Egan 2026.08 - Golden Duo

Egan 2026.06 Results:

Two weeks ago, we had 102 riders with 597 PRs. Rider of the day was Michael Bektas with all 11 PRs and 1 top 10! Katie Monaghan led the women’s GC with 10 PRs and 1 top 10 while Matin Massoudi took the top spot for the men with 5 PRs!

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/results/egan-2026-06

Egan 2026.08 Announcement:

It’s that time of year again when we venture over to Portola Valley, where we’ll be climbing both sides of Golden Oak and ending at beautiful John Marthens Ln. Where we’ve dropped a segment or two, we managed to gain in elevation with this group of longer climbs. There will be several stair step climbs, don’t ease up too soon!

Start Times:

• EE Group: 5:45 PM

• A Group: 6:05 PM

• B Group: 6:08 PM

• Women’s Group: 6:10 PM

The Egan Collective (Jerome, Matt B, James, Robin, Brandy, and Hannon)

Route: 18.7 mi, 2560 ft / 30 km, 780 m

https://route-viewer.vercel.app/route?r=3483333435552409728&s=1247601,3010957,9473578,697481,10105574,5873554,27347065,66353

Strava Link

Summary:

1. St. Francis to La Cresta: https://www.strava.com/segments/1247601 (48s / 1:00)

2. Horseshoe Ct: https://www.strava.com/segments/3010957 (31s / 48s)

3. Liddicoat + Stanford: https://www.strava.com/segments/9473578 (50s / 1:16)

4. Minoca Climb - from Golden Oak to Cervantes: https://www.strava.com/segments/697481 (2:24 / 2:55)

5. Golden Oak from Bear Gulch to Peak Ln: https://www.strava.com/segments/10105574 (1:50 / 2:20)

6. Portola Valley LKHC #3 Hillbrook: https://www.strava.com/segments/5873554 (1:10 / 1:46)

7. Golden Oak - Sausal to top: https://www.strava.com/segments/27347065 (2:36 / 3:26)

8. 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; 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.

Egansite: https://altovelo.org/egan
Egangram: www.instagram.com/eganrideclub
Strava: https://www.strava.com/eganride

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