Egan Ride
Bored with structured training? Increase your fitness with hill intervals! Welcome to Egan, a fun, social yet competitive group of eclectic hill climbers. We charge steep uphills and banter during recovery. Each week is a new route featuring challenging short climbs in the beautiful hills of Silicon Valley.
Join the Egan Ride Club on Slack to stay informed about rides and chat with other Egan riders!
Start: Tuesdays 6:00pm during daylight saving time at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce, rolling at 6:05pm
Pace: Charge the hills, slow roll in between
Regroups: We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can climb Old La Honda in 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up
Example route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2874856572963175602 (click here to see more)
The Egan Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules and all participants must sign an annual waiver.
Note: During the Egan off season, The Climbing Ride is held monthly on Sundays, starting at 9am at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. Slightly longer than Egan, it features crazy steep hills in places like Los Gatos, Emerald Hills, and Hillsborough. To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".
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Representing Egan!
Chloé Nguyen at the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz Ironman
Chloé Nguyen at the 2024 Ironman 70.3 Santa Cruz Ironman
Warner Yuen at the Umbrail pass in the Dolomites
Simon Parton at the finish line of 2024 Unbound Gravel
Akin Dirik riding in Mallorca (Cap de Formentor)
Egan 2022.24 Top Performers
Greg McCullogh was the rider of the day who snagged the KOM on Madonna Way and took nine PRs, and two additional top ten finishes, great job Greg!
Great job by everyone last night, that was pretty tough! This was the first time this year that we used the five ways to the four way and I think the difficulty of that section was apparent. Extra kudos to George Wehner, Tanner Devoe, Otto Jolanki, Mike Kato and Jerome Sierra for taking part in the brutal University Road Race and still joining us for this tough Egan course. I think I saw a twinkle of extra suffering on all of their faces :) Despite that we had top ten finishes by a few of those individuals! While he didn’t complete the course, George Wehner snagged a KOM on O’Keefe Lane!
Special mention to Ben Stevens who rode across country on an older Specialized frame with downtube shifters and panniers, camping along the way just to ride with Egan! I didn’t find out what gearing he had, but it was definitely not Egan friendly.
Greg McCullogh was the rider of the day who snagged the KOM on Madonna Way and took nine PRs, and two additional top ten finishes, great job Greg!
Egan 2022.24 (Tuesday 8/23, 6pm)
Eganeers,
With the end of summer rapidly approaching, we need to do more with less. In this case we’ll do more climbing within less time and distance. In that spirit I managed to squeeze 12 climbs and 2500ft into 19 miles. We’ll be starting off with three tough ascents off of University and Border and then we’ll have a few more climbs on our way to the infamous 5 ways to the 4 way. Don’t miss it!
Leader: Greg Finley
Summary: 19.3 mi, 2551 ft
Segments:
1. Madonna Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/863594 - (46s / 58s)
2. Quinhill from University (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20659253 - (33s / 48s)
3. Border Hill (official to summit): https://www.strava.com/segments/4111990 - (51s / 1:04)
4. Valley View from Border: https://www.strava.com/segments/1315771 - (33s / 46s)
5. O'Keefe summitage: https://www.strava.com/segments/22323489 - (38s / 1:02)
6. Elena Sprint: https://www.strava.com/segments/8621559 - (55s / 1:13)
7. Duval Way outbound: https://www.strava.com/segments/1637778 - (35s / 48s)
8. Viscaino West Side: https://www.strava.com/segments/619616 - (50s / 1:18)
9. La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/491203 - (2:56 / 3:39)
10. Anacapa - Sir Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/681843 - (2:36 / 3:17)
11. Ascenscion + Anacapa: https://www.strava.com/segments/658065 - (2:23 / 2:59)
12. Viscaino Rd (East Side): https://www.strava.com/segments/676449 - (1:25 / 1:56)
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
For additional ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette
What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no problem keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022
How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly covered socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.
Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride
Egan 2022.21 Top Performers
Along with her other accolades, the rider of the day was Gina Yuan with a PR on every segment, seven cups and a QOM! Awesome job Gina!
We had a great ride last night, thanks to everyone for keeping it slow and safe between all of the climbs!
We had some great performances this weekend at the San Rafael Criterium! Gina took first place in P-3, Alex took third place in P-1-2-3 and Jack took first place in P-3. Not bothering to rest on their laurels, they came to Egan last night and pretty much crushed the field with Gina and Alex taking first and second among the women and Jack taking first for the men.
Hal took first place in the Bike Hut classic for an impressive third year in a row and was still out there with us last night.
And Justin Pane decided he hadn’t had enough pain on Tuesday after getting a skin biopsy, so he also came to Egan for a bit more suffering.
Other honorable mentions go out to Gavin, who took 5th in Men’s P-1-2 at the San Rafael Crit and Robin who had her third win in a row at the Bike Hut Classic. Come back for some more Egan fun soon!
Along with her other accolades, the rider of the day was Gina with a PR on every segment, seven cups and a QOM! Awesome job Gina!
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-21
Hope to see everyone again next week!
Greg
Gina, Alex, Jack and Tommy relaxing between segments
Egan 2022.21 (Tuesday 8/2, 6pm)
Eganeers,
I think it’s time that we had ‘The Talk’. No, not the birds and the bees, I’ll let someone else cover that talk. This talk is about safety. Last week we had a couple falls on the ride and while they weren’t hurt badly, with our large group we were lucky that other riders weren’t taken out as well. So this is a reminder that we focus on going up the hills fast; take it easy on the flats and the descents, make sure your brakes are working before you start climbing and do your best to keep yourself and everyone else safe out there.
Here’s a little training video on proper bicycle braking:
Now that that’s out of the way, we’ve got a great course put together this week with a couple of new (to Egan) climbs: Ravensbury and W. Ravensbury. We’ve got about the same distance and elevation that we’ve had in the past few weeks, so you know roughly what you’re in for. You might be happy to see that this week we pass right by Blandor/Olive Tree without climbing it! Shocker!
See everyone Tuesday!
Route:
Ride Leader: Greg
Segments:
1. La Paloma from Westwind: https://www.strava.com/segments/4243560 - (57s / 1:05)
2. Vinedo Lane (to summit): https://www.strava.com/segments/1847115 - (59s / 1:06)
3. Tepa-Summit Wood: https://www.strava.com/segments/456211 - (2:01 / 2:48)
4. Ravensbury - Corner to CH (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/32399505 - (1:01 / 1:13)
5. Ravensbury, back wall: https://www.strava.com/segments/631004 - (1:07 / 1:47)
6. Mora Glen Drive climb maximus: https://www.strava.com/segments/2903975 - (58s / 1:10)
7. Mora: steep to gate: https://www.strava.com/segments/9441001 - (2:06 / 2:34)
8. Stonebrook to Prospect: https://www.strava.com/segments/619680 - (41s / 50s)
9. Emeraldhill Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1712416 - (16s / 25s)
10. Altamont - Stop Sign to Crest: https://www.strava.com/segments/3588820 - (4:04 / 5:09)
11. Black Mtn Rd.: https://www.strava.com/segments/638963 - (1:32 / 1:56)
12. Foothills Park Vista Point (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20963377 - (2:11 / 2:59)
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
Riders should carry a Medical ID that contains your name and emergency contact information. Additional helpful information includes any medical history. Two IDs are preferable.
Riders must wear a helmet.
Riders are always responsible for their own safety.
Look for yourself for cars and other road users, and OBEY TRAFFIC rules – you are responsible
Do NOT cross the centerline.
No Aero Bar use
No Ear Buds or non-transparent headphone use. It is important that you are able to hear warning calls and approaching traffic.
Important Note for Non Alto Velo members: If you are planning to attend Egan in 2022, please complete the online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.
What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00 pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no trouble keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022.
Ride Splitting: If the ride reaches a large enough size, we will split into multiple groups with one group leaving a few minutes after the first. This is for safety, too many folks on some of the smaller roads can be an issue.
How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022 #18 (Tuesday 7/12, 6pm)
Hello Eganeers!
This week we’ll be headed to south Los Altos Hills and we’ve added four new climbs to the menu! The route has a bunch of short punchy climbs at the beginning and several longer climbs at the end. Will you take it easy on the short ones to save juice for the longer ones? Or will you sprint hard early? We’ll find out next Tuesday, I hope everyone can make it!
Route:
1. Border Hill (official to summit): https://www.strava.com/segments/4111990 - (51s / 1:04)
2. Valley View from Border: https://www.strava.com/segments/1315771 - (33s / 46s)
3. Plateau Ave Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/659027 - (38s / 48s)
4. fulll Whitham Avenue: https://www.strava.com/segments/934161 - (53s / 1:05)
5. Highlands east, the good bit: https://www.strava.com/segments/6180489 - (22s / 22s)
6. Andover Way: https://www.strava.com/segments/1105558 - (23s / 34s)
7. Oxford Dr (West): https://www.strava.com/segments/1105588 - (15s / 25s)
8. Sierra Ventura: https://www.strava.com/segments/6664213 - (55s / 1:12)
9. Vineyard/Redwood: https://www.strava.com/segments/804807 - (1:04 / 1:20)
10. Arboretum Drive: https://www.strava.com/segments/640149 - (1:15 / 1:41)
11. Mora Trail - Egan Official: https://www.strava.com/segments/21137778 - (1:59 / 2:40)
12. West Loyola, Eastbrook to Rolly: https://www.strava.com/segments/632574 - (2:19 / 2:53)
13. Camino Hermosa (Egan Official) to Magdalena: https://www.strava.com/segments/21192549 - (1:42 / 2:21)
14. Blandor to end of Olive Tree: https://www.strava.com/segments/298309 - (2:51 / 3:48)
Ride Leader: Greg
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
Riders should carry a Medical ID that contains your name and emergency contact information. Additional helpful information includes any medical history. Two IDs are preferable.
Riders must wear a helmet.
Riders are always responsible for their own safety.
Look for yourself for cars and other road users, and OBEY TRAFFIC rules – you are responsible
Do NOT cross the centerline.
No Aero Bar use
No Ear Buds or non-transparent headphone use. It is important that you are able to hear warning calls and approaching traffic.
Important Note for Non Alto Velo members: If you are planning to attend Egan in 2022, please complete the online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.
What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00 pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no trouble keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022.
Ride Splitting: If the ride reaches a large enough size, we will split into multiple groups with one group leaving a few minutes after the first. This is for safety, too many folks on some of the smaller roads can be an issue.
How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022.16 Top Performers
Great ride last night, I think we squeezed all that we could out of the available daylight!
Kudos to all the women who showed up last night, it was a long one with some very tough climbs!
We had some great performances out there tonight from the men, Kevin Kim snagged the Rider of the Day title with PRs on every segment and 3 top ten finishes. George Wehner took the GC with 8 PRs, a club KOM on Golden Oak South Side and a 7th place overall on Coyote Hill. Impressive work guys!
Other shoutouts:
Allen who climbed up Summit Springs from Tripp after accidentally doing the challenging 'recovery climbs' route to the middle of Summit Springs.
David Gong who did the final two and a half climbs in a fixed gear after his freehub died.
Sergey Romanovsky who ran out of water before the final two climbs and managed to finish.
Greg McCullough who, after many years off of the Egan ride, took home 4 cups and now shares the KOM for the Matadero Creek Bike Path! Join our Strava club so you get on our leader board next time Greg!
Kudos to Chloeeee N who was the only woman to make it to the end, despite sitting out a climb or two.
https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-16
See everyone again next week!
NB: want on the leaderboards? Join the club: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022 #16 - Woodside Mulligan (7/28)
Hello Eganers,
Well last week was fun! Who doesn’t enjoy climbing random hills with fire and brimstone licking at our feet? Probably a good thing that we didn’t head towards the light… err… smoke and do the route as planned. Good thinking by Jerome and Mike to head back to Los Altos for some clearer air!
This week, we’re gonna try the diabolical Woodside climbs again with a few variations to keep things fresh. Hopefully we aren’t diverted by thousand degree heat, forest fires, tornadoes, hailstones or Night of the Lepus situations.
If you plan to finish the ride, you may want to bring a light. We’ll probably finish the last segment before sundown but it might be dark before you get home.
See everyone Tuesday!
Route:
Segments:
1. De Bell (Egan official): https://www.strava.com/segments/21706104 - (32s / 44s)
2. Coyote Hill from HV, only the hill: https://www.strava.com/segments/1323761 - (27s / 42s)
3. Matadero Creek Bike Path Climb -- Coyote to Deer Creek: https://www.strava.com/segments/3971327 - (1:07 / 1:26)
4. Golden Oak South Side: https://www.strava.com/segments/624116 - (3:12 / 4:39)
5. Mapache last grunt: https://www.strava.com/segments/3789060 - (51s / 1:04)
6. Entrance-patrol rd dead end: https://www.strava.com/segments/669306 - (4:27 / 5:07)
7. Summit Spring Rd: https://www.strava.com/segments/5872720 - (4:17 / 5:20)
8. Bear Gulch to Gate: https://www.strava.com/segments/2414627 - (1:07 / 1:33)
9. Hayfields: https://www.strava.com/segments/609311 - (4:06 / 5:42)
Ride Leader: Greg
Ride Safety:
Riders must be fully vaccinated and boosted for COVID-19.
Riders should carry a Medical ID that contains your name and emergency contact information. Additional helpful information includes any medical history. Two IDs are preferable.
Riders must wear a helmet.
Riders are always responsible for their own safety.
Look for yourself for cars and other road users, and OBEY TRAFFIC rules – you are responsible
Do NOT cross the centerline.
No Aero Bar use
No Ear Buds or non-transparent headphone use. It is important that you are able to hear warning calls and approaching traffic.
Important Note for Non Alto Velo members: If you are planning to attend Egan in 2022, please complete the online waiver at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver. Save your QR Code to confirm registration.
What: The Egan Ride used to meet at the Jr. High School, but now meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot every Tuesday at 6:00 pm and leaves at 6:05. We regroup and recover after every climb; if you can do OLH in under 25 minutes you should have no trouble keeping up.
Where: Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. 321 University Ave, Los Altos, CA 94022.
Ride Splitting: If the ride reaches a large enough size, we will split into multiple groups with one group leaving a few minutes after the first. This is for safety, too many folks on some of the smaller roads can be an issue.
How: Remember, pace yourself appropriately, there's lots of hills to climb! Pay attention to traffic and don't hog the road. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks on the Egan Ride, and riders are discouraged from riding Egan if they wear conservative socks.
Egansite: https://www.altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
Egan 2022 #12 - Tuesday 5/31 @6pm - Cupertino
Eganeers,
The days are getting longer and our rides are getting longer too! This week we'll be getting a taste of Cupertino featuring the infamous Regnart and Lindy/Canyon View climbs. I hope everyone can make it!
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Leader: Greg
Summary: 25.4mi, 2773ft
Segments:
1. Quinhill from University (Egan Official): https://www.strava.com/segments/20659253 - (33s / 48s)
2. Loyola with Berkshire sidetrip: https://www.strava.com/segments/2190242 - (2:28 / 4:07)
3. RSA bump: https://www.strava.com/segments/15204014 - (34s / 48s)
4. H2N: Voss: https://www.strava.com/segments/660481 - (48s / 1:13)
5. Unbearable Regnart: https://www.strava.com/segments/9747141 - (2:37 / 3:04)
6. Rainbow's End - Where's the pot of gold?: https://www.strava.com/segments/660321 - (1:22 / 1:58)
7. Lindy to the tippy-top of Canyon View: https://www.strava.com/segments/3498252 - (3:32 / 3:54)
8. Stevens Creek Climb Westbound: https://www.strava.com/segments/11993933 - (18s / 28s)
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.
Photos: https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0kGtnIORGdKsz
Egangram: https://www.instagram.com/eganrideclub/
Strava: https://www.strava.com/clubs/eganride
