I was diagnosed with osteoarthritis as a young, professional athlete, I discovered cycling and fell head over handlebars for the Arthritis Foundation’s California Coast Classic Bike Tour, presented by Amgen.
In early 2014, I found cycling and it quickly became a way of life for me.
As a professional athlete in the past I wanted to challenge myself, so I thought, ‘Hmm, it would be nice to ride the coast from, like, San Francisco to L.A.’ So the day I bought my bike I Googled, ‘Rides from San Francisco to L.A.’ and ‘California Coast Classic’ came up as the first thing on my screen. Because of my arthritis and it’s through the Arthritis Foundation I signed up for the California Coast Classic the same day.
This will be my 6 year ride in pro of those whom suffer from Arthritis.
California Coast Classic Bike Tour (CCC), an eight-day, 525-mile ride along California’s scenic Highway 1. The tour is fully supported and helps raise funds for the Arthritis Foundation and its life-changing resources and research that benefit the arthritis community and its nearly 60 million adults and 300,000 children living with the condition.
In 2022 I decided to do extra miles last because I really wish every, single mile counted and that I could raise more money to help people with arthritis and to help the Arthritis Foundation find a cure and provide money for research, money for people who don’t have the means but are suffering with arthritis, money for families with kids who have juvenile arthritis but don’t have what they need, I am a father of three daughters, and trying to help others whom suffer from arthritis is the reason I do it. In 2022 I rode the entire coast of California and in 2023 I rode the entire Western Coast of the United States, from Canada to Mexico, in the hope to help those whom need.
The fight is not over and in 2024, I am riding the California Coast Classic once again to raise money for people with arthritis.
I truly appreciate your time and your contribution to help this fight against arthritis
Carlos Camara
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