Lance Armstrong Memorabilia

Lance Armstrong memorabilia is a popular collectible among cycling enthusiasts and sports merchandise collectors. As the world’s only seven time winner of the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong has one of the most recognized names in modern sports. He is respected and admired for both his unique cycling achievements and his brave, well-publicized battle with cancer.

Fans can select from among many different types of collectibles that commemorate the cyclist’s racing career and other aspects of his life.

• Art.com carries a nice selection of posters and fine art prints highlighting Armstrong's cycling achievements, both framed and unframed.

• Grandstand Sports specializes in autographed sports memorabilia, and carries a variety of Lance Armstrong photographs, publications, lithographs, and posters.

• It’s Already Signed 4 U offers a wide variety of autographed sports memorabilia, including photos, posters, competition jerseys, and magazine covers featuring the cyclist.

• Kegel Bikes carries a large inventory of Tour de France merchandise, including Armstrong memorabilia.

• Keystone Rare Coins carries Professional Coin Grading Service’s Lance Armstrong limited edition signature commemorative coins.

• Le Tour de France carries a wide variety of officially licensed Tour de France merchandise, including prints of the Lance Armstrong 7 time champion poster by artist Malcolm Farley and many other related collectibles.

• Sports Gallery’s inventory includes a large selection of signed and unsigned photographs, autographed framed Tour de France jerseys, autographed Sports Illustrated covers featuring the cyclist, and other collectibles.

• Sporting Icons specializes in hard-to-find signed collectibles, such as limited edition, replica and worn jerseys and hats autographed by the seven-time Tour de France champion.

• The Sports Wall carries a large inventory of unframed Armstrong posters.

• The Autograph Source carries items that will appeal to serious collectors of Armstrong memorabilia including signed jerseys, jackets, framed art, magazine covers, and other valuable items.

• The Lance Armstrong Foundation's Livestrong Store is the only authorized resource for the popular yellow Livestrong bracelets. The store also carries official Livestrong apparel, notebooks, pet collars, blankets, and other merchandise.

• The Discovery Channel Store carries the Giro Atmos Livestrong Edition cycling helmet along with a variety of Team Discovery cycling gear.

• You can help the Lance Armstrong Foundation by making sure your next notebook PC is a Hewlett Packard/AMD L2005US Lance Armstrong Livestrong special edition PC. Fifty dollars from the sale of each unit will be donated to the foundation.

• Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble both carry large selections of books written by and about Armstrong’s cycling career and battle with cancer.

• You can also order a number of different books on Armstrong from the Pedaling History Bicycle Museum’s online bicycle boutique.

Some of the most interesting collectibles from Armstrong’s storied cycling career are held in museum collections. If you find yourself near one of the following museums, take advantage of the opportunity to see one-of-a-kind Armstrong memorabilia.

• The Wisconsin Innovation exhibit at the Wisconsin Historical Museum includes the bicycle that Lance Armstrong rode to victory in the 2003 Tour de France. The bicycle was manufactured by the Trek Bicycle Corporation, which is based in Waterloo, Wisconsin.

• The Galleria of Sports Heroes at the Fisherman’s Wharf Wax Museum in San Francisco features a life-size wax figure of Lance Armstrong, along with numerous other American sports celebrities such as Willie Mays, Joe Montana, Tiger Woods, Steve Young, and others.

• The Trek 5500 bicycle that Armstrong rode to victory in the 2000 Tour de France is on exhibit at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

• The Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit, Sports: Breaking Records, Breaking Barriers, spotlights 35 leading athletes, including Armstrong.

Getting to know other fans and collectors is an excellent way to find resources for hard-to-find collectible items. One of the best ways to meet like-minded collectors is by joining fan club or visiting the forum section of a fan website.

Some of the most popular Armstrong fan sites include:

• The Paceline Official Fan Club of Lance Armstrong and the Discovery Channel Pro Cycling Team.

• Unofficial Lance Armstrong Fan Club

• Lance Armstrong Fan Club

• Blog Top List’s RSS feed listing of Blogs dedicated to Lance Armstrong.

Collecting Lance Armstrong memorabilia can be a fun and rewarding hobby for those who are interested in cycling and sports-related collecting. Building your collection is a great way to pay tribute to the cyclist’s exciting career and continuing work in the fight against cancer.

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