835 - (1:19 / 1:32)

5. Aric Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/9687341 - (20s / 28s)

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

7. Stirrup Wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/766199 - (42s / 45s)

8. DeerCreekClimb: https://www.strava.com/segments/19570446- (37s / 1:05)

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

10. Dezahara Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/1673922 - (47s / 1:17)

11. Almaden Ct. Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/3744123- (36s / 47s)

12. Boronda View Sprint:https://www.strava.com/segments/4312996 - (47s / 1:03)

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 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 6:00pm 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.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2022.24 Top Performers

Great job by everyone last night, that was pretty tough! This was the first time this year that we used the five ways to the four way and I think the difficulty of that section was apparent. Extra kudos to George Wehner, Tanner Devoe, Otto Jolanki, Mike Kato and Jerome Sierra for taking part in the brutal University Road Race and still joining us for this tough Egan course. I think I saw a twinkle of extra suffering on all of their faces :) Despite that we had top ten finishes by a few of those individuals! While he didn’t complete the course, George Wehner snagged a KOM on O’Keefe Lane!

Special mention to Ben Stevens who rode across country on an older Specialized frame with downtube shifters and panniers, camping along the way just to ride with Egan! I didn’t find out what gearing he had, but it was definitely not Egan friendly.

Greg McCullogh was the rider of the day who snagged the KOM on Madonna Way and took nine PRs, and two additional top ten finishes, great job Greg!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-24

Egan 2022.24 (Tuesday 8/23, 6pm)

Eganeers,

With the end of summer rapidly approaching, we need to do more with less. In this case we’ll do more climbing within less time and distance. In that spirit I managed to squeeze 12 climbs and 2500ft into 19 miles. We’ll be starting off with three tough ascents off of University and Border and then we’ll have a few more climbs on our way to the infamous 5 ways to the 4 way. Don’t miss it!

Leader: Greg Finley

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2995554752139583268&s=863594,20659253,4111990,1315771,22323489,8621559,1637778,619616,491203,681843,658065,676449

Summary: 19.3 mi, 2551 ft

Segments:

1. Madonna Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/863594 - (46s / 58s)

2. Quinhill from University (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20659253 - (33s / 48s)

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

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

5. O'Keefe summitage: https://www.strava.com/segments/22323489 - (38s / 1:02)

6. Elena Sprint: https://www.strava.com/segments/8621559 - (55s / 1:13)

7. Duval Way outbound: https://www.strava.com/segments/1637778 - (35s / 48s)

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

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

10. Anacapa - Sir Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/681843 - (2:36 / 3:17)

11. Ascenscion + Anacapa: https://www.strava.com/segments/658065 - (2:23 / 2:59)

12. Viscaino Rd (East Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/676449 - (1:25 / 1:56)

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 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 6:00pm 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.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2022.23 Top Performers

Whew, that was a scorcher! Thankfully the water break at Arastradero (and short gravel climb) kept us going for the 2nd half of the ride. Previous Egan ride leader Dirk Bergstrom took plenty of professional-quality photos us suffering on the ride. Below are a few of my favorites. You can view his album at https://www.otisbean.com/photography/egan-2022.23/

Alex Derry was rider of the day with 9 PRs and 1 top 10. Way to go Alex!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-23

(remember to join the Egan Strava club if you want your results to be shown on the leaderboard)

Also, a final reminder that the University Road Race is this Sunday. The race is desperately short of volunteers, as UCSC just decided that we need a total of 18 marshals and wayfarers (volunteers at driveways and intersections to provide info and direct the riders. Please signup to volunteer at:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19ealqGvzrrYw8Yf_dzdcbLcI0V8W71E2AZFo14Y_sPQ/edit#gid=0

Chloé Nguyen

Matt Flanzer

Yours truly

Egan 2022.23 (Tuesday 8/16, 6pm)

Eganeers,

As the days get shorter, let’s make one more trip to the hills of Portola Valley. Based on our reconnaissance missions, the full route should take about 2 hours. It’s still probably a good idea to have some lights with you, just in case. See you Tuesday!

Egan Fan Alert! Don’t forget that Egan Riders and AVRT will be racing together as one team this Saturday at the University Road Race in Santa Cruz. It’s a hill climbing race perfectly suited for Egan riders. Join or cheer us up at UC Santa Cruz! We will go up and down this hill up to 15 times (ouch!). This hill is similar to the full Taaffe segment (similar gradient but 1/4 mile longer). We will need all your Egan love to survive this one! More info at https://www.bikereg.com/university-road-race. To chat about race strategy on Slack, RSVP at egan@altovelo.org.

Leader: Akin Dirik

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2993554394296486788&s=7116984,610571,15016043,27278158,2475030,9473578,697481,473763,2904465,11380228

Summary: 26.43mi, 2851ft

Segments:

1. Concepcion Rd from Viscaino: https://www.strava.com/segments/7116984 - (1:30 / 2:01)

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

3. Upper Natoma climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/15016043 - (1:04 / 1:19)

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

5. Middle Fork from stop sign: https://www.strava.com/segments/2475030 - (40s / 57s)

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

7. Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 - (2:24 / 2:57)

8. Corte Madera Rd to Tan Oak: https://www.strava.com/segments/473763 - (1:10 / 1:39)

9. Canyon Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/2904465 - (1:00 / 1:11)

10. 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.

• For additional ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

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 6:00pm 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.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

Egan 2022.22 Top Performers + University Road Race workout tomorrow

Few public service announcements first related to the few incidents with the cars on the Egan ride this week. We want everyone coming to the ride to have great fun so it is our best interests not to running into conflicts with drivers. Here are some good practices we should follow:

• If there is someone passing the group on a climb where there isn't space, the call of 'car back' should have our riders pull over and ride single file. It isn't our legal obligation, but it will keep things safer. If it screws up the segment times people can request that we remove it from the results (its the least of our worries).

• If possible do not engage any drivers in any negative way. Do not shout at or touch a driver's car. If someone in the group is getting heated by a driver's actions, any other nearby riders who are more calm should do their best to calm the riders first, then possibly calmly discuss the issue with the driver.

As that is out of the way, here is more info about AVRT collaboration for University Road Race! If you want to join the Egan Slack Channel about this upcoming race, email egan@altovelo.org and we will send you an official invite.

Join us for a University Road Race workout tomorrow, Friday 08/12 at 7:30am at Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. We will do repeats on Taaffe RVSP egan@altovelo.org

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2992934682505153616

Last but not least, the results from Egan! Greg McCullough took the rider of the day and GC victory for men. Welcome to the club and congrats! Remember to join the strava club if you want your result to be shown on the leaderboard.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-22

Egan 2022.22 (Tuesday 8/9, 6pm)

Eganeers,

Welcome to the 22nd Egan ride for 2022. If you come to recent Egan rides, you will not miss all the exciting news that our Eganeers are participating in many local races and often time winning! To get more people interested and involved in local race scene, this week’s theme is University Road Race simulation! If you don’t know, University Road Race is a local race in Santa Cruz, which has one of the simplest course while being the hardest on the race calendar. It either goes up or goes down, just like Egan Ride!

In order to get ready for such a hard race, we will focus on longer segments this week. Unlike the relentless nature of the real race, I put enough recovering between efforts so everyone can win. But if you want to take a shot at the real deal, you can sign-up for University Road Race here:

https://www.bikereg.com/university-road-race

See you all Tuesday! Remember to charge the hills and take it easy in between (especially on the downhills).

Route:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2990423426774248972&s=21733835,376525,610570,620417,12993037,6445920,1727466,4594985,491203

Ride Leader: Steven

Segments:

1. Esperanza Counterclockwise (Egan official):https://www.strava.com/segments/21733835 - (1:19 / 1:32)

2. Ascension - Anacapa:https://www.strava.com/segments/376525 - (2:30 / 3:07)

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

4. Taaffe (Elena to Altamont):https://www.strava.com/segments/620417 - (2:48 / 3:34)

5. RHUS RIDGE: https://www.strava.com/segments/12993037 - (2:06 / 2:36)

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

7. Alexis_to_Country_Club_KOM:https://www.strava.com/segments/1727466 - (1:46 / 2:16)

8. Stirrup/Saddle to Moon:https://www.strava.com/segments/4594985 - (1:31 / 1:50)

9. 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 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 2022.21 Top Performers

We had a great ride last night, thanks to everyone for keeping it slow and safe between all of the climbs!

We had some great performances this weekend at the San Rafael Criterium! Gina took first place in P-3, Alex took third place in P-1-2-3 and Jack took first place in P-3. Not bothering to rest on their laurels, they came to Egan last night and pretty much crushed the field with Gina and Alex taking first and second among the women and Jack taking first for the men.

Hal took first place in the Bike Hut classic for an impressive third year in a row and was still out there with us last night.

And Justin Pane decided he hadn’t had enough pain on Tuesday after getting a skin biopsy, so he also came to Egan for a bit more suffering.

Other honorable mentions go out to Gavin, who took 5th in Men’s P-1-2 at the San Rafael Crit and Robin who had her third win in a row at the Bike Hut Classic. Come back for some more Egan fun soon!

Along with her other accolades, the rider of the day was Gina with a PR on every segment, seven cups and a QOM! Awesome job Gina!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-21

Hope to see everyone again next week!

Greg

Gina, Alex, Jack and Tommy relaxing between segments

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:

https://youtu.be/wX4tFn4RzrU

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:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2987801085601051302&s=4243560,1847115,456211,32399505,631004,2903975,9441001,619680,1712416,3588820,638963,20963377

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!

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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:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2985462711464194354&s=21706104,676449,9687341,681843,8840877,4594985,30846866,635926,1529368,994786,2475030,1727466,21331441,20917732

Ride Leader: Mike

Segments:

1. De Bell (Egan official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104 - (32s / 44s)

2. Viscaino Rd (East Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/676449 - (1:25 / 1:56)

3. Aric Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/9687341 - (20s / 28s)

4. Anacapa - Sir Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/681843 - (2:36 / 3:17)

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

6. Stirrup/Saddle to Moon: https://www.strava.com/segments/4594985 - (1:31 / 1:50)

7. Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/30846866 - (33s / 50s)

8. Gerth Ln Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/635926 - (1:28 / 1:45)

9. Mir Mirou: https://www.strava.com/segments/1529368 - (32s / 49s)

10. A little bit Country: https://www.strava.com/segments/994786 - (52s / 1:10)

11. middle fork from stop sign: https://www.strava.com/segments/2475030 - (40s / 57s)

12. Alexis_to_Country_Club_KOM: https://www.strava.com/segments/1727466 - (1:46 / 2:16)

13. Bandera Dr (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21331441 - (40s / 1:00)

14. 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

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:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2983939050323318518&s=931998,12244647,20659253,631065,15025857,619680,730153,7021782,730153,6445920,11886743,1664991,21036783

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

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!

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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:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2980657747316809602&s=4111990,1315771,659027,934161,6180489,1105558,1105588,6664213,804807,640149,21137778,632574,21192549,298309

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

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!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2977803696845436670&s=29199832,628214,676449,9687341,681843,610571,21036783,3744123,27278158,30846897,20963377

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