AVRT Women/WTFNB recruiting ride -Saturday, Sept 13, 2025

Curious about racing with Alto Velo’s women’s squad? Join us this Saturday for a moderately paced recruiting ride and get to know the team!

We’ll head up Kings Mountain through Huddart Park, refill bottles at Sky Londa, then descend Highway 84 before climbing West Alpine. Riders are welcome to push themselves on the climbs, but this will be a no-drop ride and we’ll regroup at the top/bottom of climbs. On the flats, let’s keep it together so we can actually chat and get to know each other. I’ll be aiming for somewhere around (or a touch below) B-ride pace, which should equate to about 4-5 hrs, including stops.

After the ride, we’ll grab coffee at ZombieRunner on California Ave. And after that is Alto Velo’s annual picnic at Huddart Park (which means climbing Huddart twice for those of us cycling there, but hey, it’s a nice climb).

👉 Apply here to join the team in 2026
We’ll also host a joint recruiting ride with the men’s team on Sept 27. Riders aiming to join AVRT should attend at least one of these rides, or send us a message.

Hope to see you there!
– Louise

Start Location
Summit Bicycles, 392 California Ave, Palo Alto

Route
Kings and West Alpine
52 miles, 5,200 feet

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:20 AM (after the A, B, and C rides)

Regroups
- Portola & Alpine (quick)
- Top of Kings
- Sky Londa (water)
- La Honda (quick)
- Top of West Alpine
- Bottom of Page Mill

Ride Leader
Louise


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

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