Bid on a Cannondale Pro Team Jersey Signed by Peter Sagan to Benefit the American Diabetes Association

Today, July 9, at 10am PDT, we began a 10-day eBay auction of a Cannondale Pro Cycling jersey by Sugoi signed by Peter Sagan—all of the proceeds will benefit the American Diabetes Association.

Place your bids here.

The American Diabetes Association is the nation’s leading 501(C)3 nonprofit charity fighting against diabetes and its deadly consequences. With nearly 26 million children and adults in the United States diagnosed with diabetes and 79 million Americans considered to have prediabetes, the mission of the American Diabetes Association is urgent. Everything the charity does addresses the mission: “to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes.”

To do so, the American Diabetes Association funds innovative research to combat and manage diabetes at 125 of the country’s leading research institutions, provides the public and health care professionals with up-to-date information on diabetes, fights to increase federal funding for diabetes research and programs, improve comprehensive insurance coverage and to end discrimination against people with diabetes, and puts on events such as the Tour de Cure, a fundraising cycling event in 44 states across the country designed to inform, empower individuals living with diabetes, as well as friends and family, and raise funds to support the overall mission of the American Diabetes Association.

“The American Diabetes Association is excited to be working with BicyclingHub.com, a long time supporter of Tour de Cure, on this auction,” said Kris Bockmier. “The money raised will us fulfill our mission: to prevent and cure diabetes and to improve the lives of all people affected by diabates, through diabetes, research, advocacy and education.”

We managed to raise over $1,500 for the Davis Phinney Foundation in an auction last month, and we are excited at the opportunity to raise money for another great organization.

A big thanks to Peter Sagan, Cannondale Pro Cycling and Sugoi for helping us make this happen.

BicyclingHub.com is Auctioning Off a 7-Eleven Jersey Signed by Davis Phinney to Benefit the Davis Phinney Foundation

About a month and a half ago, we told you something really exciting: that we'd found an old 7-Eleven cycling jersey floating around in the office, that we were getting it signed by Davis Phinney and that we'd be auctioning it off to benefit the Davis Phinney Foundation.

Well, it's finally happening. The jersey has been signed and our eBay auction is officially live today May 30, 2013 at 12pm PDT. The auction will run for the next 10 days.

In case you didn't know, the Davis Phinney Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charity dedicated to helping people with Parkinson’s live well with the disease. It was founded in 2004 by Olympic-medal winner and cycling legend Davis Phinney, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease in 2000 at the age of 40. Today, Phinney provides both inspiration for the cycling community, as well as the estimated 1.5 million Americans and 10 million people worldwide living with the disease.

The Davis Phinney Foundation is unique in the Parkinson’s community, spreading the message that it is possible to live well today with Parkinson’s disease. The Davis Phinney Foundation has invested more than $3.8 million in initiatives to support, inform and inspire people living with Parkinson’s to live well today. Over $1.2 million in research funding has been invested in innovative, early-phase studies that focus on exercise, speech, movement and other factors that affect quality of life. Tens of thousands of people living with this disease have been directly touched by one of the Foundation’s programs. 

“We are pleased to have the opportunity to create more awareness for our Foundation and Parkinson’s disease. BicyclingHub.com has come up with a great idea to help spread awareness and fundraise in support of the Foundation’s mission,” said Davis Phinney Foundation Victory Crew Program Manager Lauren Hunt. “We’re excited about reaching new audiences through BicyclingHub.com auctioning a Team 7-Eleven jersey signed by Davis Phinney.”

Since BicyclingHub.com's inception in 2002, we've made an effort to give back by contributing to nonprofits. In the last five years alone, teams sponsored by BicyclingHub.com have raised over $10,000 for the American Diabetes Association. 

“Davis Phinney has long been a hero of mine,” said Doug Duguay, owner and founder of BicyclingHub.com. “We are very honored and excited to have the opportunity to work with his Foundation and help further its mission.”

Place your bid in the eBay auction here.

And please spread the word by sharing with your social media networks, family and friends. This is an awesome opportunity to support a great foundation (and way to get your hands on a very rare jersey).