Egan 2022.22 Top Performers + University Road Race workout tomorrow

Few public service announcements first related to the few incidents with the cars on the Egan ride this week. We want everyone coming to the ride to have great fun so it is our best interests not to running into conflicts with drivers. Here are some good practices we should follow:

• If there is someone passing the group on a climb where there isn't space, the call of 'car back' should have our riders pull over and ride single file. It isn't our legal obligation, but it will keep things safer. If it screws up the segment times people can request that we remove it from the results (its the least of our worries).

• If possible do not engage any drivers in any negative way. Do not shout at or touch a driver's car. If someone in the group is getting heated by a driver's actions, any other nearby riders who are more calm should do their best to calm the riders first, then possibly calmly discuss the issue with the driver.

As that is out of the way, here is more info about AVRT collaboration for University Road Race! If you want to join the Egan Slack Channel about this upcoming race, email egan@altovelo.org and we will send you an official invite.

Join us for a University Road Race workout tomorrow, Friday 08/12 at 7:30am at Los Altos Chamber of Commerce. We will do repeats on Taaffe RVSP egan@altovelo.org

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/2992934682505153616

Last but not least, the results from Egan! Greg McCullough took the rider of the day and GC victory for men. Welcome to the club and congrats! Remember to join the strava club if you want your result to be shown on the leaderboard.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2022-22

Egan 2022.22 (Tuesday 8/9, 6pm)

Eganeers,

Welcome to the 22nd Egan ride for 2022. If you come to recent Egan rides, you will not miss all the exciting news that our Eganeers are participating in many local races and often time winning! To get more people interested and involved in local race scene, this week’s theme is University Road Race simulation! If you don’t know, University Road Race is a local race in Santa Cruz, which has one of the simplest course while being the hardest on the race calendar. It either goes up or goes down, just like Egan Ride!

In order to get ready for such a hard race, we will focus on longer segments this week. Unlike the relentless nature of the real race, I put enough recovering between efforts so everyone can win. But if you want to take a shot at the real deal, you can sign-up for University Road Race here:

https://www.bikereg.com/university-road-race

See you all Tuesday! Remember to charge the hills and take it easy in between (especially on the downhills).

Route:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=2990423426774248972&s=21733835,376525,610570,620417,12993037,6445920,1727466,4594985,491203

Ride Leader: Steven

Segments:

1. Esperanza Counterclockwise (Egan official):https://www.strava.com/segments/21733835 - (1:19 / 1:32)

2. Ascension - Anacapa:https://www.strava.com/segments/376525 - (2:30 / 3:07)

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

4. Taaffe (Elena to Altamont):https://www.strava.com/segments/620417 - (2:48 / 3:34)

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

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

9. La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/491203 - (2:56 / 3:39)

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