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Partnerships

Ride with us — as a partner

Common Empire connects riders, brands and regions through shared adventure. Choose the path that fits, and let's build something together across the Ottawa–Gatineau region.

Ways to work together

Every partnership is tailored — here’s a starting point for the most common collaborations.

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Event sponsorship

Put your brand in front of an engaged cycling community. Ride titles, on-course activations, demo zones and product sampling at our weekly rides and marquee events.

  • Ride & series title sponsorship
  • On-course brand activations
  • Rider gifting & sampling
Learn more
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Content & media packages

Authentic storytelling with strong photography and video. We produce editorial content around real rides and adventures that your audience actually wants to watch.

  • Photo & video production
  • Branded ride features
  • Social & newsletter reach
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Municipal route services

Route evaluation and interactive “route landing pages” built on municipal open data — showcase local roads, trails and attractions to drive cycling tourism.

  • Route evaluation & mapping
  • Interactive landing pages
  • Tourism & wayfinding
Learn more

In the field

Partnerships show up where riders are — at the start line, on the route, and at the café afterwards.

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Local product in riders' hands at the finish
Riders eating breakfast outside a coffee roaster
Every ride ends at a local business
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A café taken over on a Thursday morning

Ottawa–Gatineau

Region we ride

Weekly

Community rides

Road · Gravel · Trips

Ride formats

Not sure where you fit?

Tell us a little about your brand, tourism board or municipality and what you’d like to achieve. We’ll point you to the right path and follow up with ideas and packages.

Prefer email? [email protected]

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