Tulsa Tough News!
This arrived today!
Announcing New Support Programs for 2009!
Tulsa Tough has introduced three new support programs for 2009. We're sponsoring tour riders, other tour ride events, and clubs. That's right! We want to support you and we want you to help us spread the word about Tulsa Tough. Get the details here.
Ride Registration Now Open
Ride registration is now open for all distances from the 100 mile Deuce Challenge to the 8 mile Townie ride. Tulsa Tough has fun for the whole family. Details on the kids program will be announced soon - registration is not yet open for the kids bike program or races.
Speaking of races, Tulsa Tough is part of USA Cycling's National Race Calendar, meaning the top Pro teams in the US will be right here fighting it out on our high speed, spectator friendly courses. So enjoy your ride and make plans for great evening entertainment.
Why wait? Make plans and register now.
Of course, I clicked on the links. The Kid's Challenge hasn't been finalized, but there's this exciting bit of news - sponsorship - for non-racers, clubs, and events:
Tulsa Tough has introduced three innovative new programs for 2009. Our goal is simple, we want you to spread the word about Tulsa Tough and our great tour rides. So whether you are a first year local club member, RAGBRAI die harder, or event director we want your help. Of course, we'll do our part. Apply now, we'll be announcing our sponsorships on or before March 15, 2009. Application deadline is March 13th for all support programs.
Supported Events
Funding is tight for everyone but we need more great touring events! What to do? We're looking for ten great tours to support with $500 each. We'll list your event on our website and we'll probably attend. We want you to list us on your website, let us put a flyer in your registration packet and tell your participants about Tulsa Tough.
Supported Clubs
We're looking for a few, okay 10, cycling clubs. Here's the deal.
Tulsa Tough commits to the following:
TT makes a $250 contribution to your club (up to 10 clubs)
TT recognizes your club as a Supporting Club on our website
TT provides a link to your club on our website
TT provides t-shirts to your sag driver(s)
TT provides gas money for your sag driver(s)
TT provides lunch & snacks for your sag driver(s)
Each club commits to the following
Club provides link to TT on your website
Club provides TT with contacts for your club members and permission to e-mail them (we're not spammers)
Club provides one central contact person as coordinator for our TT Club program
Club provides one manned sag vehicle for our tours on Saturday and one on Sunday
Club's sag volunteers commit to attend TT training meeting(s)
If you're interested, apply now.
Supported Tour Riders
Do you like to travel and ride your bike with diverse groups of people? Do you talk a lot? Is the only thing keeping you from attending the next tour ride your number of vacation days? We want to help support that habit.
We are seeking 8 tour riders (get lost racers) who plan to participate in prominent cycling tour events. We'll give you a Tulsa Tough jersey and $250 for event entry fees, etc. We want you to write about your experiences so we can publish them to our website, we want you to interact with others at the event and tell them about us, we want you to be yourself take pics and have fun. We even have helmet cams if you're the video blogging type.
Sound good? Apply now
Labels: bicycling sponsorship, tulsa tough
posted by Ed W at 5:56 PM
2 Comments:
Hi everybody..! I attended all three days of Tulsa Tough Cycling Competition this weekend. May 2009.
It was fantastic...!
I think one thing that would serve a good purpose in this level of bicycling is to better educate the general public as to the "whys" and "what's this for?" issues concerning these high tech bikes.
Why Carbon Fiber? Why so many gears and the wieght issues etc.
The better people understand these incredible machines....I would offer the more people will end up participating in this amazing sport...!
That's a good idea, Jerry. It could make a good series. Why the funny clothes? Why the skinny tires and hunched-over position? And why are middle-aged men who ride bicycles so incredibly masculine? Mary rolled her eyes at that. Dunno why.
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