OFF TOPIC OFF TOPIC
Hopefully Dale will forgive me for this off topic bike, but I believe the collector value will nonetheless make it interesting to some CR members.
On Italian ebay, under auction 3661267127
http://cgi.ebay.it/
The translation of the whole auction text is:
BENEFIT AUCTION:
THE ORIGINAL BIKE OF MARIO CIPOLLINI!
You can ask for confirmation of the seriousness of thsi offer directly from the official website of Domina Vacanze at: http://www.cyclingteam.net/
This offer has been the subject of articles in national newspapers that you can verify at this address: (click on ELENCO ARTICOLI)
BIKE OF THE WORLD CHAMPION MARIO CIPOLLINI
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WORLD CHAMPION JERSEY
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OFFICIAL DOMINA VACANZE TEAM OUTFIT
Bicycle lovers who have solidarity in their hearts cannot miss this opportunity! We are the organizers of the Gran Premio Comunità di Capodarco the race that has always destined its productive forces to the CAPODARCO COMMUNITY historically in the FOREFRONT IN ITALY IN THE SUPPORT OF THE DISABLED.
WWW.GPCAPODARCO.NET OFFERS YOU THE POSSIBILITY TO PURCHASE THE RACING BIKE OF THE WORLD CHAMPION MARIO CIPOLLINI AS KINDLY OFFERED BY HIMSELF AND HIS TEAM DOMINA VACANZE
THE OFFER INCLUDES:
1) THE (guaranteed) ORIGINAL BIKE OF MARIO CIPOLLINI (check it out on the website) 2) THE OFFICIAL TEAM OUTFIT OF THE DOMINA VACANZE TEAM 3) THE WORLD CHAMPION JERSEY
ONE CAN REQUEST ALL NECESSARY INFORMATION BY CONTACTING THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE GRAN PREMIO SOLIDARIETA' DI CAPODARCO - COMUNITA' DI CAPODARCO ON THE FOLLOWING TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
from the USA: 011-39-337-632031 (cellular of Gaetano Gazzoli) OR BY SENDING A FAX ON from the USA: 011-39-0734-684959 (fax)
PLEASE NOTE:
SHIPMENT OF ALL THE MATERIAL WILL BE HANDLED IN ALL OF EUROPE DIRECTLY BY THE DOMINA VACANZE PRO TEAM. YOU CAN REST ASSURED OF MAXIMAL SERIOUSNESS AND QUALITY.
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Steven Maasland
Moorestown, NJ