LIVESTRONG EBAY Auction to go LIVE Monday, May 24th at 12:01AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-

MAX PAPIS AND LANCE ARMSTRONG DONATE AUTOGRAPH ITEMS FOR RUBICON-ORBEA’S LIVESTRONG AUCTION

EBAY AUCTION LINKS:

Papis Gloves: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200475373696

Papis Driving Shoes: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200475377658&ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT

Lance Armstrong Framed Poster: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200475379261&ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT

Rubicon-ORBEA Pro Kit: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200475380148&ssPageName=STRK:MESCX:IT

PRESS RELEASE -

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 24, 2010 - Max Papis and Lance Armstrong, through Nike, have donated items that are to be auction off on ebay to raise funds and awareness for the Lance Armstrong Foundation.

Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG is raising funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation (LAF) to send cancer survivors to the Seattle LIVESTRONG Challenge. 100% of all funds raised from the auction will be donated to the LAF. “This is our way of helping others through this sport of cycling and giving back to the community” says cofounder Norrene Godfrey. “We are so grateful to have renowned sports icons as GEICO’S NASCAR driver, Max Papis and Lance Armstrong, through Nike, donate signed items to help raise funds,”

Max Papis, GEICO’s driver, heard about the Rubicon-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG cycling team and it’s mission to help cancer survivors attend the Seattle LIVESTRONG challenge and wanted to help, so Max has donated autograph gloves and shoes to the auction.

Widely regarded as one of the most versatile racecar drivers in the world, ‘Mad’ Max Papis, has driven Formula One, CART Champs and is now the driver of the #13 GEICO Toyota Camry in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

The Max Papis connection. In this day and age, if you can not say you have been touched by cancer in some way, then you are in a minority. Sister, brother, mother, father, friend, or even you, cancer knows no limit, no one is safe, for Max, cancer took his father in 2006.

Papis, displays the LIVESTRONG logo on his helmet in multiple areas, helping to bring about awareness. Papis, whose father died in 2006 of pancreatic cancer, has great passion for finding a cure for the dreaded disease and is committed to help bringing attention to the public.

Nike has also graciously donated a signed and framed poster of Lance Armstrong with the words “HOPE RIDES AGAIN.”

Rubicon-ORBEA will also be auctioning off one medium size racing kit -included in the kit will be team jersey, shorts, hat and gloves.

“We are very honored to have individuals and companies like Max Papis, Lance Armstrong, Nike donate items to the team, to help us raise funds, to help find a cure for cancer, and make a difference in other peoples lives. -LET THE BIDDING BEGIN! -said Norrene.

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RUBICON-ORBEA, benefiting the Lance Armstrong Foundation is the result of the dream of the team’s captain, Norrene Godfrey. Norrene is a competitive cyclist who lost her mother to cancer in the fall of 2001. Her mother was inspired by the courage of Lance Armstrong to continue waging her battle with cancer. Lance is obviously an international mega-star athlete, known for his victories against testicular cancer and the world famous Tour de France. Yet, despite his hectic schedule, Lance took the time to personally touch Norrene’s mother’s life, even sending her one of his cycling jerseys autographed with the words “Fight mom, Lance Armstrong” thus encouraging her to persevere.

In order to repay Lance for his kindness and “pay-it-forward,” Norrene dreamed of a cycling team that would ride in support of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and its fight against cancer. Thus, RUBICON-ORBEA; Benefiting LIVESTRONG was born.

The RUBICON-ORBEA team has two core missions -

Giving back by raising funds and awareness for the Lance Armstrong Foundation through community involvement and charity work.
Giving back by developing young cycling athletes into the next generation of professional athlete

For more information on the team please visit www. Rubicon-ORBEA.com or Rubicon Orbea on Facebook.