Tara Llanes was badly injured on September 1st, 2007 while racing at the Jeep KOM Finals. At the present time she is paralyzed from the waist down. She has been working intensely at physical therapy and has very high hopes that she will not only walk again, but that she will ride again. Tara raced on the professional mountain bike circuit for 14 years and won a total of 4 National Championships. She made many friends while competing in both the US and the European World Cup Circuit.

Tara Llanes and GO211.com will be hosting an online auction to help raise money to go towards her ever growing medical bills. The auction will feature some of the most sought after items in the sport today. Good luck bidding!

SPECIAL NOTICE:
This message is for everyone that has either already or was going to bid on any of the George Hincapie, Levi Liepheimer, and/or David Zabriskie jerseys: The jerseys were shipped out to me 2-day air via UPS. According to their records it was delivered however I never received them. I've called UPS, the store that shipped them and my neighbors and it appears they were stolen! I am very sorry about this and feel horrible. I realize that all of those items are very valuable, and to whoever stole the items... karma is a pain! Again I apologize and hope you all understand. Sincerely, Tara

PS: This does NOT pertain to Michael Rasmussen's yellow jersey. He shipped that straight to me from Italy.