The University of Texas Cycling Team

2005 - 2006Cycling Sponsorship Proposal

THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CYCLING CLUBSPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL

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CONTRIBUTORSDaniel Bradley, David Buelna, Ernesto Rausa, William Schexnayder and Kei Sakai.

LAYOUTErnesto Rausa

PHOTOGRAPHSDanny Nguyen and Ernesto Rausa.

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2005 - 2006 SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL / THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CYCLING TEAM 1

THE 2005-2006 SEASON presents the opportunity for the

University of Texas Cycling Club to continue to ride a

trend of growth in numbers, excellence in racing and

impact on the cycling world and the local community.

Cycling itself as both a sport and recreational activity is also

growing. Fueled by a revived interest in professional cycling due

to Lance Armstrong’s unprecedented six straight Tour de France

victories and also a renewed interest in physical fitness in the U.S.,

the number of cyclists on the road and trails is growing at a massive

rate. Within the world of competition, collegiate cycling is gaining

importance serving as a spring board for many professional cyclists

including former UT Cycling Club members, Ian Dille of Kodak/

Sierra Nevada and Sarah Faulkner of Sportsbook.com. Our cycling

team has both benefited and contributed to this growth and during

the past year we have seen our membership double. That growth

along with increased commitment and dedication from our racers

yielded impressive results for the season. These included a South

Central Collegiate Cycling Conference Championship in Track,

several individual victories in races and a return to Collegiate Road

Cycling Nationals for the first time in two years. The upcoming

season looks promising as we return three of four riders that went to

nationals and are gaining two top riders from transfers. With these

riders along with those developing we will be in top contention for

both conference and national titles. Equaling our successes on the

blacktops of Texas and all over the country was our club becoming

an ambassador of cycling to both our University and the local Austin

community as we introduced many to cycling and racing.

Cycling is steadily becoming a prominent sport in the United States,

and as this occurs the University of Texas Cycling Club is steadily

coming to dominate the collegiate ranks. We appreciate your

interest in sponsorship, and welcome you to take a few minutes to

look through our sponsorship packet.

Daniel S. BradleyPresident

The University of Texas Cycling Club

INTRODUCTION

COVER: George Howard-Heretakis at the 2005 SCCCC Road Conference Championships Criterium

HIGHLIGHTS

2005 - 2006 SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL / THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CYCLING TEAM2

Why Cycling?

With more than 70 million cyclists in the United States, cycling is the number one sport of doctors and lawyers over the age of forty and the number two most popular participation sport: more than golf, skiing, tennis, and snowboarding combined.1 This statistic comes as a surprise to many because cycling is not a widely televised sport, although Outdoor Life Network (OLN) television station has made some headway in changing that image. Last year, over 11 million spectators with an average household income of $91,100 watched a cycling

Demographics of Cycling

Becoming involved with our program has the potential to create immediate impact with customers. Why? Because the program allows for the development of campaigns that are one-on-one According to a leading industry publication, cycling attracts a rather enviable demographic:

1 National Sporting Goods Association Survey, Sport Participation Consumer Spending

CyclingGolfTennisSkiingSnowboarding

42.526.29.97.74.3

$5,131$3,744

$378$548$234

% millions

Travis Inge is focused as he is about to begin the time trial at the 2005 SCCCC Mountain Bike Championships

77%33%70%63%66%90%$91,100

Male:Female:College Graduates:Professional:Home OwnersInternet AccessAverage HHI:

The University of Texas Cycling Club exists as a highly diversified sports clubat one of the nation’s largest universities. The University of Texas was recently recognized by Sports Illustrated as the best University for sports and the cycling club definitely contributesto this accolade. While Collegiate Cycling is not an NCAA sanctioned varsity sport, it is highly developed, includes many schools with programs that are run as if they were varsity and receives national media attention. Our club competes in all areas including mountain biking, track, road and cyclocross, but while racing is a major focus of the club, we also seek to promote cycling, fitness and safety within our University and city’s community.

CYCLING PROGRAM

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UT Cyclists Ernesto Rausa, Thomas Hallock and Gina Chavez participate in the annual Houston-Austin MS150 charity ride

RACING »

Although racing is only one aspect of our team, we take pride in community involvement and promotion of cycling safety awareness. For the upcoming year, we are planning a bike rodeo and safety event in conjunction with the UT Police Department. The event will focus on cycling safety and promote physical fitness and junior competitve cycling.

Members of the club participate in the two yearly Multiple Sclerosis 150 rides (Dallas-Austin and Houston-Austin), a 150+ mile ride to raise money for the fight against Multiple Sclerosis, and theannual Ride for the Roses in Austin (Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer awareness). In addition, we help clean up Austin road sides through a local Adopt-a-Road program.

COMMUNITY CHARITIES »

Our team competes in the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference (SCCCC) consisting of 18 schools including major universities such as Texas A&M and Baylor. Within the SCCCC, we compete in all four of the major cycling disciplines – Road, Mountain Biking, Track and Cyclocross. Both men and women compete in categories based on their skill level. The beginner categories, ‘C’ in men’s and ‘B’ in women’s, serve as the perfect opportunity for people new to cycling to start racing, and the top ‘A’ category consists of riders at the top of the sport.

This past year, like previous years, we excelled in three areas of competition. We dominated the Conference Track Championships - hosted at the Alkek Velodrome in Houston - winning many of the individual events and taking home the Overall Conference Championship. In the Conference Road Championships we finished a solid second place, doubling the third place team in points, and broughthome several individual victories. The same went for Mountain Biking as we brought home third place and had numerous individual victories. With another solid team coming together, we have set our sights on winning conference in both road and mountain biking and sending teams to Nationals that will contend for podium positions.

In 1998, club member Paul Read along with other top riders captured two Road National Championships in the criterium and in the greatly competitive team time trial. Also, one of the most special and important thing the club does for gifted athletes is provide the opportunity for them to pursue the sport at the next level. Most recently, the two-time All-American in 2000 and 2001, Ian Dille, launched his professional cycling career with the Kodak EasyShare Gallery/Sierra Nevada Professional Cycling Team. Dille was not the first pro rider UT has produced, and will certainly not be the last.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Your financial support, monetary or productdeals, is essential to the success of our club.

The cost of racing - which includes race fees, travel and accommodations - quickly absorbs available club funds. At times, this situation forces an individual student athlete to carry the financial burden. Since many students must often budget their money, it isdifficult for them to cover these expenses. Your support ensures that every student whowants to race, will be able to race.

Hosting races also levies a substantial financial burden on club funds. Expensesfor races includes securing a venue, providing for safety and traffic control and raceraccommodations. Last year, we hosted a criterium race on campus beneath the shadows of D.K.R. - Texas Memorial Stadium. This race would not have been possible without the generous support from our sponsors.

Additionally, financial support helps with our social and community activities byproviding more opportunities to attend and assist at bicycle related functions and community charities. Equipment sponsors help offset the incurred cost by each rider such as bicycles, clothes, equipment and incidental items related to cycling. Services, such as volunteer & professional help, can also be of indispensable use to our team.

As our team is a non-profit 501c(3) organization, your sponsorship is taxdeductible. Monetary sponsors are guaranteed a spot on the University of Texas Cycling jersey. Sizing on the jersey varies upon the commitment level of the company, but all sponsors automatically receive a natural association with a health-oriented sport and The University of Texas.

Due to the beautiful weather in Austin, our riders are able to ride virtually all year and average 500 hours of riding every year. With a club of 60-plus riders, your business receives 30,000 hours of “rolling billboards”

1 Companies must provide a logo in vector art format

2005 - 2006 SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL / THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CYCLING TEAM4

In addition to our rides, we compete in the South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference races, United States Cycling Federation and National events with up to several thousand spectators at the larger events. Over the course of a year, this means a substantial amount of consumers will witness our riders crossing the finish line with their armsstretched out in victory with your company’s logo emblazoned on the UT jersey.

Finally, we host road and mountain bike races and as well as bike rodeos every year attended by several hundred cyclists. Should you be interested in helping us with the events, you will receive the title sponsorship in the “[Your Company] Bicycle Race, presented by The University of Texas.” This name will be posted on every racing calendar, the UT and SCCCC website and listserv, event t-shirts, in bike shops in Texas, and all media covering the event.

For fans and club members alike, we have a website and listserv for those interested in the University of Texas Cycling Club. The website includes maps of local bike routes, club information and a webstore through which we sell UT Cycling merchandise. With

these features, the website receives tens of thousands of hits each month. Sponsors will receive inclusion of company logo, links and banners on the website. Beyond these basic benefits, we can display products atraces, distribute literature to spectators, and promote your company through our activities.

Sponsoring a cycling team is a unique yet cost effective way to advertise your business.

Ernesto Rausa, Kit Waal, Greg

Parham, Dennis Lastochkin, Jordan

Gomez, Brett Anderson, Travis Kaspar and Paul

Williams make final adjustmentsbefore the Team Time Trial during the 2005 SCCCC

Road Conference Championships

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

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In order for the club to compete at the highest levels, a variety of partnership opportunities are available which include: Title Partner, Gold, Silver and Equipment/In-Kind sponsors. Each partner will receive exposure based on its participation.

All sponsors will also receive signage on team t-shirts, team website, any team publication and in any other applicable form.

Title Sponsorship

• Front and Back of racing jersey as well as the sleeves• Leg Logo on racing shorts• Logo on all casual team apparel• Main website logo with link to your site• Prominent, main logo on team trailer

Gold Sponsorship

• Side panels on racing jersey with smaller front & back logo• Logo on the back of racing shorts• Secondary website logo with link to your site• Secondary team trailer logo

Silver Sponsorship

• Logo on bottom rear, front upper right & collar of racing jersey• Logo on website• Logo on team trailer

Equipment and in-kind sponsorship

• Product and equipment helps the team get to races and compete at their full potential and is represented at the sponsorship level equal to its in-kind value.

$5,000+

$2,000

$1,000

varies

Corey Meeks, George Howard-Heretakis and Chris Case stop for a quick pose in the team jersey after a grueling 70-minute criterium at the 2005 SCCCC Road Conference Championships

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PAST RESULTS

2004-2005 South Central Collegiate Cycling Conference

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FINALTEAM STANDINGSTrack ChampionshipsHouston, TX - hosted by UH

Team Overall » 1stRoad ChampionshipsWichita Falls, TX - hosted by MSU

Team Overall » 2nd 3rdMountain Bike ChampionshipsWimberly, TX - hosted by Texas State

Team Overall »

A

SFA

Crit

SFA

RR

Clif

ton

Bayl

or

UH

Cri

t

UT

RR

UT

Crit

TAM

U R

R

MSU

RR

MSU

Cri

t

Fina

l

- - - - - 2 2 - 7 6 7

- - - - - - - 1 - -

- - - - - 5 - 6 - -

- - - - - - - - 9 8

- - - - - 6 6 - - -

- - 3 - - - - - - -

- - - 4 - - - - - -

- - 4 - - - - - - -

- - - 5 - - - - - 7 7

- - - - - - - - 2 - 7

4 - - 2 4 3 - - - - 4

3 2 - - - - - - - -

- - - - - 5 - - - -

- 4 - - - - - - - -

4 5 - 4 - 3 4 4 3 - 3

3 - 2 3 3 2 2 - - -

- - - - - - 1 - - -

- - 4 4 - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - - - 7

11

12

12

A

B

C

B

Chris Case

G. Howard-Heretakis

David James

Corey Meeks

Nick Schilling

Chris Case

Oscar Garcia

Corey Meeks

Greg Parham

Brett Anderson

Ian Hubbard

Ernesto Rausa

Steven Reedy

Josh Yeary

Brenda Moczygemba

Julie Mithcell

Leah Bodine

Lori Jansen

Kit Waal

ROAD

2 1 - 2 - 1 - - 1

1st Place

1st Place

200M

TT

500M

TT

1k T

T

2k T

T

3k T

T

Spri

nt

Poin

ts R

ace

Om

nium

3 - 2 - 6 3 2 2

2 - 5 - 5 2 3 - 3

- - 3 - 2 - - - 5

3 - 3 - 2 - - -

1 - - 1 - - - - 3

AB

TRACK

A

Whitney Moyer

Greg Parham

Ernesto Rausa

Will Schexnayder

Julie Mitchell

Brenda Moczygemba

Team Pursuit

Italian Pursuit

A

Rock

y H

ill

UH

XC

War

da

UT

Pipe

line

Bayl

or B

ash

Conf

. TT

Conf

. ST

Conf

. XC

Fina

l

- 4 6 6 - 6 7 7

5 - 1 2 3 - 5 - 5

- - - - - 6 4 -

3 - 4 - 2 - - -

- - - 6 - - 5 -

- - - - - - 4 -

3 - - 4 - 2 2 - 4

- - 2 3 - - - -

- 1 - - - - - -

10ABC

B

MTBTravis Inge

Greg Parham

Brett Anderson

Fredrico Castro

David Buelna

Ernesto Rausa

Brenda Moczygemba

Sara Krause

Lauren Grieco

Heather Manuel

Please Note:Duplicated names

in multiple categories indicate

that the rider has upgraded to a

higher category within the

collegiate cycling season.

For more detailed results, visit

usacycling.org/sccc

2004-2005 SPONSORS

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TITLESPONSORS

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PHOTOS

2005 - 2006 SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL / THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CYCLING TEAM8

Clockwise from left: George Howard-

Heretakis warms up before a criterium; Corey Meeks leans into a turn during a criterium; Greg Parham flashes the Hook ‘Em! sign as he crosses the finish lineriding on an underinflatedtire; Brenda Moczygemba leads the pack in a short-track mountain bike race

OVERVIEW

Daniel Bradley dan.bradley@mail.utexas.edu512-461-6226

UT Cycling Club1 University Station A6220SOC #390

Austin, TX 78712

http://www.utcycling.org

Please contact us for any additional sponsorship information.

PRESIDENT

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WORLD WIDE WEB

2005 - 2006 SPONSORSHIP PROPOSAL / THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CYCLING TEAM 9

How we can help you »

• Association with a health-oriented sport• Association with the University of Texas• Tax-deductible (IRC section 501 (c)(3))• Company logo on all media & links on website• Company logo on team jerseys & other apparel• Over 30,000 hours of visibility, including:

Among the 50,136 studentsAt community activitiesAt road, track & MTB races and eventsAt the University of Texas road & MTB race

How you can help us »

• Financial support• Equipment• Pro-deals• Services

Ernesto Rausa, Greg Parham, Whitney Moyer & Brenda Moczygemba on their way to a Team Pursuit victory at the 2005 SCCCC Track Championships

The University of Texas Cycling Club1 University Station A6220

SOC #390Austin, TX 78712

www.utcycling.org