2026 Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Ride - 29th Annual! Race Information
<p style="font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1.85;color:#333;margin:0 0 16px 0">The <strong style="color:#0a2d6e">Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary Ride</strong> is a 3-day, 200-mile fully supported cycling adventure from the heart of Sonoma wine country, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and down the California coast to Santa Cruz. For 29 years, 100 riders have come together to raise money for kids and families who need it most — over <strong style="color:#0a2d6e">$2,100,000</strong> and counting. This is not a race. It's a community. <strong style="color:#0a2d6e">Limited to 100 riders. Sells out every year.</strong></p>
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<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 5px 0">You don't have to ride to make a difference.</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0;line-height:1.6">Every dollar donated goes directly to our beneficiaries. 100%. No exceptions. Donate today and be part of 29 years of giving.</p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:rgb( 241 , 196 , 15 )"><span style="color:rgb( 183 , 95 , 1 )">The Beneficiaries</span></span><span style="color:rgb( 241 , 196 , 15 )"><br /></span></strong><span style="color:rgb( 241 , 196 , 15 )"></span></h3>
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<p style="font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;color:#e8922a;letter-spacing:0.1em;text-transform:uppercase;margin:0 0 10px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Primary Beneficiary</p>
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<p style="font-size:21px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0">Second Harvest of Santa Cruz County</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 10px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">This year's Rotary Ride is proud to support the first-ever <strong style="color:#e8922a">Second Harvest of Santa Cruz County elementary school-based food pantry</strong> — a groundbreaking program that brings healthy food directly into schools, so kids have access to nutritious meals not just at school, but to take home to their families.</p>
<p style="font-size:15px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 10px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Food insecurity affects 1 in 4 children in Santa Cruz County. This pantry model meets families where they are — at their child's school — removing the barriers of transportation, stigma, and time that keep so many from accessing the support they need.</p>
<p style="font-size:15px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );line-height:1.75;margin:0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Your support through the Rotary Ride is a direct investment in healthier, more food-secure futures for children and families right here in our community.</p>
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<p style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;color:#0a2d6e;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 6px 0"><a style="color:#0a2d6e" href="https://www.sccmod.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Santa Cruz Children's Museum of Discovery (MOD)</a></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.65;margin:0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">MOD is a hands-on learning playground inside Capitola Mall where kids explore, create, and discover through 5,000+ square feet of interactive exhibits. Your support helps ensure every child in Santa Cruz County — regardless of income — has access to the wonder and joy of early learning.</p>
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<p style="font-size:16px;font-weight:bold;color:#0a2d6e;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 6px 0"><a style="color:#0a2d6e" href="https://commonrootsfarm.org/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Common Roots Farm</a></p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:#444;line-height:1.65;margin:0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">An urban farm right in the heart of Santa Cruz where people with disabilities grow food, flowers, and lasting friendships alongside their community. Through farm skills training, internships, and education, Common Roots Farm creates meaningful opportunities and genuine belonging for all.</p>
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<p style="font-size:14px;color:#333;line-height:1.7;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 6px 0">Ride proceeds also support youth in our community through the Santa Cruz Sunrise Rotary club's <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwUHTqGPcNYMZmVweWJqaWNIYWc/view?resourcekey=0-zP6o4pQYe9DnIAa3LGEq2A" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Charities & Grants</a> and <a href="https://portal.clubrunner.ca/2276/sitepage/scholarships" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">High School Scholarship</a> programs.</p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:rgb( 183 , 95 , 1 )">The Route</span></strong></h3>
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<p style="font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#e8922a;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Day 1</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 6px 0">Healdsburg to Rohnert Park</p>
<p style="display:inline-block;background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.2 );color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:bold;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:12px;margin:0 0 10px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">~51 miles</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );line-height:1.75;margin:0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Bus from Santa Cruz to Healdsburg · Fabulous lunch at Rick Hofstetter's riverside chalet on the Russian River · <a style="color:#e8922a" href="https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/stsrhup-hotel-centro-sonoma-wine-country/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Hotel Centro Sonoma Wine Country, Tapestry by Hilton</a> · Handcrafted hors d'oeuvres & cocktail hour poolside · Catered dinner & festivities</p>
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<p style="font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#fff8ee;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Day 2</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 6px 0">Rohnert Park to Pacifica</p>
<p style="display:inline-block;background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.2 );color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:bold;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:12px;margin:0 0 10px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">~88 miles</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.95 );line-height:1.75;margin:0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Early start · Lunch in Sausalito · Cross the majestic Golden Gate Bridge · Ride through San Francisco · <a style="color:#fff8ee" href="https://www.pacificalighthouse.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Pacifica Lighthouse Hotel</a> at Rockaway Beach · Dinner & celebration at <a style="color:#fff8ee" href="https://nicksrestaurant.net" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Nick's Restaurant</a></p>
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<p style="font-size:11px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#e0f4f8;margin:0 0 6px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Day 3</p>
<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 6px 0">Pacifica to Santa Cruz</p>
<p style="display:inline-block;background-color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.2 );color:#ffffff;font-size:13px;font-weight:bold;padding:3px 12px;border-radius:12px;margin:0 0 10px 0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">~64 miles</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );line-height:1.75;margin:0;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif">Finish Line Party at <a style="color:#e0f4f8" href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Santa+Cruz+County+Bank/@36.977358,-122.0258416,19z" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">West Coast Community Bank</a>, 75 River St. · Family & friends all welcome · Guests arrive by 12:30 pm · Riders gather on the Riverwalk at 12:45 pm · Triumphant arrival together at 1:00 pm · Food, music, raffles & auctions</p>
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<p style="font-size:14px;color:#333;line-height:1.7;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 6px 0">Visit our <a href="https://www.bikesignup.com/Race/SantaCruzSunriseRotaryRide3Day/Page/maps" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Route Maps</a> page for downloadable maps and turn-by-turn directions.</p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:rgb( 183 , 95 , 1 )">The Cost</span></strong></h3>
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<p style="font-size:34px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 5px 0">$600</p>
<p style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:#e8922a;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 8px 0">Registration Fee — Everything Included</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.9 );line-height:1.65;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0">2 nights premier lodging · All meals & snack stops · Bus transportation to Healdsburg · Sag & first aid support · Happy hours · 2026 commemorative ride T-shirt · Finish Line Party admission</p>
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<p style="font-size:34px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 5px 0">$1,000 min</p>
<p style="font-size:15px;font-weight:bold;color:#e0f4f8;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 8px 0">Fundraising Commitment</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );line-height:1.65;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0">100% goes directly to our charities. Most riders far exceed the minimum! We make it easy — <a style="color:#e0f4f8;font-weight:bold" href="https://SunriseRotaryRide.org/Fundraising" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Fundraising is as Easy as 1, 2, 3 →</a></p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:rgb( 183 , 95 , 1 )">The History</span></strong></h3>
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<p style="font-size:24px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 8px 0">Jon & Ken's Most Excellent Adventure</p>
<p style="font-size:15px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );line-height:1.7;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0">In 1997, two guys with bikes started something that would change Santa Cruz forever. 29 years, $2.1 million raised, and thousands of smiles later — here we are.</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px;color:#333;line-height:1.8;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 14px 0">In 1997, <strong>Jon Sisk</strong> and <strong>Ken Whiting</strong> had a simple idea: get on bikes, ride through some beautiful California countryside, and raise a little money for kids who needed it. No grand vision, no corporate sponsor, no marketing team. Just two guys, two bikes, and a community that showed up.</p>
<p style="font-size:15px;color:#333;line-height:1.8;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 14px 0">Twenty-nine years later, that simple idea has grown into one of Santa Cruz's most beloved annual traditions — still capped at 100 riders, still run entirely by volunteers, and still selling out every single year.</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px;color:#0a2d6e;font-style:italic;line-height:1.7;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0">"No large riding experience is needed — only a love for our beautiful state and a desire to have some fun while supporting youth in our community."</p>
<p style="font-size:12px;color:#2196c4;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:8px 0 0 0;font-weight:bold">— The Sunrise Rotary Ride spirit, since 1997</p>
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<p style="font-size:15px;color:#333;line-height:1.8;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 14px 0">The ride winds from the heart of Sonoma wine country in <strong>Healdsburg</strong>, through the Russian River, Tomales Bay, across the Golden Gate Bridge, and down the California coast back home to Santa Cruz. It's 200 miles of rolling hills, remote seaside roads, and some of the most spectacular scenery our state has to offer.</p>
<p style="font-size:15px;color:#333;line-height:1.8;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 14px 0">The ride is exceptionally well supported — all food, premier lodging, medical and sag included. Seasoned riders find great challenges every day. First-timers build their experience and hit personal bests. Everyone crosses the finish line smiling.</p>
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<h3><strong><span style="color:rgb( 183 , 95 , 1 )">Why You Will Be Amazed</span></strong></h3>
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<p style="font-size:18px;font-weight:bold;color:#e8922a;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 14px 0">What makes this ride different</p>
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<p style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#e8922a;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 4px 0">100% volunteer-run</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.88 );font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 14px 0;line-height:1.6">Every dollar donated goes to charity. Every person making it happen does it for the love of it.</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#e8922a;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 4px 0">All experience levels welcome</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.88 );font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0;line-height:1.6">Seasoned riders find great challenges. First-timers build confidence and hit personal bests.</p>
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<p style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#e8922a;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 4px 0">Fully supported</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.88 );font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 14px 0;line-height:1.6">Sag, meals, lodging, first aid — you focus on the ride. We handle everything else.</p>
<p style="font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#e8922a;font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 4px 0">Real community</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.88 );font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0;line-height:1.6">The friendships made on this ride last long after the finish line party wraps up.</p>
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<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 8px 0">Ready to Ride?</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 16px 0;line-height:1.6">Limited to 100 riders. Sells out every year. Sign up today.</p>
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<p style="font-size:20px;font-weight:bold;color:#ffffff;font-family:'georgia' , serif;margin:0 0 8px 0">Can't Ride? Donate!</p>
<p style="font-size:13px;color:rgba( 255 , 255 , 255 , 0.92 );font-family:'arial' , sans-serif;margin:0 0 16px 0;line-height:1.6">100% of every donation goes directly to our 2026 beneficiaries.</p>
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