Long Tail Creative produces the Reading Radsport Festival complete event management and production of the national-caliber two-day cycling event in the Greater Reading Area, Pennsylvania. Hired by the non-profit Reading Recreation Commission to bring awareness of their program, and to be a direct-benefit fundraiser for their food-service program.
2019 Director’s Cut by Tito Capovilla
Operations and Logistics
This event takes place in two locations: West Reading and the City of Reading. Kacey Lloyd manages all of the operational coordination between local entities to facilitate this event. Police, Medical, PennDOT, dozens of vendors, and local partners are all balanced leading into event day.
Creative Design and Marketing
Our media team is led by Gabe Lloyd for this project. Graphic design is coordinated and implemented across multiple deliverable needs from print to social media. The Photography and Video teams are assembled to cover the events with three photographers and two videographers. We have a dedicated social media account manager on-site for both days, as well.
Kaia Schmidt wins the West Reading Criterium in 2019
We construct an MTB Short Course in City Park, Reading. Features include this 3′ drop off, with an alternative longer B-line.
This year, ABUS Helmets sponsored the Wheelie and Combos competition. The kids can ride wheelies for as long as they want, and they have a bunch of tricks that we use for a halftime show for West Reading. We love seeing this display of talent and we’re proud to create a platform for them to show it to the community.
#turn9 saw all kinds of runners this year. Samantha Snukis takes a feed just before the finish line at the Pagoda
The Pro Men’s criterium is completely branded so all areas are photographable. This is an important aspect that we prioritize so sponsors get their maximum potential exposure in the post-event media.
Penske Truck Rental activated their sponsorship at the City Park Dirt Course with the Drop Zone. Pan American Champion, Curtis White of Jelly Belly Pro Cycling, is shown here dropping off the course feature.
More from Turn 9 at the Mt. Penn Hill Climb
#turn9 graffiti greeted all riders and showed a lot of community support for the event
The crowd in West Reading is amazing. With the support of the Reading Eagle and WEEU, they have leveraged their traditional media platforms to reach enthusiastic fans in the area.
