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Up For Auction: Damien Hirst Art Bike

July 26, 2009 by Lainya Magana

I’m a huge fan of the Tour de France and, being a former cyclist, consider it the world’s greatest sport. Imagine my thrill when I discovered this year’s Tour would feature a happy marriage between my two greatest passions: Art and cycling. Legendary artist Damien Hirst teamed up with Trek Bike s and cycling icon Lance Armstrong to design this gorgeous machine featuring real butterflies. Armstrong will ride “The Bikes of Stages” to the podium at the Champs-Elysées on today’s 21st and final day of this 96th Tour de France. Fans of Hirst and/or Armstrong with pocketbooks of noteable size can place a bid on the bike when it goes up for auction on October 2nd in NYC. Check out more pics courtesy of Trek’s Flickr stream after the link.