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Jan Ullrich auctions custom Tour de France bike and raises €40,000 for Ukraine

Jan Ullrich has raised over €40,000 for youngsters in Ukraine after auctioning his customized yellow Pinarello from the 1998 Tour de France

Jan Ullrich auctions custom Tour de France bike and raises €40,000 for Ukraine

The German opened the bike out to bids final month and the public sale has now closed on a closing determine of €40,100.

The chosen charity is the German organisation’Ein Herz für Kinder‘ (A Coronary heart for Kids), with the cash going in direction of its efforts in Ukraine.

Ullrich by no means truly raced on that precise Pinarello bike, which was made in anticipation of him successful a second straight Tour de France title.

He had gained the Tour in 1997 and took the yellow jersey half-way by means of the 1998 version, however remained on his Telekom team-issue pink, white, and black bike. Giro d’Italia champion Marco Pantani then turned the race on its head within the Alps and took the yellow jersey to Paris.

The bike was by no means given its day within the solar however stands out with its yellow paint-job and bar tape, together with a Jan Ullrich nameplate on the highest tube and a penned signature on the stem. The bike comes with Campagnolo groupset together with carbon wheels from the Italian firm.

“I’m now auctioning off a particular bike from my profession to learn the ‘A Coronary heart for Kids’ marketing campaign, which equips support transports and helps sick youngsters and orphans within the Ukraine,” Ullrich mentioned when first putting the bike up for public sale.

“Please assist along with your bid to alleviate at the very least somewhat the struggling and hardship in Ukraine.”

Ullrich shouldn’t be the one former professional bicycle owner to public sale off private gadgets to assist with the reduction efforts in Ukraine. Fellow German Tony Martin has put his silver medal from the 2012 Olympics up for grabs, with the bidding to shut on Saturday April 9 and the highest provide standing at above €25,000.