California Coast Classic Bike Tour Incentives & Recognition Gifts
We’re riding for a world where people with arthritis live a life without limits. In addition to unique fundraising and training challenges throughout the year, participants can also qualify for tour specific incentives, gifts and recognition items by fundraising above and beyond.
Note that one item is awarded per person for each fundraising level. Other combined fundraising will be prorated to ensure minimums are met for each participant.
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$1,000 - Join the Grand Club: The official Tour t-shirt and patch is included with registration; receive priority shipping when you raise $1,000 by 5/31/25 and wear your tour t-shirt all summer long! |
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$3,300 – Join the Honor Roll: Earn all the above + your 2025 California Coast Classic Bike Tour Jersey and Medal |
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$4,000 – Join the Heroes Circle: Earn all the above + 2025 California Coast Classic Bike Tour Wind Jacket |
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$5,000 – Join the Champions Club: Earn all the above + Champions Club 25 pin (& bandana* for first timers), qualify for Exchange Club perks + a special TBA Champion's Club item sponsored by HYPTE! Champions Club members will be recognized during Tour ceremonies *Inspired by a long-time tradition at the Arthritis Foundation’s Juvenile Arthritis (JA) camp, Camp Esperanza |
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$7,500 – Join the Top Fundraisers Club: Earn all the above, qualify for Exchange Club perks + iconic orange California Coast Classic Bike Tour Top Fundraiser Jersey Top Fundraiser Club members will be recognized during Tour ceremonies |
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$10,000+ – Join the Shoot for the Stars Club: Earn all the above, qualify for Exchange Club perks + special recognition gifts! |
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Arthritis Cycling Experience Exchange Club! Join the Cycling Exchange Club and experience the Arthritis Foundation’s 2026 Carolina Hills Classic Bike Tour! The Cycling Exchange Club allows registered 2025 California Coast Classic volunteers, tour and virtual Ride Your Way participants who reach and surpass fundraising milestones the opportunity to unlock special club perks, connect with the vibrant arthritis cycling community, and ride coast to coast! Check out additional Club details. |
Individual Fundraising + Fulfillment Timelines
Tour + Ride Your Way participants who raise $1,000 by 5/31/25 will receive their 2025 official Tour t-shirt via priority shipping in the summer. Others will receive Tour t-shirts per the schedule below.
Tour Riders who reach their targets after 5/31/25 will receive their items in San Francisco during packet pick-up on Day 0. Champions Club and Top Fundraisers Club members being recognized and presented with special items during Tour ceremonies.
Ride Your Way participants and those who qualify for incentives after 8/15/25 will receive their items via USPS post Tour in October.
Note that some items are based on availability; supplies are limited.
Top Team & Individual Fundraising Recognition
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In addition to individual incentives and recognition, the top six fundraising teams and individuals receive recognition throughout the year nationally on the Arthritis Foundation Cycling Experience Leaderboard, on the specific California Coast Classic Bike Tour Leaderboard, and onstage recognition and achievement certificate during the Finish Line Celebration’s Closing Ceremony. |
Champions Club & Bandana Inspiration
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Inspired by a long-time tradition at the Arthritis Foundation’s SoCal Juvenile Arthritis (JA) camp, Camp Esperanza, each Champions Club member will receive a bandana representing the bandana teen’s participating in the camp’s leadership program is given on their first-year hike. At Camp Esperanza each camper is blindfolded and asked to remember who had tied their bandana and to never undo the knot. The campers are then taken on a “blinded” trust walk, encouraging them to trust the unsighted person in front of them. This trust walk is symbolic of how often life takes us through moments that are intensely frightening, leaving us feeling blindsided, and in a state of despair and loneliness. It’s only through learning to trust the community that we have around us, in which we discover that we can make it through the challenges that we’re presented. Our guided trust walk is about 15-20 minutes, but many are surprised to see that once their blindfolds are taken off, they’ve ended up in a beautiful spot (typically a scenic view on the campsite), not far from where we first started. Like the challenges we go through in life, they can often lead to wonderful destinations that we’ve never expected. Camp truly impacts the way these kids view themselves and how they show up in the world. Thank you for choosing to make a difference in the lives of so many. |
