1. For a future free from the fear of bowel disease
5th - 8th June 2019
For a future free from the fear of bowel disease
Sponsorship packages

2. What is the Colon Challenge?
The Colon Challenge is a 270-mile four-day cycle fundraiser following a colon-shaped route starting from Berkhamsted, Herts, and ending at Kings Cross. The route take us on quiet roads and paths through some of the most beautiful villages in Eastern England and on the final, shorter day we stop at the Emirates Stadium for the iconic Arse(nal) team photo – marking the end of the colon! - before completing the ride with lunch at a restaurant in Kings Cross. There will be around 15 riders, ranging from enthusiastic first-timers to experienced lead cyclists, including Colon Challenge founder, St Mark’s patient and trustee of St Mark’s Hospital Foundation, Paul Bouscarle. As a bowel cancer patient at St Mark’s Hospital, Paul founded the Colon Challenge in 2014, since when the event has raised over £150,000 of vital funds for the Foundation.

3. Who are St Mark’s Hospital Foundation?
St Mark’s Hospital Foundation supports research, education and training into the treatment of bowel disease, including bowel cancer. Our mission is to create…
A future free from the fear of bowel disease
The Foundation raises vital funds for pioneering research projects, including:
BiCyCLE project: an acronym for Body Composition manipulation in CoLorectal cancEr. The idea being that we can manipulate the human fabric to achieve the best quality of life and outcome before and after treatment.
Development of minimally invasive surgery: Increasing treatment options allows for therapy to be personalised and tailored for individual patients. This approach is highlighted through two recent developments at St Mark’s Hospital, FLEX and TASER.
Robotic surgery: Aiming to improve the long term quality of life of survivors with minimally invasive surgery by reducing blood and tissue loss, scarring and recovery time.
Facts and Figures
Bowel cancer is the fourth most common cancer in the UK with almost 42,000 people diagnosed with bowel cancer every year.
146,000 in the UK are living with Ulcerative Colitis.
Crohn’s Disease affects at least 115,000 people in the UK and millions more worldwide. The disease can start at any age but usually appears for the first time between 10 and 40 and diagnosis is on the increase in children and teenagers.

4. Title Sponsor
£25,000
As Title Sponsor, you will receive the following:
Recognition as the overall sponsor with naming rights on this year’s event. Example: Colon Challenge 2019 – Sponsored by “Your Name”
Your logo on the cycling shirts and jackets worn by the riders
Your logo on the riders water bottles used throughout the ride
Listed as a corporate sponsor on our website
Partnership advertised on all of our social media platforms
Two free places on the ride
Rider medals to include your logo
Complimentary tour of the hospital and introduction to researchers and consultants to find out more about the Foundation (subject to dates and availability)

5. Supporting Sponsor
£10,000
As a Supporting Sponsor, you will receive the following:
Recognition as a sponsor of the event on the event webpage
Your logo on the sleeves of the cycling shirts and jackets worn by the riders
Listed as a corporate sponsor on our website
Partnership advertised on all of our social media platforms
One place on the ride
Complimentary tour of the hospital and introduction to researchers and consultants to find out more about the Foundation (subject to dates and availability)

6. Match Funder
Match-funding is an excellent way to incentivise riders to fundraise early and proactively.
For example, as a match-funder you could agree to match fund the first five (or more) riders to reach £1,000 on their JustGiving pages, up to a maximum of £1,000 each, providing encouragement to all riders to fundraise as early and as dynamically as possible.
In return for your support, you will receive recognition on our event webpage and on our team fundraising page.

7. Thank you
To find out more about St Mark’s Hospital and the Foundation, please visit: For more information on the ride, please contact: Jason Bacon