Trek Partnering with Livestrong to Raise Money for Cancer Council SA

As part of our involvement at the Tour Down Under we had an Astana Cycling Team team issue Trek Madone 6.9 Pro on display on our stand at the Tour village.

It soon came to our attention that with the amount of interest in the bike and in Lance and the Livestrong charity we had a unique opportunity to be a part of the fund raising effort.

After speaking to the people at Livestrong we were lucky enough to have Lance come and sign the bike to make it an even more unique item of cycling history than what it already was.

Trek Bicycles Australia have now donated this bike to be auctioned, with the funds going to the Livestrong foundation who will then pass all of the money raised back to Cancer Council SA for cancer research in South Australia.

As an added bonus the South Australian Government has agreed to donate $3 for every $1 raised in the auction.

This is a fantastic result for the Livestrong foundation and for the cause of cancer research in Australia.

You can see the item and place a bid here. Bidding closes on January 31st, so if you are interested, you'd better get in there quick!

Trek Bicycles Australia is proud to be a part of this fund raising opportunity.

Back on the Road

Wow! What a busy time of year! After a good break over Christmas we were back on board ready for the New Year. But no sooner than we were back in the office than we were flat out with new and exciting projects. Trek products have been tested by a few publications around the world and getting great reviews from the testers. Our test bike fleet has been getting plenty of use and the proof of the quality of these bikes is the number of people getting a Trek of their own as the result of a test ride.

Of course the big news is that Lance is in town and 'Back on the Road' for the Tour Down Under, his big comeback race. Although not a highlight on the international race calendar, and unlikely to see a Lance victory, the hype surrounding the race and Lance being there is incredible. We are seeing cycling in the mainstream media for all the right reasons and this is generating plenty of buzz and anticipation.

Trek Bicycles Australia are very happy to be heading down to Adelaide for the race and to have a stand in the race Expo, in the centre of Adelaide. So, right now we're 'Back on the Road' doing the long drive down to South Australia with a van full of bikes, bottles, t-shirts and Astana kit!  Look for us at the Expo, at the stage starts and at Trek Dealers near the race stages. We'll have the latest and greatest Trek product there to check out and plenty of souveniers too. Drop by and say G'day!

In other news, Trek Supported and Clarence Street Cyclery rider Matt Fleming is having a great lead up to the National Championships with a win at the final WSMTB 4 Hour race last weekend. He kept up a cracking pace for the whole race on board his Trek Top Fuel 9.9SSL, beating out enduro specialist Jason English. Look out for Matt at the Nationals at Mt. Stromlo on the Australia Day weekend. Good Luck Matt!