Be a Sponsor!
Attention Local Businesses and Charitable Groups
Check out these Sponsorship Opportunities at the 2009 NorthShore University HealthSystem Grand Prix
Be Part of the Action!
Support bicycle racing in Downtown Evanston.
Be seen and heard at the largest free to the public sporting event on Chicago’s North Shore.
LAP SPONSORSHIP: $250
Throughout the day lap prizes are offered to the riders to encourage them to perform feats of cycling prowess, traditionally known as “Primes”. Sponsor a lap of the race and be part of the action.
As a Lap Sponsor, your business, group or special message will be highlighted during a key moment of the bike race. You will be featured in a 30-second announcement over the play-by-play PA system to an estimated 20,000+ spectators. Your sponsorship will be acknowledged when the announcer broadcasts the prime along with the conditions for winning and it will be repeated after the prize has been won. An additional announcement will be made as a thank you later in the race.
BARRICADE SPONSOR: $300
The race course is a .9 mile loop through the streets of downtown Evanston. There isn’t a bad view anywhere. Support the race and make your organization part of the course by sponsoring a barricade. Barricade Sponsors get to hang their own banner on a barricade along the course.
BARRICADE SIGN + LAP SPONSORSHIP: $500
Combine two promotional options and get a discount!
GOODIE BAG INSERTS FOR VOLUNTEERS or KIDS RACE: $100
Place an item in the Goodie Bag for either the tireless race Volunteers or the Kids' Bike Race Participants. The fee covers 1 item or coupon for 1 event.
- Kids' Bike Race Participants: 300 units
- Volunteers: 200 units
All sponsors will be recognized on the bike race web site, in the Post Race Report and will be invited to attend the Sponsor report meeting in the fall.
To Sign Up For Sponsorship
Interested in being a part of this stellar event?
- Sponsorship Order Form: Download the PDF form to get started:
- Looking to sponsor on a larger scale?
See Supporting Sponsorship Opportunities.
For more information, contact Jim Marsh at 847.475.9672.
Details listed here are for informational purposes only. Any final sponsorship contract or proposal must be accepted in writing by the promoting organization, The Turin Bicycling Society.
"It's a perfect setting. I think the organization, the
sponsors and certainly the whole feel of it is really
showcasing Evanston in the way we want."
- Jonathan Perman, Executive Director
Evanston Chamber of Commerce
from "Bicycle race a big hit downtown,"
Evanston Review (see News)
The NorthShore University HealthSystem Grand Prix
The NorthShore University HealthSystem Grand Prix is one leg of the renowned Point Premium Root Beer International Cycling Classic. Known as "Super Week" the ICC consists of 17 bicycle races in 17 cities over 17 days in mid-July. "Super Week" runs concurrent with the Tour De France and attracts more than 165,000 spectators watching 5,500 competitors from 40 states and 20 foreign countries as they compete for $125,000 in prizes. The NorthShore Grand Prix is one of the premier races in series, a favorite with fans and riders alike.
