Egan 2023.21

The sunsets are getting earlier so this ride is ever-so-slightly shorter than last week’s, but it includes some of our favorite climbs. We’ll have two staggered groups for the evening:

• Egan A Group @ 6:05 - Leaders: Jerome Sierra and Tanner DeVoe

• Egan B Group @ 6:10 - Leaders: Akin Dirik and Mike Kato

Route: 20.61mi, 2651ft

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3126398800473841720&s=12244647,20659253,678219,631065,298309,32399505,640149,1105558,21137778

Segments:

1. Madonna Way (the climb): https://www.strava.com/segments/12244647 - (41s / 56s)

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

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

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

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

6. Ravensbury - Corner to CH (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/32399505 - (1:00 / 1:13)

7. Arboretum Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/640149 - (1:15 / 1:41)

8. Andover Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/1105558 - (23s / 34s)

9. Mora Trail - Egan Official: https://www.strava.com/segments/21137778 - (1:59 / 2:40)

Ride Rules: 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 2023.20 - Top Performers

Another Egan down in the books! While relatively tame on paper, this ride sure delivered. The alternating long and short segments catered to climbers and sprinters alike and led to a surprisingly densely packed leaderboard. Rider of the day was Salvatore T. with PRs on all 12 segments! An additional shoutout for Greg McCullough for snatching up a KOM on the short (at least for Greg) but steep Baker Lane.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-20

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Join the Egan club on Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Egan 2023.20 - Pandemonium

For this week’s ride we’ll take it down a notch with 12 classic climbs. Have no fear though - these should be plenty to make you question your sanity. For the keen eyed (and those who push too hard on the climbs) you might even spot a psychedelic creature along the way. We’ll have two staggered groups for the evening:

• Egan A Group @ 6:05 - Leaders: Jerome Sierra and Tanner DeVoe

• Egan B Group @ 6:10 - Leader: Akin Dirik

Route: Egan 2023.20 - Pandemonium

Segments:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Laurel Glen to top of Alexis (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20917732 - (2:26 / 3:24)

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

Ride Rules: 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 2023.19 Top Performers

We had yet another successful Egan in the hills of Los Altos Hills (isn’t that redundant?) with 3 separate groups: the women led by Robin Betz, a faster A group led by Tanner DeVoe, and an almost-as-fast B group led by Jerome and Akin.

This week’s results omit a couple of segments: “Mora Glen Drive climb maximus” and “Black Mtn Rd”. The first of these segments was skipped by Robin’s group due to a GPS routing error, and the second one was skipped by the B group because it was getting late. Kudos to anyone who may have gotten a KOM/QOM or Top 10 on these segments, but we’re sorry it doesn’t count towards the overall GC.

Rider of the day was Alex Obrand with PRs on all 10 segments, 4 Top 10’s and 3 QOMs (both Ravensbury segments as well as Emeraldhill Lane)! An additional shoutout to Gavin Hlady for snatching up the coveted KOM on Altamont with the help of an impressive lead out from the field.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-19

Note: If you’re wondering how to show up in the results, here’s how it works:

• Join the Egan club on Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/

• Upload your ride that evening (the results are tabulated early Wednesday mornings)

• In your privacy controls, make sure that everyone can see your activities (if you’re worried about privacy, Strava has other settings such as restricting your profile page to followers and map start/end point visibility)

• You have to complete all segments to show up in the GC

Photo credit: James Biddle

Egan 2023.19 (Egan Women Start at 5:30pm)

This week we return to the familiar climbs of Los Altos Hills. It will be shorter than last week’s route but almost the same elevation! We’ll also feature the August Egan Women’s Ride! We’ll have three staggered groups for the evening:

• Egan Women @ 5:30pm - Leader: Robin Betz

• Egan A Group @ 6:05 - Leaders: Jerome Sierra and Tanner DeVoe

• Egan B Group @ 6:10 - Leader: Akin Dirik

Route: 24.55mi, 3406ft

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3121300172249715930&s=4243560,1847115,456211,32399505,631004,2903975,9441001,619680,1712416,3588820,638963,20963377

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 - (1:00 / 1:13)

5. Ravensbury, back wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/631004 - (54s / 1:35)

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 Rules: 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 2023.18 - Top Performers

What a night! We had 62 riders, 281 PRs, and 3 KOMs on De Bell, St Francis (Greg McCullough) and Willowbrook (Gavin Hlady). “La Punition” was well deserved and we had a lot of fun with over 1060 meters of climbing Westridge, Wayside, Joaquin and Vista Verde. Congrats again to Gavin Hlady (P123) and Zach Berger (Open Novice) on the victory at the Pescadero Road Race. Thank you to all the Pescadero Race volunteers! This is what makes Egan and Alto Velo so special!

Rider of the Day: Daniel Blake

GC Top Performers: Sue Lin Holt (Women) and Gavin Hlady (Men)

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-18

Egan 2023.18 La Punition

Congratulations to Gavin Hlady for winning the P123 at the Pescadero Road Race this weekend! Gavin is a regular Eganeer so we are proud of his accomplishments. To celebrate Gain’s win, we will do a new route called La Punition. It will be punchy so tighten your seat belt!

Leaders: The Egan Collective (Matt, Akin and Jerome). Ride to be split as needed. Mike is in Japan! Tanner is on vacations too.

Route: Egan 2023.18 - La Punition

Summary: 28.66mi, 3482 ft

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

2. St Francis Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/3483867 - (1:33 / 1:52)

3. Arastradero 280 Steep Sprint: https://www.strava.com/segments/7073675 - (42s / 57s)

4. Westridge first K (Alpine to Boliver): https://www.strava.com/segments/4784901 - (3:07 / 3:58)

5. Wayside (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20760283 - (5:22 / 5:58)

6. Willowbrook: https://www.strava.com/segments/12920450 - (1:51 / 1:57)

7. Alpine hill repeats: https://www.strava.com/segments/10983974- (40s / 1:05)

8. Joaquin Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/10265967 - (1:44 / 2:10)

9. Vista Verde (Egan Official) Old Spanish to End: https://www.strava.com/segments/21091956 - (2:48 / 3:35)

KUDOS TO:

95 volunteers at Pesky including 49 Egan riders and 326 Racers

THANK YOU! WITHOUT YOU, THE PESCADERO ROAD RACE

WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE!

Akin Dirik

Akos Lukovics

Albert Gomez

Alex Acceta

Alex R

Alison Hlady

Andrew Ernst

Ari Pascarella

Austin King

Bernardo Tapia

Bob Machlin

Brian shreeve

Calvin Owens

Cameron

Chris Davis

Chris Tsui

Christian McDonald

Christophe Testi

Clark Penado

Claude Luu

Colin Karpfinger

Conor Austin

David Couturier

David Shih

Dero Gharibian

Dirk Bergstrom

Doug Ambrisko

Drew Mathews

Ed Stewart

Emily Chen

Emily Schell

Eric Forster

erik schiller

Gabriela Wehner

George Wehner

Gina Yuan

Grant Miller

Hoss Hayati

Ian DiPace

James Lo

James Porter

Janene Ostrow

Jeff Bennett

Jen Steele

Jeremy Besmer

Jerome Sierra

Jim Turner

Joe Atmore

John Contreras

John Janetzko

John Morrell

Jon Wells

Jonathan Lewis

Karen Brems

Kaushik Kalyan

Kelly Brennan

Kelsey Pedersen

Kevin Eck

Kristin Hepworth

Leslie DeBoer

Logan Allen

Lora Maes

Louise Thomas

Marco Mariutto

Mark Hlady

Matt and Niky

Maxime Cauchois

Mike Kato

Nat Green

Nathan Martin

niklas

Oli Baseley

Otto Jolanki

Patrick Amor

Paul Hepworth

Peter Capetz

Piyush Shah

Riley Chapman

Robin Betz

Robin Kutner

Shai Traister

Sharon Marucut

Skyler

Soren Holm

Steph Hart

Stephanie Burns

Steven Wu

Sue Lin Holt

Suzanne Ambiel

Tim Coombs

Tim Mountfold

Will Hakim

Xiong Chang

We met Macy at Pesky with her foster parent this Saturday. If you want to adopt her, contact Rocket Dog Rescue

Egan 2023.17 Top Performers on and off the bike!

We had an excellent evening climbing the lesser traveled hills of Westridge! There was quite the turnout, prompting a split into A and B groups once again. Whether it was due to the mild temperature, fierce competition, or the impeccable route planning, there was a huge shift in XOM leader boards on Tuesday. Robin Betz was the first up every hill in the women’s category, capturing an amazing 8/9 PRs, 5 top 10s, and 2 Egan club QOMs! Gavin Hlady didn’t sweep every climb but certainly raked in the trophies including 9/9 PRs, 6 top 10s and 2 Egan club KOMs! Kudos to a number of other riders who also managed an impressive 8 or 9 PRs. Robin Betz and Gavin Hlady were GC top performers for their respective categories.

Riders of the Day: Robin Betz and Gavin Hlady

GC Top Performers: Gavin Hlady (Men) and Robin Betz (Women)

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-17

Join the Egan club on Strava if you want your efforts counted towards GC: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride

Pescadero Road Race (July 22): AV is making a significant investment to host the race this year despite the closing of Stage Rd. This is the last call from the Egan crew for volunteers for Pesky: we are still in need of course marshals. Contact Bernardo Tapia at bernardojtapia@gmail.com, 650.590.0258.

SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR PESCADERO HERE

REGISTER FOR PESCADERO ROAD RACE HERE

Top performers off the bikes are in the GC Category: Matt, Simon, Stephan, Mike, Claude and Chloé. They win the award for the most post Egan ride activities.

Happy birthday Matt Flanzer!

Egan 2023.17 - Golden Fawn

This week we will be making our way to some of our less frequently visited climbs in Westridge. Among our stops will be Golden Fawn, which appears to have been last visited in 2018. With the heat in the forecast, be sure to bring enough water - 2 bottles recommended.

The Pescadero Road Race (July 22) is also coming up! AV is making a significant investment to host the race this year despite the closing of Stage Rd. We need volunteers to make sure Pesky is a positive, successful and safe experience for racers. Please consider giving back to the club by signing up to volunteer and/or race. Contact Bernardo Tapia at bernardojtapia@gmail.com, 650.590.0258.

SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR PESCADERO HERE

REGISTER FOR PESCADERO ROAD RACE HERE

The Egan route for this week is:

Leaders: The Egan Collective (Matt, Robin, Mike, Akin and Jerome). Ride to be split as needed.

Route: Egan 2023.17 - Golden Fawn

Summary: 24.9 mi, 3060 ft

Segments:

1. La Paloma from Westwind - (0:57 / 1:05)

2. DeerCreekClimb - (0:37 / 1:05)

3. Liddicoat + Stanford - (0:58 / 1:17)

4. John Marthens Lane - (1:40 / 2:09) - Be Careful on the left turn!

5. Portola Valley LKHC #3 Hillbrook - (1:10 / 1:46)

6. Golden Oak - Sausal to top - (2:37 / 2:43)

7. Cervantes Wall - (2:20 / 3:14)

8. Minoca (Egan Official) - (2:20 / 2:50)

9. Pinon Drive to La Sandra Way - (2:10 / 2:35)

10. Egan Golden Fawn - (3:44 / 4:39)

Ride Rules: 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 2023.16 Top Performers

Another tour of some classic Egan climbs: complete! Kicking off the ride, we had a great showing for the women’s ride with 11 riders turning out despite the heat. Karen Brems beat the group up every single hill, while Sonia Martin was rider of the day with PRs on 9/10 hills! Following just behind, the A and B groups combined for the evening which perhaps provided some extra competition to break not just one but two XOMs! Congrats to Grant Miller and Greg McCullough for tying on the Esperanza KOM and Greg pulling in a second KOM on Bandera. Rider of the day was James Biddle with PRs on all 10 segments! Kudos to the several other riders who also managed a perfect 10 PRs.

Riders of the Day: Sonia Martin and James Biddle

GC Top Performers: Grant Miller (Men) and Karen Brems (Women)

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-16

(Join the Egan club on Strava if you want your efforts counted towards GC: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride)

Pescadero Road Race (July 22): AV is making a significant investment to host the race this year despite the closing of Stage Rd. We need volunteers to make sure Pesky is a positive, successful and safe experience for racers. Please consider giving back to the club by signing up to volunteer and/or race. Contact Bernardo Tapia at bernardojtapia@gmail.com, 650.590.0258.

SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR PESCADERO HERE

ORDER YOUR EGAN KIT BY JULY 14 HERE

REGISTER FOR PESCADERO ROAD RACE HERE

Egan 2023.16 - Country Clubbin’ (Egan Women Start at 5:30pm)

This week we continue our tour with some classic Egan climbs. Since we were all off celebrating last Tuesday, this week is also the July Egan Women’s Ride! We’ll have three staggered groups for the evening:

• Egan Women @ 5:30pm - Leader: Robin Betz

• Egan A Group @ 6:05 - Leaders: Tanner DeVoe and Matt Bierbaum

• Egan B Group @ 6:10 - Leaders: Jerome Sierra and Mike Kato

The Pescadero Road Race (July 22) is also coming up! AV is making a significant investment to host the race this year despite the closing of Stage Rd. We need volunteers to make sure Pesky is a positive, successful and safe experience for racers. Please consider giving back to the club by signing up to volunteer and/or race. Contact Bernardo Tapia at bernardojtapia@gmail.com, 650.590.0258.

SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR PESCADERO HERE

ORDER YOUR EGAN KIT BY JULY 14 HERE

REGISTER FOR PESCADERO ROAD RACE HERE

The Egan route for this week is:

Route: Egan 2023.16 - Country Clubbin’

Summary: 17.6 mi, 2700 ft

Segments:

1. De Bell (Egan official) - (0:30 / 0:42)

2. Esperanza Counterclockwise (Egan official) - (1:19 / 1:32)

3. Viscaino Rd (East side) - (1:25 / 1:56)

4. Elena Rd to Natoma - (1:31 / 2:00)

5. Edgerton from the bottom - (1:25 / 1:51)

6. Alexis to Country Club - (1:46 / 2:16)

7. Bandera Dr (Egan official) - (0:40 / 1:00)

8. Laurel Glen to Top of Alexis (Egan official) - (2:26 / 3:24)

9. Stirrup/Saddle to Moon - (1:31 / 1:50)

10. La Cresta - (2:56 / 3:39)

Ride Rules: 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

Unofficial Egan 2023.15 - Top Performers

A smaller but hardy group joined the official Unofficial Thursday night Egan, allowing us to keep one combined field as we navigated twice up mighty Blandor. The pointy end of the ride was closely contested most of the night until Gabriel Lipkowitz gave an explosive performance on the second trip up Blandor, capturing a top 10.

Rider of the day was Colin Ovens with PRs on all 11 segments, a top 10, and 2nd place in the GC. The GC award this week goes to Matt Bierbaum (reports of results tampering are greatly exaggerated) while there were no women riders registered.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-15

(Join the Egan club on Strava if you want your efforts counted towards GC: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride)

Pescadero Road Race (July 22): AV is making a significant investment to host the race this year despite the closing of Stage Rd. We need volunteers to make sure Pesky is a positive, successful and safe experience for racers. Please consider giving back to the club by signing up to volunteer and/or race. Contact Bernardo Tapia at bernardojtapia@gmail.com, 650.590.0258.

SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER FOR PESCADERO HERE

ORDER YOUR EGAN KIT BY JULY 14 HERE

REGISTER FOR PESCADERO ROAD RACE HERE

THIS THURSDAY AT 6PM Unofficial Egan 2023.15 - Evil Twin Peaks by Matt Bierbaum

IMPORTANT: TUESDAY EGAN IS CANCELLED AND REPLACED WITH AN UNOFFICIAL EGAN EDITION AT 6PM ON THURSDAY

Egan Store is Open until 07/14. Last order for 2023!

This is the first route crafted by Matt Bierbaum with German precision. This route will get you back in shape after the 4th of July turpitudes. 100% guaranteed. It promises to deliver and challenge you into the evening. It would be a perfect addition to the palmarès of the Egan Classic route of evil.

This week's Egan is about dichotomy - we will be hitting two of the longer climbs of the season with a cluster of short ones in between. We begin with some warmup segments on our way to an extended Blandor segment, a climb that only gets steeper. We then drop down into the University and Country Club areas for a series of punchy short climbs before heading back to Blandor as a digestif.

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3110738866515074138&s=13019436,1416331,10534914,34802507,686220,913443,1315771,934161,2449493,9528037,739865

Leaders: Matt, Tanner, Jerome, Akin

Segments:

1. Wildcrest Dr.: https://www.strava.com/segments/13019436 - (1:02 / 1:34)

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

3. Stonebrook from Priscilla:https://www.strava.com/segments/10534914 - (49s / 32s)

4. Olive Tree from Stonebrook - Egan Official:https://www.strava.com/segments/34802507 - (4:52 / 5:27)

5. Quinnhill from Summerhill:https://www.strava.com/segments/686220 - (33s / 40s)

6. Border Hill: https://www.strava.com/segments/913443 - (1:12 / 1:32)

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

8. fulll Whitham Avenue:https://www.strava.com/segments/934161 - (48s / 1:05)

9. Country Club Drive:https://www.strava.com/segments/2449493 - (44s / 55s)

10. Eastbrook to Berkshire on Loyola:https://www.strava.com/segments/9528037 - (1:24 / 1:51)

11. Base of Blandor to Olive Tree Cul de Sac:https://www.strava.com/segments/739865 - (3:06 / 3:48)

Ride Rules: 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 2023.14 Top Performers

What an evening for an extended ride out to the hills of Saratoga and ending at the top of Mora Trail at the exact minute of sunset (8:33 PM). I regret to announce that we are officially past the peak Egan ride season and all the rides will be incrementally shorter from here on out…. I know you are all devastated by this reality, so here are the results you’ve been waiting for:

Rider of the day is Eugene Chan with PRs on all 13 segments, 4 top 10s, one PRIME, the sticker award and zero Club KOMs! The GC awards go to Yvonne Walbroehl and Yann. The good samaritan rider is Claude Luu, who helped out two riders with flats and the photographer of the evening goes to nikhil, who somehow was always able to get up the hills before us to snap some amazing photos.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-14

Photos: https://www.flickr.com/photos/198487074@N02/albums/72177720309390806/

Egan Store Open Until July 14: https://www.altovelo.org/egan/egan-store-is-opened-until-0714-last-chance-to-order-the-2023-kit

Pro Tip: follow the Zen Turtle (aka Marco) on the Saratoga segments. He knows these hills better than anyone!

Effortless roll for Matt B. while George plans his attack!

The ladies of Egan making it look easy!

Eugen’s PRIME award with his cheat sheet for segment times. Is that legal? I cry FOUL!

Egan Store is opened until 07/14 - LAST Chance to order the 2023 Kit.

This is your last chance to order the 2023 Egan Kit by 07/14. Place order here. 10% discount at Check-out.

Egan 2023.14 The Saratoga Shuffle

This week is throwback Tuesday as we resurrect a signature Greg Finley route from 2019 that takes us over Mora, then out to Parker Ranch in Saratoga. In honor of the ride we are asking that everyone wear your old Voler Alto Velo jersey from circa 2019 or earlier. We’d like to see everyone in the old blue/white or blue/white/orange jerseys (see samples below).

Leaders: The Egan Collective (Matt B., Tanner, Mike, Akin and Jerome). Ride to be split as usual.

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3107803080230586114&s=1315771,9441001,15204014,660481,21137610,623365,10979745,5659657,21149067,612207,747002,11993933,21137778

Summary: 30.07 mi; 3,156 ft

Segments:

1. Valley View from Border

2. Mora: steep to gate

3. RSA bump

4. H2N: Voss

5. Lindy Ln (No Canyon View) - Egan Official

6. H2N: Maria Ln

7. Prospect hill repeat

8. Parker Ranch to Star Ridge

9. Comer (Egan Official) Bridge to Stop Sign

10. Comer Climbs (Third)

11. Vist Arrroyo Wall Two

12. Stevens Creek Climb Westbound

13. Mora Trail - Egan Official

Ride Rules: 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 2023.13 Top Performers

The Egan 2023 Death Ride edition did not disappoint. This classic route will be remembered for generations of Egan riders to come. The explosive route started with the 3 evil triplets (Deerfield, Madonna and Quinnhill) but we all got rewarded at the end with a magnificent fireworks of pastel colors at the top of Foothills Park. We climbed almost 1,200 meters (3,900 ft). The A group completed 15 segments whereas the B group had to cut one short due to lack of day light. We finished the ride with the last sun-rays of the day. We had 59 registered riders on Strava and 275 PRs.

In the B Group, we had at least 5 women who completed this arduous course. Whereas their male counterparts complained non-stop, the women gracefully accepted the challenge in front of them. One of them even walked her bike on Deerfield and Moody. At the end of the ride, I approached her and she said will get stronger next time!

Meanwhile, here is note from the spicy Group A: “Oofta! Our longest ride of the year had A group chanting kind words about the route maker at the end. Despite a bonus segment over B group (sorry, but not) and some mechanicals, group A was spicy all the way to sunset with a very close top 3.” Matt Bierbaum

Rider of the Day: Matt Larson

GC Top Performers: Sam Schneider (Men) and Jen Ji (Women)

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-13

Photo Credit: Roger Pai

Photo Credit: Chloé Nguyen

Photo Credit: Justin Pane

Photo Credit: Justin Pane

Egan 2023.13 - The Death Ride Edition

Bonjour Eganeers!

This is a repeat from last year. Saddly, you will be utterly disappointed because I will not add surprise segments along the way. We will only do 1/4 of the Death Ride Elevation with some punchy back-to-back sprints along the way. My favorite one is definitly the puncheur combo, Madonna and Quinhill, a perfect Egan apéritif. If you plan to attend the Death Ride on July 15th, connect with us on Slack and join the 2023 Death Ride channel.

Make sure to take a lot of pictures at Foothill Park and tag us on IG at https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/

Route:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3105654547202145806&s=931998,12244647,20659253,631065,15025857,619680,7021782,730153,6445920,11886743,1664991,21036783,4312996,20963377

1. Deerfield Drive up: https://www.strava.com/segments/931998 - (26s / 36s)

2. Madonna Way (the climb): https://www.strava.com/segments/12244647 - (41s / 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 - (45s / 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 / 44s)

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

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

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

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

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

12. Taaffe from Dezahara (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21036783 - (55s / 1:07)

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

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

Ride Leaders:

• A Group: Tanner and Matt

• B Group: Mike and Jerome

Ride Safety:

• 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-2023. 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 2023.12 Top Performers

Another spicy Egan field trip to Portola Valley and Ladera. Rider of the day is Hannon Ayer with PRs on all 9 segments and 2 top 10s. The GC awards go to Leslie DeBoer and Yann. The sticker award goes to Sam, better luck next week!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-12

PS: Have you spotted the new Egan jersey on the roads yet?

More photos by Nikhil at: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAHK2k

Egan 2023.12 Ride the Wayside

This week we are going on another field trip as we head out to Ladera and Portola Valley. We’ll hit a couple short segments on our commute out, then you’ll be rewarded with some of Portola Valley’s finest including Minoca and Wayside. We still need to do a better job of splitting the group as the lead group could use 10-15 more riders. If you’ve been on the promotion list consider joining the lead group to challenge yourself and fitness.

Leaders: The Egan Collective (Matt and Tanner leading the front group; Jerome and Mike leading the follow group)

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2967908694920665240&s=9687341,30846866,697481,23831189,9870926,9870944,20760283,473763,11380228

Summary: 27 mi. / 3,323 ft

Segments:

1. Aric Lane

2. Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official)

3. Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes

4. La Mesa Dr from Mira Way

5. Morro Vista

6. Up Escobar to Westridge

7. Wayside (Egan Official)

8. Corte Madera Rd to Tan Oak

9. Horseshoe Bend - Steep Bit

Ride Rules: 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