X Games, Amtrak & SoCal Tourist Boards Partner For Train Wrap & Ticket Offers

Local US tourist board Visit Ventura partnered with US rail giant Amtrak and the X Games on a joint late June/Early July marketing program focusing on sustainable travel and revolving around a giant train wrap to promote taking the train to X Games California 2023.   First-time partners X Games and Amtrak spearheaded the ecology-minded… Continue reading X Games, Amtrak & SoCal Tourist Boards Partner For Train Wrap & Ticket Offers

ŠKODA Offers Everyday UK Amateur Riders ‘A Taste Of Le Tour’ Via Surprise Sunday Ride Stunt

To bring a taste of Le Tour to amateur weekend riders in Dorking and to celebrate the auto brand’s 20-year tie-up with the Tour de France, sponsor Skoda surprised Sunday cyclists in the Surrey Hills with an unforgettable moment at the end of a regular climb with a full Le Tour stage finish experience.   … Continue reading ŠKODA Offers Everyday UK Amateur Riders ‘A Taste Of Le Tour’ Via Surprise Sunday Ride Stunt

Science in Sport (SiS) Tour De France Ad Campaign Explores Race’s Gruelling Agony

The second half of June saw nutrition brand Science in Sport roll out a cycling ad campaign called ‘The Tour’ which explores the agony, brutality and sacrifice of the riders of the Tour de France.   The creative is built around a set of striking monochrome photographs with scenic backgrounds which focus on the gruelling… Continue reading Science in Sport (SiS) Tour De France Ad Campaign Explores Race’s Gruelling Agony

Team Jumbo-Visma, AGU & Efteling Reveal Dreamy ‘The Vélodrome’ Shirt For 2023 Tour De France

In a collaboration with cycling brand AGU and amusement park Efteling, heavyweight professional cycling team Team Jumbo-Visma launched a new team shirt for the 2023 Tour de France in Mid-April with a design based on the power of dreams.   The new kit, ‘The Vélodrome’, comes in the team’s signature colours and carries a starry… Continue reading Team Jumbo-Visma, AGU & Efteling Reveal Dreamy ‘The Vélodrome’ Shirt For 2023 Tour De France

Cannondale Bikes promotes LAB71 Ultra-Premium Products Via ‘Chasing Impossible’ Campaign

February saw global bike brand Cannondale launched its new ultra-premium tier of performance products ‘LAB71’ through an integrated campaign called ‘Chasing Impossible’.   Creative agency The Corner London, in its first campaign for Cannondale, sought to showcase the brand’s never ending commitment to and drive for performance and innovation through ‘Chasing Impossible’ and to promote… Continue reading Cannondale Bikes promotes LAB71 Ultra-Premium Products Via ‘Chasing Impossible’ Campaign

Facebook Parent Meta Champions East African ‘Team Amani’ Cycling Team In Tech-Led Campaign

The final week of August saw Facebook parent company Meta release a metaverse focused campaign championing its support for East African professional cycling squad ‘Team Amani’: a 12-person team of male and female cyclists from several African countries (including Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda) dedicated to promoting inclusivity and opportunity.   ‘Amani’ means ‘peace’ in Swahili and this spirit shines… Continue reading Facebook Parent Meta Champions East African ‘Team Amani’ Cycling Team In Tech-Led Campaign

The Masterpiece (Dutch Masters Jersey) – AGU & Team Jumbo Visma

In 2022, UCI World Tour outfit Team Jumbo-Visma (TJV) and its apparel and equipment supplier AGU were challenged by cycling’s governing body and race owner/organiser The Amaury Sport Organisation (ASO) to modify the design of the team’s official race kit for the Tour de France due to its similarity with event’s iconic CG leader’s yellow jersey… Continue reading The Masterpiece (Dutch Masters Jersey) – AGU & Team Jumbo Visma

SoulCycle Offers To Exchange Peloton Bikes For In-Person Classes In ‘Souls Reunited: F#ck It, Let’s Ride’

Late July saw workout studio SoulCycle roll out a new campaign which offered to exchange used Peloton bikes for 47 free in-studio classes as part of its umbrella ‘Souls Reunited: F#ck It, Let’s Ride’ platform which champions the return of in-person workouts as pandemic restrictions ease and seeks to drive new and returning membership signups.… Continue reading SoulCycle Offers To Exchange Peloton Bikes For In-Person Classes In ‘Souls Reunited: F#ck It, Let’s Ride’

Close To Rude ‘Fat C*n’t’ Campaign Sees UK Cycling Brand Fat Lad At the Back Leverage Summer Cycling & Tour De France

Plus-size UK cyclewear brand Fat Lad At The Back seeks to challenge widespread fat shaming in cycling and throughout society through a hard-hitting and deliberately shocking outdoor campaign which verges on being ‘swearingly rude’.   Fat Lad At The Back defends and champions larger cyclists with a controversial UK out-of-home (OOH) campaign which plays on… Continue reading Close To Rude ‘Fat C*n’t’ Campaign Sees UK Cycling Brand Fat Lad At the Back Leverage Summer Cycling & Tour De France

Peloton Marks National Nude Day With Comic Chris Meloni Online App Campaign

Peloton returned to mainstream marketing after axing its Chris Noth ads linked to the Sex and The City reboot with a comic campaign for its app fronted by actor Chris Meloni and comically celebrating National Nude Day.   The ‘Such A Great App’ short online spot saw Law & Order actor Chris Meloni strip down for… Continue reading Peloton Marks National Nude Day With Comic Chris Meloni Online App Campaign

Old El Paso & Team GB Stars Front #FajitaFriYayChallenge Campaign In Aid Of UK National Food Charity

Old El Paso activated its Team GB partnership and promoted its fajita meal kit through an athlete fronted UK cause campaign seeking to drive FareShare food donations to help UK families in need.   To combat hunger in the UK during the current economic, cost of living crisis, the #FajitaFriYayChallenge is fronted by a strong… Continue reading Old El Paso & Team GB Stars Front #FajitaFriYayChallenge Campaign In Aid Of UK National Food Charity

Giro D’italia Sponsor Bianchi Rolls Out ‘Giro Reflections’ Online Video Series With Nicholas Roche

To activate its rights as the new official sponsor of the 2022 edition of the Giro D’italia, iconic Italian bike brand Bianchi rolled out an episodic pedal-powered ‘Reflections’ road movie series fronted by former cycling star Nicholas Roche telling race-related stories of people, places and bicycles and promoting its bike range.   Roche, a former… Continue reading Giro D’italia Sponsor Bianchi Rolls Out ‘Giro Reflections’ Online Video Series With Nicholas Roche