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