# 📢 Huge 15 year announcements!

> Loyalty program, supporting women, instantly win an ABUS helmet, and Ride Club

**Published by:** [News from RBC GranFondo](https://blog.rbcgranfondo.com/)
**Published on:** 2024-05-06
**Categories:** women, news, anniversary, competitions
**URL:** https://blog.rbcgranfondo.com/15-year-news-may

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Introducing Project 30by30A vision to support more women in the sport of cycling Photo: Jen LethamAs part of the 15 year anniversary of RBC GranFondo Whistler, we introduce Project 30by30, our vision to see more women to take up and stay in the sport of cycling. Cycling events typically have significantly lower levels of female participation compared to men. Project 30by30 aims to delve into the reasons for why, bring to light under represented topics, and propose actionable steps that will aim to encourage change.Meet Project 30by30New: loyalty rewardsRewarding your efforts with benefitsHow many Gran Fondos can serve you up a view like this? Photo: Sterling LorenceTo celebrate the 15 year anniversary we are delighted to be introducing a new loyalty reward program.Years completed (from 2023 event)Registration Reward10%25% OFF310% OFF5+15% OFFQ&AWhy since 2023? I've ridden before then too. In 2023 we moved to a new registration platform: Race Roster. Race Roster's technology allows us to run this program in a way that we couldn't sustainably before. To recognize riders who've ridden in years prior to 2023, we've created the new RBC GranFondo Whistler Ride Club, which you can read more about below. Is my reward available this year? The first reward tier becomes active for the 2025 event. This means that if you held a valid entry this year in addition to last, your reward will become available when registration opens for the next event year. If eligible, we will email you with your unique code when registration opens. Do rewards expire? No - your rewards stay locked in. Just make sure you're logged into the same Race Roster profile.RBC GranFondo Whistler 2024We reserve the right to make any additions or amendments to the reward programComing soon: Ride Club & milestonesCelebrating your achievementsOn the soon-to-be-released RBC GranFondo Ride Club Page you'll find a comprehensive record of your past rides. Download certificates, see your badges and ride club progression and who else is in and around you.Coming soonRide Club milestonesWe've also created special milestone Ride Clubs for those who've entered 3, 5, 10, 15 and 20 years (starting from 2010). While completing the event in itself is a huge achievement, we want to recognize the special accomplishments of these landmark finish numbers. This badge will appear in your Ride Club profile to download and share. Ride Club launches next month.The 15 year anniversaryWe don't just ride, we ride from sea to sky. Photo: Sterling LorencePut your hands together for the 15 year ridersThese incredible individuals have entered every single RBC GranFondo Whistler since 2010. Let's celebrate them together!Andy TurchanDave VisAntonio Paulino JrDesirae McGeeBilly LeeFabrizio BiaginiBob HoleLeonard GlassBob Thomas RossMarcel GeraBrett HeilbronMark PearsonBurton WongSean CareyCharles MulderSpencer MulderClaudio PellicheroStewart KolendaWe're cooking up some special surprises for the names above and rightly so. In the meantime, there's no time like the present to get working on your Ride Club milestone journey! What number can you reach?RBC GranFondo Whistler's 15 year anniversaryWin an ABUS helmet - instantly!Want to win a brand new lid? To celebrate the 100 year anniversary of ABUS, we've got 2 shiny high performance ABUS Airbreaker (gravel) and Powerdome (road) helmets to giveaway! Play our instant win game now for free to see if you're a winner!Play nowDo you like bikes? Do you like beer? Do you like being in the woods just as much as you love riding the road? If so, grab your gravel bike and join us in Whistler next month for the 3rd edition of XFondo Whistler - the not-so-serious pedaling adventure that dares you to get dirty over 4 types of terrain: trail, road, gravel and dirt. XFondo Whistler: June 15th 2024 - final few places remaining!xfondo.comThe 15 year celebration is just getting startedThe sun is shining, the riding is sweet. Photo: Sterling LorenceWe can't wait to share even more of the 15 year anniversary plans coming up between now and September, packed full of new surprises and ways to get involved. Of course, why wait around to get in on the party? The earlier you register, the lower the entry price. Get in on the actionJoin a training clinicWe acknowledge the land on which we work and ride is the unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.Images not appearing? View on web insteadThank you to our partners

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