{"id":59866,"date":"2015-07-09T16:56:10","date_gmt":"2015-07-09T14:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/?p=59866"},"modified":"2016-04-14T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2016-04-14T11:05:45","slug":"charity-bike-auction-for-africa-starts-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2015\/07\/09\/charity-bike-auction-for-africa-starts-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity Bike Auction for Africa Just Started!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Today we launched\u00a0our charity auction for a one-of-a-kind Cinelli bicycle. All proceeds will go to World Bicycle Relief in order to provide women in Africa access to independence and livelihood through the power of bicycles.<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>The auction ended\u00a0in July 2015<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a  href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.co.uk\/itm\/Custom-made-Fixed-gear-Cinelli-Bicycle-Apparel-\/221821750720?\" title=\"titulek\" class=\"relbutton btn-wlc btn-primary\">See auction page on eBay<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n100% of the proceeds of the auction will go directly to World Bicycle Relief, a non-profit that provides bikes to people in Africa and elsewhere in order to help them overcome the barriers to a better life by giving them access to independence and livelihood.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-59866 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/image005.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/image005-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/image005-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/image005-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/image005-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/image005.webp 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/VLK1568.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/VLK1568-300x200.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/VLK1568-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/VLK1568-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/VLK1568-768x513.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/VLK1568-272x182.webp 272w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/VLK1568.webp 1290w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/cinelli-V2.webp'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/cinelli-V2-300x214.webp\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/cinelli-V2-300x214.webp 300w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/cinelli-V2-1024x732.webp 1024w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/cinelli-V2-768x549.webp 768w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/cinelli-V2-1536x1098.webp 1536w, https:\/\/d2p6e6u75xmxt8.cloudfront.net\/2\/2015\/07\/cinelli-V2.webp 1650w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>Cinelli\u2019s Art Director, Alessandra Cusatelli, has worked with New York artist Ana Benaroya to create a one-of-a-kind, bespoke bicycle for our auction, which is now live on\u00a0eBay. Along with the bicycle, we are also\u00a0auctioning a set of custom-made cycling apparel designed by Findra.<span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The idea of a\u00a0charity auction came with shooting our film <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/blog\/27712\/beyond-shrink-pink-how-women-are-changing-cycling\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beyond Shrink and Pink: Women in Cycling<\/a>:<\/p>\n<lite-youtube videoid=ZbKx0u51g5U params=\"enablejsapi=1\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi_webp\/ZbKx0u51g5U\/maxresdefault.webp');\"><\/lite-youtube>\n<p><strong>Anyone can send a bike to Africa \u2013 including you. Sign up for eBay in order to take part in the auction.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we launched\u00a0our charity auction for a one-of-a-kind Cinelli bicycle. 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