Thorek Hospital came on board as our medical sponsor. We initiated our 24-hour (773) 918-RIDE hotline and the Best Lit Bike and Best Decorated Helmet contest in 1995. We also initiated the "staggered start" concept in 1995 (rather than a mass start, riders took off in five waves from Buckingham Fountain). We hosted our pre-event volunteer party at The Cubby Bear.Take a close look at the t-shirt design. On the tall building that starts where the bicycle seat is, the word "Chicago" is spelled out vertically in the windows!