AV-B Ride December 2 2023 - Joaquin, Kings and Swett

The AV B Ride is subject to Alto Velo's Ride Rules (read them!)

Twist on the Kings and Swett ride this week with a Joaquin appetizer.

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3165388773709426160

~55 miles and 5,000 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Simon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Portola Road and Alpine Road Again (water)
Kings and Skyline
Top of Swett
Water Temple (water)
Sharon Park Drive

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

AV-B Ride November 25 2023 - Coastal Classic

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40102681

~56 miles and 5,100 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Hannon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Skylonda (water)
La Honda
Bike Hut (water)
Woodside Stores Park (water)
Sharon Park Drive

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride November 18, 2023 - Dodging the Rain

Hello AV-Bers!

The forecast for this Saturday is threatening rain so we’ll stick to the lowlands and see if we can dodge the storm clouds. If it looks like we’ll have more significant rain I’ll make the call on Friday night whether to fall back to the standard rain route.

This route winds us through Cupertino neighborhoods until we regroup in Saratoga. From there, we’ll head back over Mt. Eden and the Los Altos Hills. If we’re lucky and the weather clears, then we’ll add on the base of Montebello to Peacock Ct. as a short out-and-back option.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there!

-Tanner

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
Dodging the Rain
~44 miles and 3400 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Tanner

Regroups:
Saratoga (water)
Stevens Canyon and Mt. Eden
Rancho San Antonio (water)
Backyard Brew

Non-Members
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride November 11 2023 - RWG - 9 - Portola Redwoods

Hi AV-Bers,
This week we are going to start by heading south on Foothill before climbing Redwood Gulch onto Highway 9. From the top of 9 we will ride skyline to the top of West Alpine where we will descend into Portola Redwoods State Park, and come back out the way we came and continue down Pagemill back to coffee. The official regroups will be Canyon Picnic Area, Top of 9 and top of Alpine/Pagemill before we do the Portola climb. There is water at the base of the Portola Climb if you need it, but I don’t think it makes sense to force a regroup there.

Hope to see you there!
- Hannon

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
https://www.strava.com/routes/3053758057230186196
~53 miles and 6100 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Hannon

Regroups:
Canyon Picnic Area (water)
Top of 9
Top of Alpine (before Portola Climb)
Backyard brew

Non-Members
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride November 4 2023 - Saratoga loop

Hi AV-Bers,

This week we’ll be heading south to Saratoga. Our route will take us up Altamont and Page Mill, along Skyline, and down the I9 to Saratoga. For our return journey, we’ll take some backstreets to link up with Pierce and Mt Eden before heading back along Foothill. As always we’ll finish with well-earned coffees at Backyard Brew.
Hope to see you there!
- Louise

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
https://www.strava.com/routes/3155419129273729916
~50 miles and 4,800 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Louise

Regroups:
Top of Page Mill
The firestation on Skyline
Saratoga (water)
Corner of Stevens Canyon and Mt Eden

Non-Members
Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride October 28 2023 - Swetty La Honda

Hi AV-Bers,

LKHC is far away this week (Mt Tam) so we are going to do something spooky and return to Simon’s Swetty… La Honda. We did this same route a few months ago and it was good fun. We will regroup at corner of Alpine and Portola, Skylonda, Skylonda again, Top of Kings, and the Water Temple. Its starting to be pretty cool in the mornings, but seems like the weather will be nice by the time we are headed back on Cañada. If you feel like a little more punchy climbs you can dip into Emerald hills or Westridge on the way home.

Hope to see you there!
- Hannon

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3125654184477796796

~55 miles and 5059 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Hannon

Regroups:
Alpine and Portola
Sky Londa (water) x2
Top of Kings
Water Templer
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride October 21 2023 - Kings and West Alpine

Hi AV-Bers,

This week’s Low Key Hill Climb is West Alpine (this segment), so I decided to take the B ride there for primarily selfish reasons. We’ll start out with Kings via Huddart and a section of the maze (it’s a slightly unconventional way to get there, so make sure you know where you’re going if you’re on the front), then travel down Skyline and 84 before the “fun” starts and we head back up West Alpine.

Hope to see you there!
- Louise

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3149183146352783150

~49 miles and 5,108 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Louise

Regroups:
Top of Kings
Sky Londa (water)
La Honda
Top of Alpine
Page Mill and Arastradero

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride October 14 2023 - Redwood Gulch + Black Road

Hello AVB-ers,

This week I propose Redwood Gulch + Black Road, going through Foothill, Saratoga, Los Gatos, Lexington Reservoire, Castle Rock Park, Skyline, Page Mill Road

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3147986435084447534

~62 miles, 6502 ft+

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Marco

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride October 7 2023 - Pescadero Loop

Hello AV-Bers,

This week we’ll take advantage of the warm weather to ride all the way to the coast, passing by the beautiful town of Pescadero.
The route includes some of your favourite climbs - Old La Honda, Pescadero Cr Road, Stage Rd (only the last bit), Tunitas Rd - and breath taking ocean views.
It’s a long-ish ride, so remember to bring plenty of food and hydration.

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3143984368859702280

~64 miles, 6204 ft+

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Marco

Regroups:
Skylonda (Water/Restrooms)
La Honda (quick regroup after descending 84)
Memorial County park (Water/Restrooms)
Pescadero (Water/Restrooms)
Bike Hut (Water/Restrooms)
Woodside Store (Water/Restrooms)

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride September 30 2023 - Montebello and the 9

Hi AV-Bers,

This week marks the start of a very important local race series: Low Key Hill Climbers! Anyone else excited? For those who haven’t heard of it the basic premise is each week from now until Thanksgiving you ride the designated hill and then results are tallied on Strava for ultimate climbing glory. It’s free to enter but you have to register on the website (http://lowkeyhillclimbs.com/2023/).
The first hill for the series is Montebello, so this week we’re going to tackle that as part of the B-ride. We’ll head south along Foothill at a leisurely pace, before going full gas up the hill. After descending, we’ll have a water stop at the Canyon Picnic Area at the corner of Stevens Canyon Rd and Mt Eden before going up Redwood Gulch and the 9. Up to you whether you want to hold back on Montebello to save your legs for the second climb or go for glory with LKHC and risk blowing up.
We’ll then head along Skyline and down Page Mill, before going back to Backyard Brew for coffee.

- Louise

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3142535431446393218

~50 miles and 5,765 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Louise

Regroups:
Top of Montebello
Stevens Canyon Picnic Area (water)
Fire station
Bottom of Page Mill at Arastradero
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride September 23 2023 - Page Mill Rd, West Old La Honda, Kings Mountain

Hi AVBers,

This week’s menu features 3 of our favorite climbs (PMR, WOLH, Kings) and a final fast stretch on Cañada rd, to spin the legs before heading back for coffee.

-Marco

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3140042352249062786

~61 miles, 6167ft+

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Marco

Regroups:
Top of Pagemill (water)
Skylonda (water)
Trip (water)
Water Temple (water)
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride September 16 2023 - Portola Valley - Pagemill - Skyline - Pierce

Hi all, pointing the other direction this weekend, we will do a lap through Portola Valley to soften the legs then climb Pagemill. At the top of Pagemill we head south on Skyline to descend highway 9 to a regroup in Saratoga. Then climb over Pierce and Mount Eden before taking Foothill home to coffee at Backyard Brew.

-Hannon

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3137446236781182984

~56 miles and 5,100 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Hannon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Top of Pagemill (water)
Top of 9
Saratoga
Top of Pierce
Backyard Brew

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride September 9 2023 - Coastal Classic

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://ridewithgps.com/routes/40102681

~56 miles and 5,100 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Simon

Regroups:
Portola Road and Alpine Road (water)
Skylonda (water)
La Honda
Bike Hut (water)
Woodside Stores Park (water)
Sharon Park Drive

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride September 2 2023 - RWG, 9 and WOLH

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3131849625119253010

~55 miles and 5,000 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Simon

Regroups:
Stevens Canyon Road and Mt Eden Road (water)
Firestation 21 on Skyline (maybe water)
Page Mill and Skyline
Skylonda (water)
Skylonda again (water)
Portola Road and Alpine Road

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride August 26 2023 - Hill Intervals

Instead of doing one big hill, I’ve decided to break it up this week with a series of shorter ones. Time will tell whether that makes it easier or harder, but at least there shouldn’t be as much separation.
Moody -> Alpine & Joaquin -> OLH -> Huddart -> Emerald Hills
As always, ☕ at Backyard Brew after the ride.

See you there!
Louise

Regroups
Page Mill and Arastradero
Top of Joaquin
Sky Londa (water)
Tripp after descending Kings
Cañada after Emerald Hills loop

Start / End Location
Summit Bicycles

Route
https://www.strava.com/routes/3129915494505280956
~60 miles and 6,088 ft

Start Time
Meet: 9 AM
Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader
Louise

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride August 19 2023 - Swetty Old La Hondas

Heading north this week for a selection of slightly shorter climbs

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3125654184477796796

~55 miles and 5,100 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Simon

Regroups:
Alpine and Portola
Skylonda (water)
Skylonda again (water)
Top of Kings
Top of Swett
Water Temple (water)
Opposite Sharon Park Drive

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride August 12 2023 - Lexington Reservoir and Black Rd

This week we’ll head even further south. We’ll start off with Mt. Eden and Pierce as the appetizers, then go down to and around Lexington Reservoir, before the main course of Black Rd back up to Skyline. From there it will be a straight shot along Skyline to Page Mill, which we’ll descend before finishing at Backyard Brew.

Hope to see you there!
- Louise

Regroups:
Mountain Winery
Blaney Plaza, Saratoga (water)
After Los Gatos Creek Rd
Castle Rock (water)
Bottom of Page Mill at Arastradero

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles

Route

https://www.strava.com/routes/3124567960559652284

~63 miles and 6,144 ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Ride Leader

Louise

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AVB Ride August 5: Montebello-RWG-Mora-Moody

Hi Folks, with a lot of our friends up in Marin doing the Tam century I figure those of us left behind could get some climbing in ourselves. We will ride as a group out to Montebello along Foothill. After coming back down Montebello we will take on Redwood Gulch, then Mora Trail, then Moody before descending the lower part of Pagemill back to our start point. It should be a good day for fighting through some of these smaller punchy climbs after having a couple big ones in the legs. I look forward to riding with you.

-Hannon Ayer

Ride:

https://www.strava.com/routes/3122059307328689208

Regroups:

Stevens Creek Reservoir (if needed)

Top of Montebello

Stevens Creek Park Canyon Picnic Area (water stop)

McClellan Ranch Park (water stop)

Top of Mora

Route:

55 miles, 5800 ft of climbing

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

p.s. its my first time being an official ride leader so please don’t do silly things that will make my life harder -Hannon

AVB Ride July 29 2023: ⛰️Kings - ⛰️Portola State Park Rd - ⛰️W Alpine

AVBers,

For the climbers’ delight, this Saturday we will hit 3 hills on our route: Kings, Portola State Park Rd and West Alpine.
We will regroup at the top of each climb, plus Skylonda, La Honda, and Portola State Park.
Water will be available at Skylonda, Portola State Park, and at the top of West Alpine.
Have fun and ride safe
Marco

Ride

https://www.strava.com/routes/3119013525361725658

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles - Palo Alto

Route

53 miles, 6272+ ft

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

AV-B Ride July 15 2023 - Coastal Classic

Peleton

Rinse and repeat of last week - only better. I have shared IG Messages with Moss and Wonder, and they will be waiting at the top of Tunitas for ice lollies. We are also going to celebrate our achievement by eating Terun pizza back at Cal Ave at the end of the ride. We are working out the logistics as it is costly to reserve the patio. We may still end up there or some place along Cal Ave. For AV members, this food is part of your benefits, and the cost will be covered by the AV Social Club. Last week both rides finished about the same time so hopefully we can have some B & C intermingling.

Please sign up for the Bike Hut Classic as we will be doing this segment on the ride, and Abundant Grace is one of the communities we are supporting through our club.

Additionally, there will be no B/C Ride on July 22. That is the day of our Pesky Road Race and you all should be volunteering for the event. Please head to this spreadsheet and sign up for a volunteer role.

Ride

Start / End Location

Summit Bicycles - Palo Alto

Route

B Route: Coastal Classic

56 miles, ~5100

Start Time

Meet: 9 AM

Leave: 9:10 AM

Non-Members

Alto Velo welcomes non-members to join us on our rides. However, non-members must have a Waiver on file with the club. Because of COVID, there are now multiple forms that must be completed. Blank forms may be found on our website at: https://www.bikereg.com/alto-velo-guest-waiver

Filling out the waiver is only required one time per year.

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

Ed - Alto Velo