Egan 2023.06 Top Performers

This week Egan was rescheduled to Thursday due to evil rain. Despite cold weather, we managed to have a small group of fearless Eganeers. To spice it up, we added a stealth segment, Tanglewood Lane, that averages 15% and creeps up to 22% at the end. Then we chased our fearless Egan rabbit, Rhodes on Viscaino, resulting in someone exploding halfway. It was great Machiavellian fun!

Siddhant Benadikar was rider of the day with PRs on all 12 segments. Yan led the group by over 3 minutes and Yvonne Walbroehl took the women’s GC.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-06

Join us again on next week's ride when Egan returns to its normal Tuesday schedule.

Thanks,

J.

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

RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY AT 6PM DUE TO RAIN. Egan 2023.06 Have you been on Moody lately?

RESCHEDULED TO THURSDAY AT 6PM DUE TO RAIN. UPDATE YOUR CALENDAR AND CLOCK.

It’s been one year since Akin joined the leadership of Egan. This ride will feature his favorite segments, including Rhus Ridge, Moody (!), Altamont Circle and Edgerton. In fact, these 4 segments will happen one after the other so be sure to get plenty of rest in between them.

This time we’ll split the ride by Month of Birth. Be aware we will check IDs so don’t cheat! Participants caught cheating will be disqualified from the performance report.

• First group: January through June

• Second group: July through December

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Leader: The Egan Collective (Akin, Jerome and Mike)

Route:

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

Summary: 17.24mi, 2650ft

Segments:

1. Wildcrest to 2nd White Gate (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/29199832 - (48s / 1:16)

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

3. Rhus Ridge: https://www.strava.com/segments/12993037 - (2:06 / 2:36)

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

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

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

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

8. Viscaino West Side: https://www.strava.com/segments/619616 - (33 / 1:18)

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

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

11. Miranda Official Legburner: https://www.strava.com/segments/26590510 - (54 / 1:16)

Ride Safety:

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

What: The Egan Ride 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 colored 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 2023.06 Have you been on Moody lately?

It’s been one year since Akin joined the leadership of Egan. This ride will feature his favorite segments, including Rhus Ridge, Moody (!), Altamont Circle and Edgerton. In fact, these 4 segments will happen one after the other so be sure to get plenty of rest in between them.

This time we’ll split the ride by Month of Birth. Be aware we will check IDs so don’t cheat! Participants caught cheating will be disqualified from the performance report.

• First group: January through June

• Second group: July through December

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Leader: The Egan Collective (Akin, Jerome and Mike)

Route:

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

Summary: 17.24mi, 2650ft

Segments:

1. Wildcrest to 2nd White Gate (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/29199832 - (48s / 1:16)

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

3. Rhus Ridge: https://www.strava.com/segments/12993037 - (2:06 / 2:36)

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

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

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

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

8. Viscaino West Side: https://www.strava.com/segments/619616 - (33 / 1:18)

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

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

11. Miranda Official Legburner: https://www.strava.com/segments/26590510 - (54 / 1:16)

Ride Safety:

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

What: The Egan Ride 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 colored 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 2023.05 Top Performers

This week we had a more equal split between the 2 groups which resulted in a smooth and incident-free ride. Each group had its share of faster and slower riders. For future Egans we’ll come up with interesting ways to split the ride so you’re not always riding with the same group of people. As always, we welcome your ideas and feedback to keep the ride safe and fun.

Eugene Chan was rider of the day with PRs on all 9 segments. Sam Schneider beat Eugene by 10 seconds to take the men’s GC and Yvonne Walbroehl took the women’s GC.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-05

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

Thanks,

Akin

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

Egan Ride 2023.05 — Mora!

For the 5th episode of Egan, we climb the hills of southern Los Altos Hills and end on the epic slopes of Mora in Rancho San Antonio park.

Because of Egan’s exploding popularity, and a desire to avoid being the subject of crazy people’s threads on Nextdoor, we’ll split the ride into 2 equal-sized groups leaving 5 minutes apart, then come together for the final climb up Mora.

• Group 1: last name starting with A-L

• Group 2: last name staring with M-Z

Leader: The Egan Leadership Team (Akin with Jerome and Mike)

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3084519730446984724&s=20659253,678219,631065,21192549,2903975,1105588,6664213,711223,617901

Segments:

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

2. Hilltop Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/678219 - (1:26 / 2:00)

3. Dawson Road Wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/631065 - (45s / 1:09)

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

5. Mora Glen Drive climb maximus: https://www.strava.com/segments/2903975 - (58s / 1:10)

6. Oxford Dr (West): https://www.strava.com/segments/1105588 - (15s / 25s)

7. Sierra Ventura: https://www.strava.com/segments/6664213 - (55s / 1:12)

8. Highlands Circle (east): https://www.strava.com/segments/711223 - (43s / 59s)

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

Ride Safety:

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

What: The Egan Ride 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 2023.04 Top Performers

Another chilly night, but that didn’t stop us from heating up the streets of Los Altos Hills! Did anyone catch the chatter we raised among the NextDoor oligarchs of Los Altos Hills? It’s a bit entertaining IMO.

This week, we split the group between ‘GC Achievers’ and ‘GC Believers.’ That seemed to go incident free, made regroups easier, and helped the overall ride operate more efficiently. A few notable observations include the front group could have benefited from a few more riders and the follow group could have kept to the right more to allow traffic (and riders) to pass freely on the left. We’ll keep tweaking the grouping structure and try new ideas as we go along. Your feedback on this matter is welcome and appreciated!

C Zinger was rider of the day with PRs on all 9 segments and claimed the men’s GC, while Karen Brems (in the follow group) snagged the women’s general classification. Julian Amblard also deserves recognition as the 3rd fastest overall and the fastest in the follow group. Awesome job folks!

Here are the results you’ve been refreshing your e-mail for all day:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-04

For those who want a preview of next week’s ride, we are doing the ‘Egan Recon Ride’ this Friday at 3pm. Meet us at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. at 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022 if you’d like to join us.

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

Egan Ride 2023.04 — A little bit longer, a little bit steeper, a little bit harder, a little bit Country!

Egan Riders,

For the 4th episode of the season we’ll add one more segment to last week’s total making this one a little bit longer, a little bit steeper and a little bit harder as we ride up a little bit Country before hitting my three favorite segments near the PA Hills golf and country club.

Spring season is in full bloom and with all the local schools in session we are at peak attendance for the ride. Make sure to arrive early this week as we’ll make important announcements for splitting the ride between ‘GC Achievers’ and ‘GC Believers.’ If you’ve been in the top 20 GC category this season or you can easily post an OLH sub-20 today (not last season and not your best PR effort from years ago) then you’ll want to be in the GC Achievers group leaving earlier than the GC Believers group.

Leader: The Egan Leadership Team (Mike with Akin and Jerome)

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3082898788964208878&s=819038,1007068,28771555,31402908,10102840,994786,1727466,21331441,20917732

Segments: You’ve got strava, look up the KOM/QOMs yourself

1. Dianne Drive Climb

2. Okeefe Lane

3. Full Tepa

4. Altamont: Corbetta to Crest (Egan Official)

5. Matadero Creek Ln Climb from Bottom

6. A little bit Country

7. Alexis_to_Country_Club_KOM

8. Bandera (Egan Official)

9. Laurel Glen to top of Alexis (Egan Official)

Ride Safety:

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

What: The Egan Ride 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 2023.03 Top Performers

Egan 2022.03 was another sufferfest with a picture-perfect finish in Foothills Park! While there were no incidents on the ride, the large number of riders on some of the shorter segments resulted in some crossing the yellow line, which is a no-no. For the purposes of ride safety, we might have to split up future rides into multiple groups.

Newcomer Nikhil Sharma was rider of the day with PRs on all 8 segments, while Robin Betz (again!) and George Wehner got the women and men’s general classifications, respectively. Awesome job, Nikhil, Robin and George!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-03

See you all again next week for a slightly longer (and harder) ride!

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

Egan 2023.03- Déjà vu à 18heures Mardi

Welcome to Egan 2022.03!

Déjà vu is a is “French loanword” for the phenomenon of feeling as though one has lived through the present situation before. It is an illusion of memory whereby — despite a strong sense of recollection — the time, place, and context of the "previous" experience are uncertain or impossible” Reference Wikipedia.

For the 3rd edition of Egan 2023, we have a special route with 8 classic segments.  Surprise surprise, it will be longer and harder than the previous one.  At the end, you will be rewarded with the magnificent views from Foothills Park.

Leader:  The Egan Collective (Akin is back with Jerome and Mike)

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2941938086945355120&s=21706104,12945031,658065,610571,638963,11886743,20963377,4312996

Segments: 

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

2. Half Esperanza -- counterclockwise:https://www.strava.com/segments/12945031 - (33s / 48s)

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

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

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

6. Via Ventana and Briones climb:https://www.strava.com/segments/11886743 - (1:46 / 2:25)

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

8. Foothills Park Vista Point (Egan Official):https://www.strava.com/segments/20963377 - (2:11 / 2:59)

Egan 2023.02 Top Performers

Eganeers,

Thank you for joining the official Egan launch ride for 2023! Welcome baaaack to the endless pain cave!!! Darn cold weather, but the Egan spirit was definitely on fire. Even Greg Finley, who designed this route last year, made the trip from San Jose to join the fun. Now, the data you’ve been waiting for all day (we’re certain of that!).

Egan by the numbers:

• Total riders: 61 (per Strava) grossely underestimated. We would guess the total riders were more in the 70-80 range. Can someone count the number riders in the video below and report to the group next Tuesday? Special prize for the Eganeer who can count all the riders.

• Total number of pizzas consumed: 12. Like true Pirates, we took over the entire space at SOM without reservations! Thanks Alto Velo Board of Directors for sponsoring. Don’t forget to join AV this year here!

• Total beers consumed: Unspecified. Thanks Chloe for the pint!

• Total calories burned: A lot

• Total calories consumed post-ride: More than a lot

• Temperature: 6° Celsius (42° F) at the end of the ride. Burrr…

• 23 Egan new kits on their way to be delivered early June. First ever Egan road suit in production!

Rider of the day was Evan Batzer, who got PRs on all 7 segments. Sam Schneider and Robin Betz (2nd week in a row) took the GC. Who is going to beat Robin next week… Alexandrine?

Click to view performance report

Video: credit Chloe. Photo credit: random Eganers

Egan Ride 2023.02 — The Egan Official Launch is this Tuesday, April 4th at 6pm!

At last, the weather forecast looks clear for Tuesday! We will ride as usual starting at 6pm from the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. We are starting this season with an environmental/sustainable/green (ESG) theme using recycled routes from last year in about the same order. 2023.02 was designed by Greg Finley who will be missed as part of the Egan Leadership Team this year. We’ll give this approach a try and see how it goes.

As this is the first official Egan launch, plan on joining us for pizza and libations after the ride at State of Mind at 101 North Plaza in the Los Altos Village.

Leader: The Egan Leadership Team (Mike and Jerome)

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2940068794414385848&s=931998,628214,676449,610570,1664991,13677088,10698750

Segments:

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

2. Westwind (E side): https://www.strava.com/segments/628214 - (18s / 23s)

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

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

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

6. Tepa-Summit Wood to La Loma: https://www.strava.com/segments/13677088 - (1:43 / 2:21)

7. Oak Park Ct - Cir Full Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/10698750 - (48s / 1:01)

Ride Safety:

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

What: The Egan Ride 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 2023.01 Top Performers

Eganeers,

Damn the weather, the 2023 season has officially started! It wasn’t a bad turnout considering we gave only 2 days notice.

Rider of the day was Hannon Ayer, who got PRs on all 7 segments and came in 3rd for the men’s GC. Robin Betz took the honors for the women. Congrats to all riders for putting in a great effort after a long and rainy winter!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-01

The weather is looking fine next week so we expect Egan to resume its normal Tuesday schedule. See you all there!

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

Egan 2023.01 — Launch is this Thursday 03/30 at 6pm

The end of boredom is finally over! After multiple delayed launches due to crappy weather…we’ve decided to do a soft launch for Egan 2023 this Thursday 3/30 at 6pm. Yes, you read that correctly…this Thursday, NOT Tuesday.

We don’t take this decision lightly because it’s been a long Egan tradition to have the ride on Tuesday evenings. It’s also been a longer tradition to not have weekly atmospheric rivers, so this is our way of giving a collective middle finger to mother nature and demanding the restoration of dryer weather.

PS: The Egan Store is closing is Friday so don’t miss ordering your new jersey.

Leader: The Egan Collection

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2874856572963175602&s=4243560,610571,21036783,10534914,3687553,686220,863594

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 - (55s / 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:

For 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 (except for this one) 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

The Climbing Ride, March 26 - Climate Change Sucks

Well will you look at that, a Sunday where the forecast doesn’t look like Seattle in December. If we were sensible people we’d go to the park with our loved ones and bask in the sunshine. But we’re not sensible. We’re idiots who enjoy self flagellation. So we’re going to haul our bikes up the dumbest hill in the South Bay, and we’re going to take the long way up.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/36897978

40 Miles, 5151 ft.

Climbs of note: Eden, Pierce, Bohlman/Norton/Kittridge/Quickert, Wildcat Ridge, On Orbit, Apollo Heights, Bohlman, Canyon View, Stoneridge/Bank Mill/Hayfields/Lumbertown, Back side of Eden.

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.

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

Ride Etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

Egan announcement

Unfortunately due to weather, Egan launch is delayed to 03/28. You can still place your order for your new 2023 Egan kit here until March 31st. Please note that we are not meeting our minimum order for the Road Suit. We need three more orders!

For a second, imagine yourself riding or racing with this road suit…

Egan 2023 launch date is…

Egan 2023 is delayed to Tuesday, March 21st at 6pm due to current weather condition. You can still place your order for your new 2023 Egan kit here until March 31st.

The Climbing Ride, February 19 - Poor Life Choices

It’s a new year, I’m fully recovered from surgery, and the weather looks beautiful. Let’s go make some poor life choices and climb steep hills! I’m sure nobody will complain during the ride.

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1974596

49 Miles, 5190 ft.

Climbs of note: Jefferson, Edgewood, Canada College, Raymundo, Patrol, Summit Springs, Hayfields, Wayside, Alpine/Joaquin.

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.

2023 Egan Collection is ready. Store Closes on 02/24 at midnight

Dear Eganeers,

Enjoy the 2023 Egan Collection! Place order here by 02/24 midnight.

We have added a Road Race suit this year.

Enjoy!

Jerome

The Climbing Ride, December 11 - Questionable Decisions

The forecast for Sunday is extremely dicey, but this will be my last chance to lead a Climbing Ride until mid-January, so I’m at least going to schedule it. If it’s actively raining at 08:30 I’ll stay home; descending 15% grades in the wet is a fool’s game. I’m also going for the most conservative and close-to-home route, in case we get caught in the rain. So, uhh, with all that optimism in the air it’s sure to be a fun-fest.

Route: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/1748276

39 Miles, 4700 ft.

Climbs of note: Arastradero, Westridge, Pinon/La Sandra, Mapache, Golden Hills/Fawn, Golden Oak, Hillbrook, Corte Madera, Los Trancos/Buck Meadow, Los Trancos (eastern spur), La Mesa.

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, November 27 - Regrettable Choices

I had an unfortunate encounter with a slippery root on an MTB trail in Henry Cowell last week and thus was in no condition to lead a ride on the 20th. We’ll try again this weekend, on the assumption that I’ll refrain from pitching myself bodily onto the dirt between now and Sunday morning. Come on down and laugh at your own and other’s regrettable choices in recreation. Hauling your carcass up half a dozen absurd walls is a great way to work off excess turkey & stuffing.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/2036476

48 Miles, 5500 ft.

Climbs of note: Redwood Gulch, Sanborn Rd, Pennsylvania/Overlook/Sheldon, Rest of Overlook, Saratoga Hills, Rainbow, Regnart, Lindy.

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.