Egan 2025.02 - Top Performers

With 117 riders and 284 PRs, the 2nd episode of Egan 2025 remains in record territory despite the cold weather. Thanks to Jerome Sierra and all the Alto Velo Team Sponsors (Eliel Cycling, KAV Helmets, Duke Racing Wheels and Jen Tavé, chiropractor and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner) for the first ever AV-Egan Pop-up Trunk Event. What a great way to learn more from our sponsors and pick up some cool AV/Egan swag! Thanks also to Christophe Testi from Creative Shot for taking those cool pics.

Special thank you to all the volunteers who helped out to distribute socks and hats: Claude Luu, Dirk Bergstrom, Matt Bierbaum and Edward Stewart.

Official Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2025-02

Will Gibb was rider of the day with PRs on all 7 segments and GC crown holder for the men. JenTavé took the GC crown for the women.

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

• 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

Photos courtesy of Christophe Testi @ CreativeShot https://photos.creativeshot.com/p731844928

Who’s the mastermind behind this Pop-Up Event? That guy!

Egan Rider: “I need lighter wheels for Egan.”

Nicolas from Duke: “Definitely this one. You’ll get more traction!”

Egan 2024.09 - Top Performers

Another reminder that safety is our priority and there are no PRs on downhills! Let’s take it easy on the way home and pay special attention to your speed, surroundings and road hazards. Hitting a bump with speed hurts! Now on with the results…

What a wonderful way to spend a Tuesday evening! This week we kept the ride local, but added a few more segments to get us to 2,581 ft. of climbing. We had a total of 85 riders on the leaderboards (and probably many more who skipped some segments or kept their rides private).

Scott W was rider of the day with PRs on all 12 segments and a top 10 on Aric Lane. Rachel Hwang took top honors for the women with 2 QOMs, while Grant Miller got the top spot for the men, beating Yann by 1 second. Aric Lane served up some serious results for the sprinters, so you all owe us a big Thank You for including it in the route.

Once again, big thanks to Dirk, Hannon and Josh for snapping photos in random spots along the ride. Photos will likely be posted via Slack sometime soon. As a reminder, the AV Photo Contest will be running through July 4.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2024-09

Photo credit Simon’s Drone

Egan 2024.09 - Palo Alto Hills

We are finally hitting some of my favorite segments in the small section of town, known only by a few, called Palo Alto Hills. This small oasis of land falls under the city of Palo Alto's jurisdiction, is exclusively accessible via a single road in-and-out (Alexis Drive), and is home to the only country club in the city. Do you have what it takes to become a member of this exclusive club where only KOM title holders are granted free passage? This is where we will make our final destination for the 9th episode of Egan 2024! Remember that the AV Photo Contest will be running through July 4 so keep your phone handy for snapshots up the grueling top of Alexis!

To keep the groups well-spaced, please note the following roll times:

• A group: roll 6:05

• B group: roll 6:08

• Women’s group: roll 6:10

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

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3221907116547025326&s=9687341,681843,19570446,1529368,20659290,11109958,1155804,10102840,2475030,1727466,21331441,20917732

Strava route: 18.8 mi, 2581 ft, 12 segments

Segments:

1. Aric Ln - https://www.strava.com/segments/9687341 (20s / 24s)

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

3. DeerCreek Climb - https://www.strava.com/segments/19570446 (37s / 1:05)

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

5. Paseo Del Roble (Egan Official) - https://www.strava.com/segments/20659290 (59s / 1:11)

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

7. Matadero Creek Ln - Off PM - https://www.strava.com/segments/1155804 (23s / 30s)

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

Egan 2024.04 - Top Performers

Simon says more heat and sweet pizza. Simon says I want Mora Egan. What Simon says, we oblige and Egan riders were out in force this week nearing triple digits again! With Tanner out again Group A was left in the hands of Mike and Jerome, a great opportunity to beat the blue jerseys up the hill! Balance in the two groups improved and we’ll continue to focus on balancing the groups the rest of the season.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2024-04

Rachel Hwang was rider of the day with PRs on all 9 segments, 5 top 10s and 3 QOMs (Hilltop Dr, Camino Hermosa and Oxford Dr)! And for the 4th week in a row she took top GC honors…can anyone stop her winning streak? For the men, top GC honors went to Matthew . Steven Wu had KOMs on Mora Glen Dr and Highlands Circle.

Thanks again to Christophe Testi and Hannon Ayer for snapping photos along the ride.

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

• 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

How to find us on the interweb:

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

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 2023.12 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

Egan 2023.10

This week we are riding the infamous staircase route up Los Trancos Woods (aka Tippy Top of Vista Verde). We are also splitting the ride based on GC performance from the prior week. If you placed in the top 50% last week and your name is listed below you are in the front group. If your name is NOT on the list, then you are in the follow group. The ride leaders (Akin, Jerome and Mike) have discretion to place riders in either group, so if you want to be in the front group you’ll need our permission.

GC Qualifiers Top 50%: (https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-09)

1. Ari Pascarella

2. Sue Lin Holt

3. Lindsey Raven

4. Robin Betz

5. Eugene Chan

6. Brooks Benard

7. George Wehner

8. Johannes Ferstad 🇳🇴🇺🇸

9. Steven Wu

10. Tanner DeVoe

11. Alex Derry

12. Hannon Ayer

13. Matt Bierbaum

14. Anthony Riley

15. Yann .

16. Andrew Wrist

17. Justin Molush

18. Dirk Bergstrom

19. Jack Larkin

20. jeff vance

21. Spencer Seay

22. max noda

23. Zac Blanco

24. Zack Berger

25. Benson Chang

26. Jerome S

27. Otto Jolanki

28. Alan King

29. Rhodes Walton

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

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

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2971238516530273346&s=1247601,30846866,2904465,2655590,21091927,21091916,21091961,21091956

Summary: 25.44 mi, 2956 ft

Segments:

1. St. Francis to La Cresta

2. Deer Creek Sprint (Egan Official)

3. Canyon Drive

4. Nasty Los Trancos Driveway

5. Los Trancos (Egan Official)

6. Ramona (Egan Official) Carmel to Vista Verde

7. Vista Verde (Egan Official) Ramona to Old Spanish

8. Vista Verde (Egan Official) Old Spanish to End

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 2022.26 - Extreme Heat Advisory! Only 2 rides left.

Eganeers,

So far this season we’ve been blessed with near perfect weather; no rain, no smoke and very mild temperatures. It seems our good fortune has run out as this week is going to be hot, I mean very hot, like in the 100s. Please come prepared with hydration and whatever you need to ride in extreme heat. We will take it slow and extend regroup times as needed. We may also decide to cut the ride short if heat exhaustion becomes a concern. Again, the goal this week as it is every week is to finish the ride on your bike at the finish, well except for Dirk who gets to lie down at the end…. This week's route details as follows.

Leader: Mike Kato

Route: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3000631316895824666&s=819038,819040,28771555,730153,1712416,7021782,21192549,298309,612899,617901

Summary: 18 mi, 2573 ft

Segments:

1. Dianne Drive Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/819038 - (36s / 42s)

2. La Rena Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/819040 - (33s / 1:06)

3. Full Tepa: https://www.strava.com/segments/28771555 - (56s / 1:07)

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

5. Emeraldhill Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/1712416 - (16s / 25s)

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

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

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

9. Mora - Stop to Sunhills: https://www.strava.com/segments/612899 - (1:26 / 2:04)

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

Ride Safety:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Egan 2022.20 (Revised)

Attention - some of the segments were out of order in the route viewer and prior post. Please save and star the updated route and segment list below. See you tomorrow!

Hello Eganeers!

For all those that enjoyed Terun Pizza after the B ride please consider making a donation to support this worthy cause - https://tourdefox.michaeljfox.org/virtual/FrancoTerun. Kristjan (Terun Chef/partner) has been diagnosed with Parkinson Disease. He is doing a challenge for the Michael J Fox Foundation on Saturday August 27th and we are trying to raise as much money as possible.

For this week's ride we are going to take it a bit easier this week as we recover from Napoleon’s Death Ride Revenge +2 ride and the Bike Hut Classic. We will be doing 14 fantastic segments through hills of Los Altos and Palo Alto. I hope everyone can make it!

Route:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2985462711464194354&s=21706104,676449,9687341,681843,8840877,4594985,30846866,635926,1529368,994786,2475030,1727466,21331441,20917732

Ride Leader: Mike

Segments:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Gerth Ln Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/635926 - (1:28 / 1:45)

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

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

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

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

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 2022.17: TikTok, the long and short of it.

Egan Riders,

Had enough of these longer rides with longer, steeper segments? This week we’ll get back to the basics and do a usual selection of segments in LAH. We call this ride the TikTok ride where we alternate from long to short to long to short segments throughout the ride. This week is not to be missed as I’m sure all of your favorite segments are included. See you tomorrow!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2977803696845436670&s=29199832,628214,676449,9687341,681843,610571,21036783,3744123,27278158,30846897,20963377

Ride Leader: Mike

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