Egan 2023.24 - Two by Four

Eganeers,

This week’s route is all about finding the middle ground after the big ring power of ‘Le Puncheur’ and the little ring grinding of ‘Moody Blues.’ We’ll do two sets of four intervals where each interval increases in length. Those that are able to balance the varied intensity will be rewarded with the best views of the sunset after the final segment.

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

• Egan B Group @ 6:10 - Leader: Mike Kato

Route: Egan 2023.24 - Two by Four

Summary: 22.59 mi, 2596 ft

Segments:

1. Dianne Drive: (36s / 42s)

2. O’keefe Summitage: (0:38 / 1:02)

3. Tepa Summit-Wood: (2:01 / 2:48)

4. Blandor to End of Olive Tree: (2:51 / 3:48)

5. Dawson Drive Wall: (0:45 / 1:09)

6. Ravensbury Corner to CH: (1:00 / 1:09)

7. Arboretum Drive: (1:15 / 1:41)

8. Mora: Trail of Tribulation: (1:58 / 2:38)

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

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 2023.23 - Moody Blues

Egan Riders,

Got the Moody Blues? If last week’s ‘Le Puncheur’ big ring sprinters route got you down, then this week’s route is aimed to please all the endurance climbers in the group. Noting that last week there was only one segment over a minute, this week has only one segment under a minute. Don’t attack the beginning of each segment unless you enjoy and can endure that lactate acid buildup in your legs!

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3130915443321594730&s=628214,676449,610570,1664991,12993037,6445920,2083915,20963377

Summary: 19.13 mi, 2661 ft

Segments:

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

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

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

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

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. Altamont_Circle_KOM: https://www.strava.com/segments/2083915 - (1:14 / 1:40)

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

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

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 2023.21 - Top Performers

Egan 2023.21 had something for everyone — short steep climbs, long steep climbs and a few “easy” climbs. There were reports of much suffering on the Blandor/Olive Tree segment. Isn’t that the whole point of Egan? For those of you who didn’t suffer on that aforementioned climb, you weren’t trying hard enough 😀

Rider of the day was Salvatore T. (for the second week in a row!) with PRs on all 9 segments. Gina Yuan took the woman’s GC with a commanding lead and Hannon Ayer took top spot for the men. And congrats to the all the riders who collectively garnered 362 PRs.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-21

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 2023.21

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 2023.19 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 2023.09 Top Performers

Ok, so that was probably the craziest Egan in history. First, let’s talk about the positives:

• most # of women riders (13, judging from Robin’s picture)

• most # of groups (3)

• highest rider count (at least 91, according to the results app, which is an underestimate)

• most # of PRs (at least 485, according to the results app)

• zero crashes and injuries

• zero NextDoor threads

With the growing popularity of Egan, the collective will meet tomorrow to discuss a revised format for the ride. Our objectives are simple:

• Make a safe and fun ride for all levels

• Accommodate our growth

• Promote women’s cycling

Stay tuned for more info soon.

Rider of the day was Ari Pascarella, with PRs on all 11 segments and a QOM on “Deerfield Drive up”! Ari also took the women’s GC while Eugene Chan took the men’s GC.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-09

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

Robin Betz and the women’s group

Men’s group 2 (odd birth year), photo credit: James Biddle

Egan 2023.07 Top Performers

Wow, that was an especially tough Egan ride with lots of great performances all around! We split the ride into 2 groups, and anecdotally, it seemed that Group 2 (birth months Jul-Dec) was a bit faster than Group 1 (Jan-Jun). Was this a random coincidence or statistical proof that birth month is correlated with athletic performance?

Notable observations: some riders took a wrong turn on the Anacapa segment, a pedestrian was prevented from crossing the road and there were reports of a few crossing double yellow lines. Please follow the prescribed route and group ride safety rules.

To all fast riders who get ahead of the leaders: check the route and tag the segments on Strava beforehand. That’s why we post the route on the mailing list, website and Egan Slack Channel. You most likely have a magical GPS device on your bars/stem that maps out the route and also notifies you when the segment starts and ends!

For all of you who are not members of Alto Velo and regularly attend the Egan ride, we invite and welcome you to join AV as reciprocal appreciation for all the hard work that the club does to organize these rides. Let’s keep the ride advertisement-free before we have to make a mid-ride stop for a timeshare sales pitch (LOL). It’s nearly cost neutral when you add up all the club benefits (sponsor discounts, picnics, pizza, banquets)!

Niky Taylor was rider of the day with PRs on all 12 segments, 7 top 10s, and a QOM on Coyote Hill! She was also tops in the women’s GC. On the men’s side, Yann Le Guen got top honors with George Wehner only 1 second behind. Honorable mention goes to Richard Red who posted a hilarious meme to his Strava feed (pic below).

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-07

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

Photo credit: Roger Pai

Meme credit: Richard Red

Egan 2023.07

With the rainy weather behind us, Egan returns this week with a vengeance. This week’s route was designed by Steven Wu and features a variety of climbs along Page Mill. Since we’ll spend quite a bit of time on Page Mill, please respect the yellow line rule and pay attention to traffic.

As we planned to do last week, we’ll split the ride by Month of Birth:

• First group: January through June

• Second group: July through December

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

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3090439508337460358&s=9687341,30846866,644182,681843,1529368,20659290,11109958,1155804,10102840,707505,4594985,491203

Summary: 18.56 mi, 2339 ft

Segments:

1. Aric Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/9687341 - (20s / 25s)

2. Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/30846866 - (28s / 50s)

3. Coyote Hill from PM: https://www.strava.com/segments/644182 - (52s / 1:04)

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

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

6. Paseo Del Roble (Egan Official) Mir Mirou to Roble Alto: https://www.strava.com/segments/20659290 - (1:00 / 1:12)

7. Story Hill Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/11109958 - (39s / 59s)

8. Matadero Creek Ln - off Pagemill Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/1155804 - (23s / 30s)

9. Matadero Creek Ln Climb from Bottom: https://www.strava.com/segments/10102840 - (31s / 44s)

10. Middle Fork Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/707505 - (52s / 1:16)

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

12. La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/491203 - (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

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 2023.03 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 2023.01 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

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Egan 2022.23 Top Performers

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

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

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

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

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

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

Chloé Nguyen

Matt Flanzer

Yours truly

Egan 2022.23 (Tuesday 8/16, 6pm)

Eganeers,

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

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

Leader: Akin Dirik

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

Summary: 26.43mi, 2851ft

Segments:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Horseshoe Bend - Steep Bit: https://www.strava.com/segments/11380228 - (1:00 / 1:49)

Ride Safety:

• Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.

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

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

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

Egan 2022.18 Top Performers

Thanks to Greg Finley for putting together a fiendishly brutal Egan ride! Featuring 4 new climbs, lots of short punchy segments at the beginning, and several longer ones at the end, this ride had something for everyone. Personally, I’d rank this among the toughest Egans so far this year (regrettably, I had to skip the final Blandor/Olive Tree segment due to some rib pain).

William Hooper was rider of the day with 14 PRs and a top 10 on the creatively named segment “Tough Wee Climb” (Vineyard/Redwood in Los Altos). Kristin Hepworth and George Wehner earned the top women’s and men’s GC respectively. Steven Wu bagged another couple of KOMs, on Whitham Ave and the aforementioned Tough Wee Climb.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-18

See everyone again next week!

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

Dirk Bergstrom demonstrates “what does not kill me makes me stronger” (photo courtesy of Allen Ibarra)

It’s a long way from the bottom of Mora (photo courtesy of Simon Parton)

Egan 2022.17 Top Performers

Although last night’s ride was shorter than previous Egan rides it was quite a bit faster, with another perfect photo finish at the Foothills Park vista point. Thanks to Mike Kato for designing the route and to Greg for leading the ride (since Mike wasn’t able to make it).

Rider of the day was Niky Taylor who had 11 PRs and 4 top 10s! Other notable performances included Greg McCullough with the top men’s GC and Steven Wu who got the KOM on Wildcrest.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-17

See everyone again next week!

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

Foothills Park scenery never disappoints (photo credit: Claude Luu)

ZZ Top rides Egan! (photo credit: Dirk Bergstrom)

Egan 2022.13 Top Performers

Eganeers,

I hope you all enjoyed last night’s segments in the hills of Ladera and Portola Valley.

Rider of the day was Niky Taylor with 9 PRs (on all segments), a QOM (on Minoca) and a Club QOM (on Horseshoe Bend)! For the men, Ben Hoskins took the overall GC with 8 PRs and a KOM (on Morro Vista). Way to go, Niky and Ben!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-13-v2

We had a couple of Alto Velo riders show up and give these important club announcements:

• Bernardo Tapia is Alto Velo’s racing coordinator for the annual Pescadero Coastal Classic Road Race on Saturday, June 18th. We need volunteers to help make sure it’s a positive and safe experience for racers. Please consider giving back to the club by signing up for a volunteer position in this sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Ccb3bSecVDryyp4oVj_yuE9UM6TL4RM4/edit#gid=912235044

• Gina Yuan and the Alto Velo Women's Racing Team will be hosting a women’s ride this Saturday, June 11th, starting 9am from the Woodside Town Hall (https://goo.gl/maps/v1NKfhzDqPmsHt2j6). The ride will be a recon of the Pescadero Coastal Classic!

See you all again next week! If that's too long to satisfy your Egan addiction, please join us for a recon of next week's Egan route this Friday at 7am starting at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce (https://g.page/losaltoschamber?share).

Thanks,

Akin

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

Egan 2022.13 - Tuesday 6/7 @6pm - Portola Valley

Eganeers,

With the longer days, it's time to ride the hills of Portola Valley again. This week's route will feature some longer climbs like La Mesa and Wayside, as well as a couple of new Egan segments!

We recommend bringing lights with you just in case it starts to get dark as we head back to downtown Los Altos.

Leaders: Greg and Akin

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

Summary: 27mi, 3323ft

Segments:

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

2. Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/30846866 (30s / 50s)

3. Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 (2:24 / 3:02)

4. La Mesa Dr from Mira Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/23831189 (2:44 / 3:33)

5. Morro Vista: https://www.strava.com/segments/9870926 (38 / 56)

6. Up Escobar to Westridge: https://www.strava.com/segments/9870944 (2:29 / 3:05)

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

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

9. Horseshoe Bend - Steep Bit: https://www.strava.com/segments/11380228 (1:00 / 1:49)

Ride Safety:

• Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.

• Riders should carry a Medical ID that contains your name and emergency contact information. Additional helpful information includes any medical history. Two IDs are preferable.

• Riders must wear a helmet.

• Riders are always responsible for their own safety.

• Look for yourself for cars and other road users, and OBEY TRAFFIC rules – you are responsible

• Do NOT cross the centerline.

• No Aero Bar use

• No Ear Buds or non-transparent headphone use. It is important that you are able to hear warning calls and approaching traffic.

• Important Note for Non Alto Velo members: If you are planning to attend Egan in 2022, please complete the online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.

What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00 pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no trouble keeping up.

Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022.

Ride Splitting: If the ride reaches a large enough size, we will split into multiple groups with one group leaving a few minutes after the first. This is for safety, too many folks on some of the smaller roads can be an issue.

How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.

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