Tomorrow (Sat) the Arthritis Foundation’s largest bicycle fundraising ride, the 18th Annual California Coast Classic presented by Amgen, will roll into Santa Cruz.
Tomorrow is Day 1 of an 8-day tour and 525 miles to Los Angeles. The riders will leave San Francisco, head down Highway 1 through Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Davenport and end for the night in Santa Cruz.
Last year, heavy winter storms compromised the Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge in Big Sur and the Mud Creek landslide obliterated a swath of Highway 1, so for the first time in 17 years, the 2017 CCC Bike Tour detoured inland through King City and Paso Robles. This year, however, CalTrans announced in June that its project to rebuild Highway 1 through Big Sur was running months ahead of schedule, so CCC organizers quickly jumped into action and re-routed the 8-day tour.
This year, on repaired Highway 1, participants have the once-in-a-lifetime distinction of being among the very first cyclists to ride 13 acres of brand-new California coastline!
The 18-year-old fundraiser hopes to raise $1 million to benefit adults and children afflicted by more than 100 types of arthritis and related conditions.
