Egan 2025.09 - The Afterparty
Annoucements: The Egan Stores are opened! Order your 2025 kit. Order your Egan socks! Join AV!
Welcome to The Afterparty (aka the party after the party)!
If we learned anything last week it’s that this crew knows how to throw a party! We aren’t sure whether it was the donut or the pizza or the double mora lap, but rumor has it that despite all the fanfare Simon may indeed be attending the occasional Egan in future months. While we eagerly await that day we have much riding to do! Despite last week’s dusky finish, the days are in fact getting longer giving us time to stretch our legs beyond the confines of Los Altos Hills. This week takes us on a tour of some of our old favorites in the Golden Oak Complex. After 9 segments of true type 2 fun we will end at the top of John Marthens Lane where the intrepid “gravel types” may choose to ride home through Arastradero.
Attn Women’s Group Riders!
Our Women’s Group Ride is happening this week, and we’ve got something extra special lined up: complete all segments AND be an AV Club member to receive a limited-edition Egan gift! 🎁🚴♀️. All are welcome in the AV community and membership pricing is flexible so even if you are a student with a limited budget, you can join (refer to sign-up page for details)! Whether you’re coming solo or bringing friends, this is the perfect chance to challenge yourself, get a great workout, and connect with an amazing community of women who love to ride bikes.
Not part of AV yet? Now’s the time to join! https://www.bikereg.com/altovelo
Route: Egan 2025.09
Start times:
A group: 6:05
B group: 6:08
Women’s group: 6:10
Segments:
St. Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/1247601 (48s / 1:00)
Horseshoe Ct: https://www.strava.com/segments/3010957 (31s / 48s)
Liddicoat + Stanford: https://www.strava.com/segments/9473578 (50s / 1:16)
Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 (2:24 / 2:55)
Golden Oak from Bear Gulch to Peak Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/10105574 (1:50 / 2:20)
Portola Valley LKHC #3 Hillbrook: https://www.strava.com/segments/5873554 (1:10 / 1:46)
Palmer Climb: https://www.strava.com/segments/9984812 (54s / 1:14)
Golden Oak - Sausal to top: https://www.strava.com/segments/27347065 (2:36 / 3:26)
John Marthens Lane: https://www.strava.com/segments/663533 (1:40 / 2:09)
Ride Safety:
For 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.
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