Saturday A Ride May 11th, 2024: Pancakes, Alba and Zayante

This week the Saturday A Ride will head into the Santa Cruz mountains to enjoy the incredibly hot gorgeous weather. But first, we’ll start by climbing Page Mill and stopping at the Fire Station on Skyline for a pancake breakfast (bring $5 cash). Don’t overcook it as we’ll next head down to Boulder Creek and climb the incredibly scenic and not at all steep Alba Road. After descending Felton Empire we’ll climb Zayante and head back to Page Mill via Skyline. Pace will be endurance (~3 w/kg) on the rolling/downhill sections; feel free to go as hard as you want on the climbs but come back and ride with your teammates if you drop me reach the top first! We will not stop in Boulder Creek given the stop at the fire station, and we’ll do a quick stop in Felton (10 minutes). This is a long ride with lots of climbing so ensure you bring adequate food.

Reminder: The A-Endurance Ride meets at Summit Bicycles on California Ave in Palo Alto at 9 am 

Route: https://www.strava.com/routes/3223533457528572776

Summary: 89 miles / 9,800 feet: Summit Bicycles > Page Mill > Skyline > Hwy 9 > Boulder Creek > Alba > Felton Empire > Zayante > Skyline > Page Mill > Summit Bicycles

Start: Summit Bicycles, Palo Alto

Time: Meet 9 a.m., Leave 9:10 a.m.

Ride etiquette: https://www.altovelo.org/ride-rules

Ride Leader: Will Hakim