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".
Egan Videos
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Representing Egan!
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)
The Climbing Ride,November 6 - Type 2 Fun
What? It’s time for another Climbing Ride? Didn’t I suffer enough last time? I’m getting too old for this, gonna have to take it easy this week.
You know the drill, 09:10 at the LAH CoC, be there and ready to swear.
Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/7253576
57 Miles, 6200ft
Climbs of note: Bear Gulch, Oak Kill, Kings, Star Hill, Native Sons, Swett, Bear Gulch.
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
For additional ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette
What: The Climbing Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot alternate Sundays at 09:10 and leaves at 09:15. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Rides are 40-60 miles with 5000-7000 feet of climbing. The emphasis is on little-traveled hills with grades of ten to twenty percent. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks, and discouraged from vomiting in people’s driveways.
The Climbing Ride, October 23 - More Pointless Suffering
Ride up a dead end road, gasp, squint at the view, do it again. And again. Lather, rinse, repeat, go home, swear at your legs, swear at the damn ride leader, question your sanity, pencil the next ride into your calendar. Ours is not to ask why.
Short route this week, so you’re expected to hit the hills hard from the start. The next day is a work day so it’s not like you’re saving your legs for anything.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".
Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1857342
44 Miles, 4600 ft.
Climbs of note: Voss, Montebello/Peacock, Mt. Eden, Old Oak, Pike, Sarahills, Peach Hill, Lancaster/Matilija, Comer, Prospect/Rolling Hills.
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
For additional ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette
What: The Climbing Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot alternate Sundays at 09:10 and leaves at 09:15. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Rides are 40-60 miles with 5000-7000 feet of climbing. The emphasis is on little-traveled hills with grades of ten to twenty percent. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks, and discouraged from vomiting in people’s driveways.
The First Climbing Ride of 2022, October 9th
Laddies and Gentlewomen, it’s time to start your off-season suffering and cursing! The Climbing Ride is here to fill your legs with lactic acid and your mind with horrible regret.
To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".
Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1971658
59 Miles, 5300 ft.
Climbs of note: Crestview, Alameda De Las Pulgas from Ralston, W. Hillsdale, De Anza, Ascension, Woodridge/Black Mountain, Hayne/Robinwood/Denise, Chateau, Polhemus.
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
For additional ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette
What: The Climbing Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot alternate Sundays at 09:10 and leaves at 09:15. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Rides are 40-60 miles with 5000-7000 feet of climbing. The emphasis is on little-traveled hills with grades of ten to twenty percent. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks, and discouraged from vomiting in people’s driveways.
Egan - Montebello LKHC Recap
Strong efforts from all Egan riders and AV members/racers at this weekend’s LKHC Montebello!
Alto Velo leads the team, women and men categories. You can view the Egan-specific results here (courtesy of Akin Dirk) as well as the Official LKHC results.
There were a total of 40 participating Egan riders! Congrats to the riders on the Egan podium:
Grant Miller: 27:29 (371 watts). Insane!
Maxime Cauchois: 28:00 (296 watts). Cocorico!
Katheryn Curi: 29:06 (300 watts). Did we mention that she was jet-lagged upon her return from Australia?
Click here to view pictures from Alexander Komlik. Be sure to check out Maxime climbing Montebello in his big ring!
Next LKHC for us is OLH. Meet at 8am on Saturday October 22 at Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. More info about the LKHC.
Join Egan on Slack to get the latest news about about coming rides or challenges:
Before…
Aero wheels and titanium bikes are important when you climb Montebello.
At the top. The best part of this was the sportsmanship of the fastest riders (Matt, Justin and Tanner) who came down to support and lead the other riders who were still climbing.
Check out Dirk’s new pink bike. He picked a small size frame to be more aero on Montebello. Photo credit: Chloé Nguyen
Claude enjoying the breathtaking view on Montebello
Egan 2022 Season Recap
Dear friends,
It has been a busy season at Egan 2022. After a sad beginning with James’ sendoff to Australia, we kept the show going. We dodged many obstacles from fire, smoke, and extreme heat waves to a near mutiny. But at last, we completed an entire season of pain and suffering during the summer’s golden hour. We are grateful for this amazing cycling community.
Recap by the numbers:
27 customized rides, each week featuring a different route, with 27 recon rides by leaders = 54 total Egan rides
Total elevation gain: 2.4 times Mt. Everest!
Total number of segments: 272 (average 10 per week)
Total PRs: 5,509 or 204 PRs per week
Total KOMs: 54 or 2 per week
Total participants: 160 riders
Average riders per week: 43. Most ever in one ride: 63 (underestimate, since not everyone has joined Egan on Strava)
1 sendoff party for James on top of Mora
1 surprise birthday party for Akin at Arastradero. Thanks to his wife Stacy for bringing a cake & their beloved whippets!
5 leaders (2 new leaders added: Akin and Steven)
1 pizza party sponsored by Terun and hosted by Helena and Casper
2 photoshoots by Christophe Testi (Egan & AVRT). Support Christophe if you need a family or corporate photoshoot this holiday season.
1 year-end ice cream delivery at the top of Madonna by the 3 ice cream fairies: Sue Lin, Kimberly and Lauren
1 bird rescued by Robin with her Egan jersey
3 amazing jerseys designed by Natalie Tellis and Eliel that have travelled internationally to Australia, France, Italy, Singapore, Spain…
1 AV website redesigned by Akin and Will
1 year-end gathering & pizza at SOM sponsored by the AV Board of Directors. Don’t forget to join AV, the amazing club that supports Egan
2022 awards:
Rider of the year: Alexandrine Obrand
GC men and women: George Wehner and Alexandrine Obrand
Participation: Claude Luu and Yvonne Walbroehl
Best Strava title of the year: Yuval Joseph for “I don’t know George but i took his suffer pill, it was painful”
Best Instagrams of the year: Justin Pane (redbeardpane), Nick UCDecents (ucdescents), Roger Pai (rogerincal) and Chloéeee Nguyen (chloeeeestagram)
Best costume of the year: Matt Flanzer
Worst bike maintenance of the year: Joshua Wise
Best Roadies: Simon Parton and Chloéeee Nguyen
Thank you for an amazing year!
Akin, Greg, Jerome, Mike and Steven
Lauren, the Ice cream fairy in action at the last Egan route of 2022. She was there with her sister Kimberly 3 years ago.
Akin with his two whippets: Tesla and Shadow. Tracy was so kind to bring his giant birthday cake for 50 riders!
Another use for our Egan jersey: bird shelter. Robin saved a bird that was later adopted!
Egan is officially over but those Egan rebels to do a make-up Egan the following week.
Egan of the Season Gathering: Thursday 09/22 at 6pm SOM
Dear Eganeers,
We will gather at State of Mind (SOM) at 101 Plaza North, Los Altos at 6pm on Thursday, September 22nd. We will celebrate your accomplishments and the 2022 top performers.
We are looking forward to seeing you there!
The Egan Leadership team
Akin, Greg, Jerome, Mike and Steven
Egan 2022.27 - Top Performers
Rider of the Day was Cam O’Reilly with 7 PRs, 2 Top 10s, and 2 KOMs. Dude looks fast standing still and I couldn’t even see him once he got moving.
Big turnout this week, maybe the largest of the year. I’m sure they all came to hear me bloviate; certainly not because it was the last chance for an Egan Ride in 2022. Seems like every fast rider in the AV orbit showed up to throw down — you know the competition was fierce when George & Steven don’t even make the top ten!
Rider of the Day was Cam O’Reilly with 7 PRs, 2 Top 10s, and 2 KOMs. Dude looks fast standing still and I couldn’t even see him once he got moving.
Photo credit: That Dirk guy.
Egan 2022.27 - Last Rites with Dirk
Weep ye bitter tears, for the season of Eganing is coming to an end. To mark this solemn occasion the Leadership Cabal has asked me, a priest of the Elder Gods, to perform the last rites. This Tuesday I will be leading the traditional First and Last Route. It’s short, but that just means you can go harder on each segment; I expect to see many PRs and cups, and hopefully a few crowns. Come on down and get in one last fling before cold and darkness cover the land.
Do not despair, for there will be regular doses of gravity-assisted suffering in the off-season. I’ll be leading the bi-weekly Climbing Ride on alternate Sundays. Imagine an Egan route, but horribly stretched out; climbs several minutes long and comically steep. First ride will probably be October 2nd.
And don’t free up that Tuesday evening slot on your calendar just yet! Next week will be the traditional end-of-season banquet; details to follow.
Leader: That Dirk Guy
Segments:
1. La Paloma from Westwind: https://www.strava.com/segments/4243560 - (57s / 1:05)
2. La Barranca Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/610571 - (25s / 31s)
3. Taaffe from Dezahara (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21036783 - (56s / 1:07)
4. Stonebrook from Priscilla: https://www.strava.com/segments/10534914 - (49s / 59s)
5. Dirk's super short hill sprint: https://www.strava.com/segments/3687553 - (14s / 17s)
6. Quinnhill from Summerhill: https://www.strava.com/segments/686220 - (33s / 40s)
7. Madonna Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/863594 - (44s / 58s)
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 2022.26 Top Performers
Rider of the Day was Whitman Kwok with 10 PRs out of 10 Segments. Congrats all!
This week we caught the tail end of the heat wave. Temperature at the start of the ride was 100F, but quickly dropped below 90F by the end of the ride. We were fortunate enough to be in the shadows of the sunset for most of the ride as the segments got longer/steeper as the ride went on. Thanks to Rhodes for calling out the water spout at the top of Magdalena. It was a well deserved rest stop before AND after Blandor Olive Tree.
Rider of the Day was Whitman Kwok with 10 PRs out of 10 Segments. Apparently he was the only one who kept his head ‘cool’ throughout the ride with his 3D printed KAV helmet. Congrats all!
Beat the heat with https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Photo credit: sorry this is the only pic I could find.
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
Summary: 18 mi, 2573 ft
Segments:
Dianne Drive Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/819038 - (36s / 42s)
La Rena Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/819040 - (33s / 1:06)
Full Tepa: https://www.strava.com/segments/28771555 - (56s / 1:07)
Rhus Ridge Road: https://www.strava.com/segments/730153 - (2:11 / 2:41)
Emeraldhill Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1712416 - (16s / 25s)
Oak Park Court (steep bit): https://www.strava.com/segments/7021782 - (33s / 45s)
Camino Hermosa (Egan Official) to Magdalena: https://www.strava.com/segments/21192549 - (1:42 / 2:21)
Blandor to end of Olive Tree: https://www.strava.com/segments/298309 - (2:51 / 3:48)
Mora - Stop to Sunhills: https://www.strava.com/segments/612899 - (1:26 / 2:04)
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
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!
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!
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
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
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!
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!
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
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
Alex Derry was rider of the day with 9 PRs and 1 top 10. Way to go Alex!
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
Summary: 26.43mi, 2851ft
Segments:
Concepcion Rd from Viscaino: https://www.strava.com/segments/7116984 - (1:30 / 2:01)
La Barranca Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/610571 - (25s / 31s)
Upper Natoma climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/15016043 - (1:04 / 1:19)
Altamont Circle Up: https://www.strava.com/segments/27278158 - (1:13 / 1:38)
Middle Fork from stop sign: https://www.strava.com/segments/2475030 - (40s / 57s)
Liddicoat + Stanford: https://www.strava.com/segments/9473578 - (58s / 1:17)
Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 - (2:24 / 2:57)
Corte Madera Rd to Tan Oak: https://www.strava.com/segments/473763 - (1:10 / 1:39)
Canyon Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/2904465 - (1:00 / 1:11)
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.
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:
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
Along with her other accolades, the rider of the day was Gina Yuan with a PR on every segment, seven cups and a QOM! Awesome job Gina!
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
