Sunday A-ride 6/8 - The holy trinity

Hello riders,

This Sunday we’ll be heading south and after a couple of short warm-up climbs we’ll be climbing Bohlman/On-orbit. After a regroup at the top and a short gravel adventure, we’ll go down Montevina. If the fruit stand is where it usually is at the bottom of Bear Creek we can get some light refreshments. We’ll then continue around the reservoir to climb Soda Springs, and descend back to the reservoir and climb Black rd. to Skyline. After a quick water stop, we’ll continue to Page mill and back to Summit.

Water stops - Saratoga if people want to top off before Bohlman, food stand at the bottom of Bear Creek (if present), Castle rock. Note: No soda at the top of Soda springs.

Endurance pace, with regroups on top of the climbs, so feel free to rip it.

Come for the entire route, or take one of the many shortcut opportunities along the way. Bring your climbing legs.

See you there!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3238706090926003488

Summary: 75 miles / 10K feet: Summit Bicycles > Eden > Bohlman/On-orbit > Montevina > Soda Springs > Black Rd > Skyline > Page Mill > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8 a.m., Leave 8:10 a.m.

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

Ride Leader: Shai Traister

Saturday A Ride 6-7-25

Hi friends!

Come join for my first time leading the A ride! I love Kings and Tunitas, and the cookies at Arcangeli Grocery Co, so I made this twist on the Pescadero loop to enjoy all three!

We will go up Kings and regroup at Skywood trading, then head down 84 to Pescadero. We'll stop at Downtown local/Arcangeli for some water/snacks mid-ride before heading over to tackle Tunitas! After that, it's a fun descent back down Kings and over to Summit.

Start Time: The A-ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 9 am Saturday. We will roll at 9:10 am.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3365041733601493814

Summary: 86 miles / 8,000 feet: Summit Bicycles > Kings > Skyline > 84 > Pescadero > Tunitas > Kings > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

Ride Leader: Maeve Roach

Sunday A Ride 6-1-25

ITS JUNE!!

I crossed paths with the A ride doing this route a couple weeks ago and was sad I wasn’t on it. So now we’re doing it again! Water in pacifica, or HMB if we’re really pushing the pace. Paceline down the coast, turn up 84 to WOLH, then stop for water before descending 84.

If people are feeling good we can go all the way down to Pescadero, up stage then to 84 for a little extra credit, but we’ll see what the vibes are like tomorrow.

Start Time: The A-ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 8 am Sunday. We will roll at 8:10 am.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3364025549925242488

Summary: 82 miles / 5,300 feet: Summit Bicycles > Junipero Serra > Sand Hill > Cañada > Skyline > Sharp Park > Hwy 1 > La Honda > WOLH > Sand Hill > Junipero Serra > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8:00 AM, Leave 8:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Nathan Martin

AV-A Ride May 31st, 2025: EARLY Page Mill to Pancakes, Big Basin Counterclockwise

AV-Aer’s,

It’s Cal Fire’s Annual Pancakes & Coffee Fundraiser time! To say thank you to our hard working firefighters we’re going to head up Page Mill first and then stop by Station 21 on Skyline early in the ride and enjoy some pancakes and coffee. To accommodate this stop we will be MEETING AT SUMMIT BICYCLES AT 8:30 AND ROLLING AT 8:35AM. They’ve had trouble with their internet this week so bring a little cash if you can so as not to rely on Venmoing them. If possible, we will try to cap this stop at 30 minutes. If anyone forgets about the early roll time this should give you enough time to catch us at the fire station before we continue the ride!

After fueling up early we will descend the backside of the mountains! I figured since the A-Ride did Big Basin clockwise 4 weeks ago we would do it the other direction this week. After the down, up down, up, down through the Redwoods we will do a shorter stop at The Tree House Cafe. Then it’s time for the long climb of the day. We will do a quick regroup at the top of Bear Creek where we turn left on Skyline and a full water stop at the Castle Rock Parking Lot right after we’ve crested the top. We may only see 80’s in the hills but once we descend Highway 9 to Redwood Gulch to Stevens Canyon it may be 90 degrees on Foothill Expressway so let’s please all stop and make sure we have water in us before we start the trek back to the Palo Alto.

I will be maintaining a 3 watts/kg ride at least until we get to the Bear Creek/Skyline climb. Feel free to push up the climbs as hard as you want but please note the 5 stops we will be making as a group. I know rolling a half hour early is more difficult for some than others (I drive up from San Jose myself). I hope to see lots of you bright and early so we can support our firefighters, get some good miles in before it warms up, and enjoy Big Basin together!

Non-members are always welcome, but please complete the waiver once a year.

Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the ride rules as well.

Ride Leader
Kessler

Start / End Location
Start and Finish at Summit Bicycles, 392 California Ave, Palo Alto

Route
Link to Ride with GPS Route File
82 miles, 8,900 feet

Start Time
Meet: 8:30 AM
Leave: 8:35 AM

Regroups

• Regroup at top of Page Mill - Mile 12

• Pancakes/coffee stop at Cal Fire CZU Station 21 - Mile 18

• Regroup at The Tree House Cafe - Mile 42

• Regroup at top of Bear Creek/Skyline intersection - Mile 52

• Water stop at Castle Rock Parking Lot - Mile 60

Sunday A- (mostly) Endurance Ride 05/25/25 - HMB / Higgins

As someone relatively new to California I think Higgins Canyon is a little gem of a road— quiet, picturesque, and of course uphill.

We’ll start with going up Kings (those who want to crush it are more than welcome to do so; I may try if not totally dead from Wards Ferry on Saturday) before descending Tunitas, going up Higgins, along Hwy 1 to HMB for some refueling, then south to San Gregorio and up/down La Honda back to Summit.

Other than Kings expect to keep it 3-4 w/kg. Those of you who know me will not be surprised to hear that I go downhill slowly :)

Non-members are always welcome, but please complete the waiver once a year.

Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the ride rules as well.

Ride Leader
Erik Levinsohn

Start / End Location
Start at Summit Bicycles, 392 California Ave, Palo Alto

End: Summit

Route: 74 mi 7500 ft

https://www.strava.com/routes/3360717288173816312

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:08 AM

Saturday A-Endurance Ride 05/24/25 - The old familiar

Memorial day weekend means grilling burgers with friends old and new.  Well, we won’t be grilling them, but we will be enjoying burgers and FREE milkshakes at the end of this ride at our sponsor Shake Shack.  

For this ride we’re doing an oldie but a goodie.  Up Page and down beautiful West Alpine.  Up Haskins and over to Pescadero.  We’ll do a Cloverdale loop by the coast, and back to Pescadero, then up and over Tuni to Shake Shack!

We’ll regroup at the top of each climb, and have a quick pit stop at pescadero for sustenance. I'm thinking we’ll stop at our second time through pesky (after the cloverdale loop) but we’ll play it by ear.

This is an inclusive, endurance-paced, no-drop ride aiming for about 3 W/kg.  You’re welcome to smash climbs, but you’ll have to wait at the regroup for the rest of us keeping endurance pace :)

Hope to see you there!

Non-members are always welcome, but please complete the waiver once a year.

Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the ride rules as well.

Ride Leader
Jack Lund

Start / End Location
Start at Summit Bicycles, 392 California Ave, Palo Alto

End: Shake Shack, Palo Alto

Route: 81 mi 7500 ft

https://www.strava.com/routes/3359693498598545212

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:08 AM

AVA-Endurance 5/17 HWY9

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3358020083532897084

OLH > WOLH > HWY 9 > Black Rd > HWY 9
76 miles, 8200 ft

Expect an average to slightly spicier A Endurance ride with the typical 3.0-3.5 W/kg on the climbs, but also feel free to smash the climbs, I won’t police you if you go faster, just keep it tempo along Skyline - NO DROP - and we’ll regroup at top of climbs.

The route starts off up OLH. We’ll do a short West OLH loop before moseying down Skyline, and descending HWY 9. I also like the Black Rd climb so we’ll be ascending that back up to Skyline. I love HWY 9 descent so we’re doing that once again, twice on this ride.

Now the ride is officially over, depending on how I’m feeling, for some extra credit, I might climb Montebello at tempo for a 10,000 ft elevation day, so join or encourage me if you feel the same.

Stops:

(1) Skylonda - 5 min water break
(2) Downtown Saratoga - 15 min coffee/pastries @ Sues’s Cafe, Big Basin Cafe, etc.

Start/End: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 AM, roll out 9:10 AM

Ride Leader: Rachel

Non-members are always welcome, but please complete the waiver once a year. Please make sure to familiarize yourself with the ride rules as well.

Sunday A Ride - 5/18 Pacifica Paceline

This Sunday, we’re heading to Pacifica to take advantage of some coastal tailwinds. I know it’s not June yet, but mornings are warm and light enough for an 8AM START. We’ll ride up the Peninsula along Cañada , weave through Hillsboro and Millbrae, and then drop into Pacifica on Sharp Park Rd. We’ll grab water in Pacifica before settling into a nice pace line along the coast. We will regroup before turning onto La Honda where we will again paceline to the bottom of WOLH. Feel free to ride as hard as you please up the climb - we will regroup again at the top. This is also a great spot to grab water for anyone in need. We will descend 84 before riding back to Summit.

Start Time: The A-ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 8 am Sunday. We will roll at 8:10 am.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50740822

Summary: 82 miles / 5,300 feet: Summit Bicycles > Junipero Serra > Sand Hill > Cañada > Skyline > Sharp Park > Hwy 1 > La Honda > WOLH > Sand Hill > Junipero Serra > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 8:00 AM, Leave 8:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Andrew Ernst

[Alto Velo] Sunday A Ride - 5/11 Pesky

This week, we’ll head to Pescadero. We’ll stop for coffee/water in Pescadero (mile 32) to refill and enjoy the nice weather before taking on the full course. We’ll do a rolling regroup on Highway 84 and head back up West Alpine to return home.

Start Time: The A-ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 9 am Sunday. We will roll at 9:10 am.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3354725412524580048

Summary: 67 miles / 6,500 feet: Summit Bicycles > OLH > 84 > Haskins > Pescadero > Stage > 84 > Alpine Rd > Page > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Vasyl Stokolosa

Saturday A Ride 5/10 - Santa Cruz

Hello friends, can you remember the last time we rode to Santa Cruz? Because I can’t. How can we sleep each night, shamelessly, after having done such a great disservice to ourselves by neglecting to visit such a charming place for so long, especially when it’s this close by? Too many times we have descended into Boulder Creek and Felton, looked at the sign that says “Santa Cruz - 9 miles ahead”, thought to ourselves “wow, we’re so close to Santa Cruz, I wish I could just go, maybe next time…”, and then did absolutely nothing to make it happen. And I’m totally projecting because by we I mean myself, as this exact thought has crossed my mind every single time I’ve ridden to Big Basin; and each time I find myself there again, wistfully thinking the same thing, I am even more guilt-ridden and unable to come to terms with why I still have not done a bike ride to Santa Cruz. I cope, doing mental gymnastics like “ah but I’ve done big rides to Jamison Creek and Alba down there already, it’s basically the same thing” or “it’s not a big deal, I can just drive there like a normal person” but deep down I know it is all absolute gibberish. Oh, how I have wronged myself and those around me. I refuse to live my life with regrets like this!! This is the week where at long last I am doing it!!! In this world where our lives are so fragile, where our health and ability to enjoy cycling can be so fleeting, it is far too egregious an offense to accept mediocrity when we have a clear path (literally) toward greatness.

Because this is quite a long ride, we will maintain a TRUE ENDURANCE PACE and keep it together all day, climbing at 3 w/kg at most, and we will keep it ESPECIALLY chill for the first half of the ride. I know it’s hard for some of you to imagine not setting a PR on the first climb at the beginning of a 7 hour long ride (imagine PRing OLH at the beginning of a long ride lmao) but we must pace ourselves responsibly, lest we bonk catastrophically on the way home - an ill fate so many of us have suffered. Earlier this year we started a Jamison Creek route with like a sub 40 minute Page Mill and several of us experienced this generational bonk in the second half of the ride. Like holy shit dude, I was on the verge of vomiting and tears before I even made it back up to Skyline. That said, I will likely bonk anyway, but am earnestly determined to make this ride happen.

We will start with OLH and 84 down to Haskins, and do a quick water and snack stop in Pescadero before getting some good pacelining practice down Hwy 1 all the way to Santa Cruz. Time permitting we will get lunch somewhere there and then make our way up to Mountain Charlie to Old Santa Cruz Hwy down to Lexington Reservoir. Once we get past the Los Gatos gravel trail, we can go home knowing we’ve done something incredible. Hope you will join us for an epic day out!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3339779954257998214

Summary: 112 miles / 7,800 feet

Start: Summit Bikes Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Richard Red

Saturday A Ride 5/3 - Updated: Skyline to Lexington loop

Update: Since Big Basin is officially closed due to wind, we’ll reroute and stay out of that zone.

New route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3353549030709636142

This will take us up 9 as planned, but we’ll continue on skyline to summit and drop down old Santa Cruz, loop around the back of Lexington, down the short dirt trail section and into Los Gatos for a snack stop. We’ll go back through Saratoga, then up and over Mt Eden again to Foothill.

Summary: Foothill, Stevens Canyon, Highway 9, Skyline, Summit, Old Santa Cruz, Alma Bridge, Hwy 9, Stevens Canyon, Foothill

Saturday is looking pretty windy, with temps in the mid 50s to 60 and some sprinkles in the morning. We’ll stay inland and out of the wind with a loop through Big Basin, the less traveled direction. Why clockwise? More time taking in the best part: Big Basin.

We’ll take Foothill to Stevens Canyon and highway 9. We’ll skip Redwood Gulch because there’s nothing endurance pace about that thing. We’ll continue on Skyline with a brief water stop at Castle Rock before heading down Bear Creek to Boulder Creek. This is our main stop for snacks if needed. Plan to bring food for the whole ride, but happy to stop for a quick bite at the tree coffee shop if there’s interest.

We’ll climb up through Big Basin, then out 9 to Skyline. I expect we’ll split up here for home - some going Skyline to Page and some down 9.

Pace will be Z2 as much as possible. Feel free to smash the climbs if you want and we’ll regroup at the top.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3353187080238339084

Summary: Foothill, Stevens Canyon, Highway 9, Skyline, Bear Creek, Big Basin Way, 236, 9, Skyline, Page

Start: Summit Bikes Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Greg McCullough

Sunday A Ride - 5/4 Mt Umunhum

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50506166

Summary: 78 miles, 6,485 ft climbing, Summit Bikes > Foothill > Kennedy > Hicks > Umunhum > Hicks > Quicksilver Water stop > Camden > Shannon > Foothill > Summit

Start: Summit Bikes Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Grant Miller

This Sunday we’ll be heading to Mt Umunhum. The pace will be endurance until we hit Shannon Road. If folks are feeling spicy, we’ll kick off a group effort for the approximately hour long segment from Hicks to the top of Umunhum. If not, we’ll save our matches until Hicks gets steep and start there.

This will be one of my last rides before moving to Switzerland, so I hope to see some friendly faces and make a few last PRs before heading out.

Saturday A Ride 4/26 - Pescadero/Tunitas

OLH, 84, Haskins, Pigeon Point, Stage Rd to Tunitas, down Kings. The usual coastal loop, although we are ending at Shake Shack this week. We will also be joined by some special guests who are flying back after moving away from the bay, one of whom is coming from Canada - with the current 25% tariffs and an additional 10% on energy product exports from Canada (I would say his watts count as an energy product) we are legally required to have this Canadian work 35% harder than everyone else and pull for us all day long! God Bless America!

The weather forecast for the coast has been flip flopping all week between rainy and cloudy, but it will probably be a bit wet or misty either way. We will play it by ear and make adjustments to the route if necessary, but either way we should be able to get some good z2 time in. Hope to see you there!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3349220231920004494

Summary: 80 miles / 7,300 feet: Summit Bicycles > OLH > 84 > Haskins > Cloverdale/Gazos > Pigeon Point > Hwy 1 > Pescadero > Stage Rd > Tunitas > Kings > Shake Shack

Start: Summit Bikes Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Richard Red

AV-A Ride Sunday Apr 27 - Reverse Gazos

Berkeley Hills RR is the day before, so we’ll keep the ride compatible for those racing the day before and those still building up fitness. We’ll mostly ride together at endurance pace, let folks climb however fast they choose, and regroup at the top of climbs. The route is a bit of a figure 8 to Pigeon Point light house and back. We’ll head up Page, down West Alpine, skirt to 84, take Stage to Pescadero for a water & bathroom stop. We’ll take Bean Hollow out to 1 south and loop back via Gazos Creek and Cloverdale. We’ll be sure to take it safe on 1 and enjoy the view. If need be, we’ll hit Pescadero again for a quick water stop, ride up Pescadero Creek, climb Haskins from the backside, ride up 84, and enjoy a final hit up the best road in the Peninsula, West OLH. We’ll regroup at Skylonda and cruise back to Summit via 84, Portola, and Alpine. 

Pace: Endurance and CYOC (Climb your own climb)

Route: AVA April 27

Summary: 85 miles / 7,500 feet. Page Mill -> West Alpine -> 84 -> Stage -> Pescadero -> Bean Hollow -> 1 -> Gazos Creek -> Cloverdale -> Pescadero Creek -> 84 -> WOLH -> Skylonda -> 84 -> Portola -> Alpine 

Start: Summit Bicycles Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 am, roll at 9:10 am

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Drew Mathews

AV A Ride Sunday 4/20/25 - Mt. Umunhum

Sunday is shaping up to be a beautiful day and I haven’t done Mt. Umunhum in a while, so this Sunday’s AV A Ride will head down South to conquer Mt. Umunhum. I seem to have forgotten how painful this climb is, so this should serve as a friendly reminder. 5 miles at 9-10% sounds more fun than anything right now :)

Along the way we’ll go over Mt. Eden and head through Saratoga and Los Gatos, before climbing up Shannon and Hicks. On the way back we’ll take a detour around Alamitos and Almaden before taking Kennedy, Saratoga - Los Gatos, and Foothill. There will be a few water stops along the route in Saratoga and Los Gatos. We’ll keep the group together at a steady pace except for the Umunhum climb itself, where folks are free to tackle it at their own pace. Personally, I’m aiming for a high endurance workout with tempo climbing. Hope to see you there!

Pace: Steady pace throughout the ride, b.y.o. pace on the Umunhum climb.

Route: https://ridewithgps.com/routes/50388061

Summary: 78 miles / 6,700 feet. Foothill -> Eden -> Saratoga -> Shannon -> Hicks -> Umunhum -> Alamitos -> Almaden -> Camden -> Kennedy -> Saratoga -> Foothill

Start: Summit Bicycles Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 am, roll at 9:10 am

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Flo Costa

Saturday A Ride 4/19 - Hamilton/Mines Loop

Hello team, the hills are lush and the weather isn’t too hot yet, so this week we’re headed East to do the Mt. Hamilton/Mines Road century! To accommodate the extra time needed to drive there, we will begin at Berryessa Community Center at 8:30 AM. For the climb we’ll maintain a chill endurance pace (I’ll be doing like 3 w/kg, no more than 3.5) and regroup at the top, then after descending the backside we’ll hopefully get a quick lunch stop at The Junction, and then we can enjoy a beautiful ~45 minute long descent along the canyon all the way down into Livermore. After that, it’s pretty flat for quite a while so we’ll keep it together until Calaveras - but once there, in the spirit of all our teammates suffering at Levi’s Gran Fondo, we will use what energy we have left and go as hard as possible up to the reservoir!! https://www.strava.com/segments/4299912

There will be water at the top of Ham, at The Junction (hopefully), and at Robertson Park as we pass by Livermore, but otherwise the water stops on this route are quite limited so be sure to bring two big bottles and plenty of food. Hope you will join us!

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3290738169826366936

Summary: 104 miles / 8,700 feet: Berryessa Community Center > Mt. Hamilton > The Junction > Mines Rd > Livermore > Foothill > Calaveras > Berryessa Community Center

Start: Berryessa Community Center (We tested this place out last year for the final LKHC and it was perfect - abundant free parking all day long)

Time: Meet 8:30 AM, Leave 8:40 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Richard Red

Sunday A Ride, 4/13: Mt. Tam & Coastal Marin (The Perfect Ride)

The weather will be outstanding and no one’s signed up to lead an A ride yet, which means we get to do my Perfect Ride. We will meet at Crissy Field/East Beach Parking Lot (https://g.co/kgs/ptNhymx). It’s a big day so we will plan to roll at 9am. We’ll start by crossing the Golden Gate Bridge and working our way up through Marin to Fairfax, where we will have a brief coffee/bathroom stop at mile 18. The steady climb then begins, working our way up Bo-Fax road to the pristine Alpine Dam. After climbing a bit more in the redwoods, a left turn brings us to Seven Sisters ascent to Mt. Tam. Incredible views will be had by all. After re-grouping at the top of Mt. Tam (+water, mile 35), we will descend to Stinson Beach and then roll along the most stunning section of Highway 1 before returning inland. If the group is up for it, I usually like to stop at the Joinery in Sausilito for a nice seaside lunch & coffee at Equator before rewarding myself with a victory lap of Hawk Hill on the way home.

Pace: A endurance pace, people are welcome to do an effort on the main climb (Seven Sisters/Mt Tam)

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3345974967197382188

Summary: 72 miles / 7,700 feet. Crissy Field -> Fairfax -> Alpine Dam -> Mt Tam -> Stinson Beach -> Sausilto -> Hawk Hill

Start: Crissy Field/East Beach Parking Lot (https://g.co/kgs/ptNhymx)

Time: Meet 8:45 AM, roll 9am

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Wil Gibb

AV A Endurance - Saturday 4/12/25 Pacifica

Summer weather is here! Let’s celebrate by heading to the coast. We’ll ride north to Pacifica and back south along Highway 1. We’ll take a detour along Higgins Canyon, briefly back to Highway 1, up Tunitas, around Portola Valley, and back to Summit.

The first 60 miles of this ride is relatively flat, so we’ll keep a ~3 W/kg pace, with those on the front slightly higher. It’s not often you get to Tunitas with so little elevation in the legs, so feel free to go as hard as you want, but we’ll regroup at the top before a leisurely pace back to Summit.

We will have two brief water stops: mile 34 at Devil’s Slide and mile 71 at Woodside Store, with a 15-20 minute break for food in Half Moon Bay.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3345633128783517758

Summary: 85 miles / 6,600 ft: Summit Bicycles > Cañada > Skyline > Pacifica > HW1 > Higgins > More HW1 > Tunitas Creek > Kings > Portola > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Sam Moskal

AV A- Sunday 04.06 Big Basin

This Sunday we will head to Big Basin through Pagemill with an “endurance” pace.

We will remain in Z2 in flat/roller sections (~ 2.5 W/kg pace) . Feel free ride the two longer climbs (Pagemill and Bear creek) at your own pace as long as you don’t mind waiting at the top where we will regroup. We will have a 20 min stop in Boulder Creek for food/water.

Route:https://www.strava.com/routes/3343760593285469472

Summary: 82 miles / 8,200 feet: Summit Bicycles > Stanford Ave >Page> 35> 9 >236 > Boulder Creek> Bear Creek > skyline > 9 > Foothill

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9:00 AM, Leave 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules 

Ride Leader: Hoss Hayati

Saturday A Ride - 4/5/25 - Pescadero Loop and West Alpine

The weather suggests that spring is finally here, lets celebrate by taking a lap of Pescadero loop (because July and the road race will come eventually).

Route will be climbing Old La Honda, descending 84, one lap around Pescadero loop, then climbing West Alpine and finally descending via Hwy 9 and Mt. Eden Rd. Pace will be 2.5-3 W/kg on the flats, and climbs at your own pace (we’ll regroup at the top of OLH and West Alpine). We’ll stop for a quick water fill-up in Pescadero.

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3343102879578916148

Summary: 85 miles / 8000 feet: Summit Bicycles > OLH > Pescadero Creek > Pigeon Point > Pescadero > Lobitos > Tunitas > Kings > Shake Shack

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 AM, roll out 9:10 AM

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

Ride Leader: Steph Hart