| 06/20/2003 | Sports memorabilia donated by various stars of cycling and many other professional sports hit the auction block this Friday, June 20 at 12:00pm PST. The USA Cycling Auction, which will directly benefit athlete development programs, will be available at www.ebay.com. USA Cycling will run two consecutive ten-day auctions between June 20 and July 9. The first auction will contain 33 items and second auction will feature approximately 40 items available for bidders.
USA Cycling created the eBay Auction to raise money in efforts to fund the development and track programs that USA Cycling supports. All monies raised will go directly to the U-23 program, USA Cycling’s Track Program, and to the junior level mountain bike, road and track programs. USA Cycling is building the pipeline of athletes that will represent the USA in international competition in the future and such fundraising is essential to the operation of development camps, stipends, and travel for young athletes.
The items donated and available for auction include a collection of unique cycling mementos in addition to exclusive sports memorabilia. Lance Armstrong-autographed items include a copy of his book, It’s not About the Bike", The Sports Illustrated issue, which saw him nominated as the 2002 “Man of the Year", a limited edition U.S. Postal Service Team yellow flag commemorating Lance’s 2002 Tour de France victory autographed by the entire USPS team, and a 2002 Tour de France profile card of stage 11, which Armstrong won and took the yellow jersey.
In addition to valuable cycling gear, a drawing of boxing great, Muhammad Ali, autographed by the one and only, is also up for grabs along with an official autographed game jersey of Los Angeles Lakers mega-star Shaquille O’Neal and an NFL game ball, autographed by San Diego Chargers running back, LaDanian Tomlinson.
If you’re looking for that special something for the cycling fanatic, there are items from the sports most notable athletes such as Greg LeMond, Leigh Donovan, Stephen Roche, Chris Carmichael, Mari Holden, Genvieve Jeanson, Diana Ziliute, Dede Demet-Barry, Marty Nothstein, Tyler Hamilton, Frankie Andreu, Fred Rodriguez, Rishi Grewal, Susan De Mattei, Dylan Casey, Amber Neben, Ned Overend, Chann McRae, Tinker Juarez and more.
Team gear from the U.S. Postal Service Team, Team T-Mobile, Saturn Cycling Team, CSC-Tiscali, Prime Alliance, 7-Eleven, Domo-Farm Frites, and the U.S. Olympic Team is also available.
To view a complete listing of all the items in the first auction, simply log onto www.stores.ebay.com/usacyclingauctions beginning at 12:00pm PST on Friday, June 20. Items in the second auction will be posted at the end of June.
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