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 2024.08 - Top Performers

As always, Golden Oak Egan is popular because who doesn’t love climbing both sides of that monster? We had a total of 84 riders on the leaderboards (and probably many more who skipped some segments or kept their rides private). A surprising number of people decided to ride the gravel through Arastradero back to Los Altos…perhaps we can call this the first “Dirty” Egan?

Once again, big thanks to Christophe Testi for another photoshoot from the top of Golden Oak. You can find his latest photos here and leave a review here. As a reminder, the AV Photo Contest will be running through July 4.

Yann . was rider of the day with PRs on all 7 segments and 3 top 10s. Robin Betz took top honors for the women while Matthew . got the top spot for the men, beating Yann by 25 seconds. There were also 2 QOMs: Gina Yuan on Liddicoat+Stanford and Robin on Golden Oak Sausal to Top.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2024-08

Photo credit Andrew Y

Egan 2024.07 - Top Performers

Can you believe that we’re already a quarter of the way through our Egan season? Good thing we checked off some neighborhood climbs last night to prepare us for the upcoming longer days and longer rides through the summer.

Approaching the summer also means that attendance will continue to grow so we ask everyone to be extra thoughtful about riding safely and predictably. As a reminder, aero bars are not permitted so please remove them before the start of the ride.

Getting into the fun stuff: shoutout to Christophe Testi for another glamorous photoshoot! You can find the latest photos here and leave a review here. As a reminder, the AV Photo Contest will be running through July 4.

Continuing in both of their leaderboard domination, Jen Tavé was rider of the day and women’s GC leader with 8 PRs, 5 top 10s and 3 (!) QOMs while top GC honors for the men went to Matthew.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2024-07

Photo Credit: Christophe Testi

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 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 2024.03 - Top Performers

Another Egan in the books! This week we had another huge turnout with estimates of 110 riders split between two groups. Of those, 80 riders landed on the result leader-boards! There are reports of many sandbaggers in the B group, some more conspicuous than others. You and your friends should consider riding in the A group next time. There’s some extra benefits to riding A such as mentorship from AVRT for riders interested in the world of racing.

This week we also have a few reminders to ensure a safe and fun ride for all! First and foremost is safety, particularly staying in our lane of travel whether there is a center line or not. Riders being passed should stay to the right to make way for a rider hunting that one segment, that ticket to the leader-boards. On the other hand, passing riders should ride predictably and stay on the right-hand side of the road, even if blocked (hey, free excuses). As you pass, keep in mind that there are many levels of bike handling ability within the bunch.

To help with this, next week we will be dividing the group evenly before leaving, so expect some shuffling and possibly some light heckling.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2024-03

Rachel Hwang was rider of the day with PR’s on all 8 segments (with 7 top 10s!) while also finishing at the top of the women’s GC! Men’s top GC honors went to Matthew . who also PR’ed on all segments!

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 2024.02 - Top Performers

The second Egan of the year was popular, with over 100 riders crowding the prosperous streets and cul-de-sacs of Los Altos Hills. We don’t really have an exact count because some folks prefer to keep their Strava activities private, some might have skipped segments, and some might have had GPS drift errors…but according to results 87 people made it onto the leaderboards by completing all segments!

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2024-02

Matin Massoudi was rider of the day with PRs on all 7 segments and a top 2 finish in the GC. For the women, top GC honors went to Rachel Hwang and to Yurko M for the men.

Special thanks to Jack Lund who served refreshing popsicles after the Tepa/Summit Wood segment and Christophe Testi from Creative Shots for the new kit photoshoot pre-ride! Please leave a review on Google for Christophe to show your appreciation!

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

Christophe Testi at work during the pre-ride photoshoot (photo credit Jerome Sierra)

Egan ride leaders sporting their new leader jerseys (photo credit Christophe Testi)

Chloé and her Cannondale (photo Credit Christophe Testi)

Sue Lin and her Tarmac (photo credit Christophe Testi)

Marzena Sansal and John Contreras enjoying popsicles at the top of Summit Wood (photo credit Marzena)

Surprise popsicle stop! Thank you Jack Lund! (photo credit Jon Charles)

Egan 2024.01 - Top Performers

We have liftoff! Starting things off on the right pedal, we had 98 riders racking up 280 PRs. What a crowd! Not wanting Chloe to miss out on the suffering fun, the B-group kindly waited before launching off. Dirk humbled the A-group by showing what it means to leave it all on the road.

In his Egan debut, Matthew took the rider of the day with PRs on all 7 segments. Rachel Huang claimed the women’s GC while Jack Liu - thanks to his backpack full of helium - took the men’s GC.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2024-01

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: Simon Parton

Photo Credit: Hannon Ayer

Egan 2023.25 & 26 Top Performers

The 2023 Egan finalé had 114 riders, some dressed in costume, racking up 365 PRs and respirating under smoky atmospheric conditions with AQI in the mid-100s. While the ride was short, it had a sweet ending with ice cream and popsicles served at the top of Madonna Way, thanks to Gina Yuan and Sue-Lin Holt!

Rider of the day was Rachel Hwang with PRs on all 7 segments and top placement in the women’s GC. Gavin Hlady took top honors for the men.

Due to a technical glitch that messed up the results for Egan 2023.25 (more about that below), the results now include all riders, not just those who are in the Egan Strava club. Going forward, we’ll probably calculate the results in this way.

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-26

Egan 2023.25 Revised Results:

The results from Egan 2023.25 were missing a lot of riders, even if they were members of the Egan Strava club. The corrected results now include everyone who rode all segments that day. You can view the details in this Google Spreadsheet.

General Classification — Women

1. Calypso Sheridan

2. Charlotte Peale

3. Yvonne Walbroehl

4. Yvonne Yip

5. Rachel Vasquez

6. Christina J

7. Leslie DeBoer

8. Chloéeee N

9. Serenity Marshall

10. Joey W

General Classification — Men

1. Greg McCullough

2. Hannon Ayer

3. Mattheus J

4. Tanner DeVoe

5. Brooks Benard

6. Matin Massoudi

7. Pierre-Amaury Laforcade

8. Alex Derry

9. Matt Bierbaum

10. jeff vance

Matt Flanzer and Simon Parton sporting their new aero helmets (photo credit Roger Pai)

This can’t possibly be good for your lungs (photo credit Matt Bierbaum)

Is this Egan Ride or Critical Mass? (photo credit Chloe Nguyen)

Egan 2023.23 - Top Performers

A perfect follow-up to last week’s sprint route, it was endurance night with 8 longer segments and only one of them under a minute. That didn’t stop 78 riders from racking up 281 PRs on the ride.

Newcomer Clark Penado was the rider of the day with PRs on all 8 segments. B Ride leader Louise made a rare appearance and rode away with the women’s GC crown. Greg McCullough nabbed the men’s GC nudging out George Wehner who gets the sticker award.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-23

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

REGISTER TODAY FOR THE AV PICNIC! For 2023 we have a new venue and catered tacos! The Alto Velo Picnic will take place on Sunday 09/24 from 3-6pm at Shoup Park at 400 University Avenue, Los Altos. REGISTER HERE

We are welcoming all-comers to this INCLUSIVE event. We expect this event to sell out. Please register early to avoid incurring late registration fees. Everyone is welcome to attend, and we want this picnic to be INCLUSIVE. Bring your family and friends to join us.

Vatos Tacos will be catering this event with beef, chicken, pork, and vegetarian options. In addition, there will be fresh churros made on site. Both alcoholic and non alcoholic refreshments will be provided. 

“Full moon Egan” (photo credit Christophe Testi)

Egan 2023.22 - Top Performers

It was a puncheur’s night with over 79 riders, 489 PRs and 4 KOM/QOMs. There is no doubt that Egan is the most popular ride in the Bay Area! Why is Egan so popular? Egan is not a structured workout nor a café ride. I came to the conclusion that Egan is a ”show on two wheels” where both racers and weekend riders join to defy gravity at sunset.

Yesterday’s BIG ring show was super fun with 12 short segments (with KOMs less than 1 minute except one). Simon had so much fun that he repeated the Boronda View Sprint twice (see video below).

Gina Yuan was the rider of the day with 10 PRs, 6 Top 10s, 2 QOMs and top GC honors (just ahead of Robin). Gavin led the men’s GC behind Yann who was taking a nap on the Stirrup Wall. Hannon finished 3rd because he could not find his front derailleur since we cut off his cable.

Also kudos to Tanner and Zack for completing the University Road Race 2023 in Cat 4-5. It was a brutal scorching day to complete 15 laps of this circuit.

Results: https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-22

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

REGISTER TODAY FOR THE AV PICNIC! For 2023 we have a new venue and catered tacos! The Alto Velo Picnic will take place on Sunday 09/24 from 3-6pm at Shoup Park at 400 University Avenue, Los Altos. REGISTER HERE

We are welcoming all-comers to this INCLUSIVE event. We expect this event to sell out. Please register early to avoid incurring late registration fees. Everyone is welcome to attend, and we want this picnic to be INCLUSIVE. Bring your family and friends to join us.

Vatos Tacos will be catering this event with beef, chicken, pork, and vegetarian options. In addition, there will be fresh churros made on site. Both alcoholic and non alcoholic refreshments will be provided. 

Excellent performance from Zach and Tanner at URR 2023. Tanner is a diesel engine that cannot be stopped once launched.

Simon’s leadout on the Boronda View Sprint. 2nd round. Egan leaders having fun. Tanner deserves all the credit since he did the entire 15 laps of URR 2023 on Sunday.

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 2023.20 - 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 2023.19 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 2023.18 - 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 2023.17 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 2023.16 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

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

Egan 2023.10 Top Performers

Another epic ride for the record books! Last night’s route is a must-do every year to test everyone’s mid-season strength, endurance and mental sanity. This year was no exception as we survived the infamous stairway to heaven the top of Vista Verde!

Rider of the day was Ari Pascarella again on her 2nd time joining the ride with PRs on all 8 segments and an XOM on Canyon Drive. Ari you are officially nominated as the Egan Sandbagger of the year! GC winners are awarded to Kelly Brennan and Ian Twamley. Everyone else’s results can be found here:

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-10

Promotions: The following riders are officially promoted to the Varsity team from next week’s ride onwards. If your name is on this list you can ride in the lead group if you desire.

1 Kelly Brennan

2 Yvonne Walbroehl

3 Adam Bhavnani

4 Akın Dirik

5 Alec Womboldt

6 Andy Stinnes

7 Brendan Larkin

8 Claude Luu

9 Colin Ovens

10 Derek Knowles

11 Fei Xia

12 Harold Reimer

13 Henry Maxfield

14 Ian Twamley

15 Jim L

16 Jonathan Lewis

17 Joshua Wise

18 Justin Pane

19 Kevin Lin

20 Martin W

21 Matt Larson

22 matt stirrup

23 Mike K8o

24 Richard Red

25 Sam Schneider

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

Sneak Preview Recon Ride: Join us on our Recon Ride this Friday at 7am at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce.

Photo of the week:

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

2023.8 Top Performers

It was a tough Tuesday and the pain factor increased 2x by climbing some of the most challenging Egan segments. Who will forget climbing Golden Oak at sunset blinded by the last sun rays of the day and gasping for air? But the best was waiting for us at the top of John Marthens Lane….

Egan by the numbers:

• 72 ice creams: gone!

• 48 Gatorades: gone!

• 40 bottles of water: gone!

• 1 surprise birthday party for Akin: done! (see video below)

Egan volunteer of the day: Simon Parton, who stored all the drinks and ice creams in his fridge few days earlier. Then he cut the ride short to bring all the above to the top of John Marthens Lane. Give kudos to Simon next time you see him on a ride. Great guy that embodies the true Egan spirit!

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.

Julien Amblard was rider of the day with PRs on all 9 segments and 2 top 10s! Gina Yuan got 8 PRs and took the top spot in the women’s GC. Jack Liu snagged the men’s GC. We had a total of 439 PRs!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2023-08

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

Credit: Richard Red