The Climbing Ride: November 16th - Climbing, Coffee, and Cake

This week we will once again be combining the Climbing and Coffee & Cake rides. We’ll gather as usual at LA CoC (though at 9:00, not 9:10), mingle with Simon’s flatlanders, then make our way up the hills on the way south, meeting with the C&C folks in downtown Satatoga for sustenance and stimulants. Once everyone is full and rested we’ll go hit another couple of hills on the way back to Manresa for more calories.

If you are not an Alto Velo member you will need to fill out your yearly waiver at https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, "If you are going up hill, keep going".

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3291272552128095722

36 miles, 4084ft

Climbs of note: Taaffe, Stonebrook, Mora, Voss, Eden, Albar, Heder, Saratoga Heights, Saratoga Hills, Comer Climbpocalypse

Ride Safety:

For ride safety rules, please visit https://www.altovelo.org/riding-etiquette

What: The Climbing Ride meets at the Los Altos Chamber of Commerce parking lot on semi-random Sundays at 09:10 and leaves at 09:15. 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. Rides are 40-60 miles with 5000-7000 feet of climbing. The emphasis is on little-traveled hills with grades of ten to twenty percent. Riders are encouraged to wear garishly colored socks, and discouraged from vomiting in people’s driveways.