Annually, 85% of City to Shore participants ride with a team. Team Captains play an essential role in the ride's success each year, and we are here to support and recognize you!
As a Team Captain, you'll receive one-on-one help from your team’s designated Bike MS staff to: answer questions, meet with you and team leaders, provide guidance, visit your company for a Q&A session or sign up, and much more!
Visit the Bike MS Teams page for additional team captain resources and information. Plus, keep reading for more information on City to Shore specific team perks and benefits.
BUILD YOUR TEAM: Request 2024 City to Shore promotional materials, such brochures and posters, to help with team member recruitment. Check back! A request form will be posted in March when 2024 materials are available. Need materials sooner? Contact your Bike MS staff in the meantime.
Virtual Team Captain Meetings help keep you connected and apprised throughout the season. Receive important ride updates and build excitement with your fellow captains for Bike MS: City to Shore 2024!
- Team Captain Meet Up 1: Wednesday, May 1
- Team Captain Meet up 2: Tuesday, September 10
Visit the Pre-Ride Activities section of the Ride Details page for call details, topics, and more information.
Rider Number Packet Pick Up
Participants are encouraged to reach their $300 fundraising minimums by August 25 to ensure their rider number packet is mailed to them, saving them and your team time ride morning! Click here to learn more.
Team number pick-up sessions will also be available in early September for teams with 25 or more members. Coordinate with your assigned Bike MS staff BEFORE August 30 to schedule your Team pick up session.
Team Housing (and Parties)
Staying over? Team housing offers a great opportunity and centralized location to celebrate your team’s collective success, come together and share experiences from the day. It also helps build camaraderie between your team members (and it's fun!). It's also a great way to advertise your team/company.
- Many local restaurants will offer catering and delivery right to your team housing location.
- Ask your team members if they know anyone with an available house for the weekend or reach out to a local Ocean City realtor. Plus, visit the Ride Details page for recommended realtors.
Team Parties: Many restaurants will host a private party ride weekend! This is a great opportunity to throw a memorable post-ride celebration for your team and supporters in one of Ocean City’s many great restaurants.
Check out Experiencing Ocean City for more ideas and details.
Team Photos
Team photos are available at both the 75 & 100 Mile PATCO start and Ocean City finish line. Visit the Start Locations page for more details.
Why: Create a meeting point for your team members, hand out team jerseys and more!
- NEW IN 2024: the option to provide rider numbers at team tents will only be available to teams with 50 members or more, and these teams will have an additional set of requirements. All Team Captains are encouraged to promote the Rider Number Mailing Deadline to ensure all/the majority of members receive their packet prior to ride morning.
Who: Teams who have 25 or more members by August 30 have the opportunity to rent a tent at the PATCO start for $170.
When:
- August 30: Reservation Deadline. No orders will be accepted after this date.
- September 20: $170 Rental Payment Deadline.
What: You'll receive one 10x10 tent, one banner printed with your team's name, one table and two chairs at the PATCO start.
How:
- Captains who qualify will be contacted by their Bike MS staff. If you do not hear from your Bike MS staff, reach out to the before August 30 to reserve your tent.
- Submit payment of $170 by September 20 by contacting your Bike MS staff to confirm your payment preference. Payment can be made as an online donation to your team, which will be moved by staff on the backend (NOTE: This will not count towards fundraising). If you prefer to pay over the phone or by check, you will need to contact your Bike MS staff contact.
- For teams with 50+ members offering rider numbers at their tent, additional requirements will be provided by your Bike MS staff contact.
Where: Team tent location will be posted the week of the ride on the Start Locations page (in the PATCO start section)
Questions? Contact your assigned Bike MS staff.
With so many amazing teams, how can we not recognize them throughout the season!? Team recognition comes in many forms, such as:
- Special team incentives during each fundraising week throughout the season.
- Special fundraising and recruitment recognition throughout the season
- Ride weekend fundraising and recruitment recognition
- Is your team celebrating an anniversary year, let your Bike MS staff contact know!
- Team Awards: Team Achievement Awards and Top Team Award Winners are announced at the Awards Dinner each January. Captains honored with an award will receive an emailed invitation to the Awards Dinner in late November. Encourage your team members to aim high and win one of the coveted team awards.
2023 Top Recruitment Teams
Congratulations and thank you to these amazing teams who led recruitment efforts in 2023. Click here for a list of all teams with 10+ members in 2023.
2023 Team Award Winners
Congratulations to our 2023 Team Award winners!
Click here to view photos from the 2023 Awards Ceremony.
Congratulations to our top fundraising teams for City to Shore 2023! The teams listed below went above and beyond in their fundraising efforts to support our Society’s mission. Teams were recognized for their achievements at the City to Shore Awards Ceremony in January.
Thank you again to all our teams for their hard work and determination in 2023.
Top Team Awards
Chairman’s Cup - This traveling trophy is given to a team for its dedication to the goals of National MS Society and its mission.
Roxborough Riders
Captain: Jeffrey Craighead
Top Fundraising Team
Screens ‘N’ Spokes
Captain: Ian Harris
Largest Corporate Team
Team UPHS/PENN
Captain: Dan Wilson
Largest Friends & Family Team and Most Improved Team (Fundraising)
Team Ox
Captain: Larry Oxman
Most Improved Fundraising Team – Returning teams exhibiting the most growth in fundraising.
NEST
Captain: Robert Almond
Most Improved Recruitment Team (Recruitment) – Returning teams exhibiting the most growth in recruitment.
Team Don Austin
Captain: Don Tucker
Most Team Spirit - Given to the team or individual that exemplifies “spirit” before and during the ride.
Mac Attack
Captain: Colleen McEntee
Outstanding First Year Team - Team that exhibits outstanding recruitment and fundraising efforts in their first year with the event.
Team Bristol Myers Squibb
Captain: Melanie Berra
Rising Stars Award – Awarded to up-and-coming teams or individuals who show immense success and a promising future.
Muggles on a Mission
Captain: Justin Yuhaze
Team Safety Awareness - Teams with 4+ members with a 60%+ Safety Quiz completion rate.
Primal’s Best Team Jersey Contest Winner
Road Dawgs
Captain: Tim Keaveney
FIRST CLASS FUNDRAISERS - Teams who raised $5,000+ with 4+ members who had at least 60% of all members reaching Top Fundraiser status (individually raising $1,000+)
Team Achievement Awards
Millennium Circle Teams: $100,000+
- SCREENS ‘N’ SPOKES $271,264
- Team UPHS/Penn $177,298
- Team Ox $173,770
- MOR Wealth Management $122,681
Tour of Champions: $75,000 - $99,999
- Team Comcast $75,243
Mission Possible Teams: $50,000 - $74,999
- Team Tonarock $64,226
- Jersey’s Team $62,328
- NEST $57,648
- Team Force Majeure $54,601
- Roxborough Riders $51,117
Diamond Teams: $20,000 - $49,999
Platinum Teams: $10,000 - $19,999
Gold Level Teams: $5,000 - $9,999
Click here to see who won Top Team Awards in 2022.
Show off your incredible jersey designs for City to Shore 2024! Enter your jersey into the 2024 Primal Wear Jersey Contest, sponsored by Primal Wear, to showcase your design on Primal Wear's web page & at the City to Shore finish line, and compete against other teams to win amazing prizes!
How to Enter
- Complete this form to submit your original jersey vendor artwork before Monday, September 23
- Note: Your jersey does NOT have to have been ordered through Primal Wear to participate in this contest. However, you are invited to utilize Primal Wear as your jersey vendor to receive 20% off with the code BMS13HG1 at checkout and receive 15% back towards your fundraising effort!
How to Win:
The top three teams that receive the most votes online from Monday, September 23 through October 31 will win a prize.
- Jerseys will not be displayed on Primal Wear’ s webpage until voting opens
Rally your team members and network to vote September 23 through October 31! Jerseys and voting opportunities will also be displayed at the Ocean City finish line Saturday, September 30.
- The link to vote will be the same as the submission link, it will switch to voting on September 23.
Winners will be announced at our City to Shore Awards Ceremony in January 2025.
What to Win: In addition to bragging rights, the top 3 jerseys will win prizes starting at a $250 custom Primal Wear jersey credit valid to be redeemed in 2024!
