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Gallery: Stars turn out for Dave Rayner Fund anniversary

By Cycling News

published 9 November 2014

David MIllar and Lizzie Armitstead headline event

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Lizzie Armitstead auctioned off one of her racing jerseys(Image credit: SWpix.com)

A tribute to Dave Rayner(Image credit: SWpix.com)

A signed Team Sky jersey was part of the Dave Rayner Fund auction(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Riders who have been helped by the Dave Rayner Fund(Image credit: SWpix.com)

David Millar takes time to sign jerseys for the fans(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Lizzie Armitstead was a guest at the 2014 Dave Rayner Fund dinner(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Thousands of pounds were raised for the Dave Rayner Fund(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Russell Downing and David Millar(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Team Sky's Ian Stannard(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Gary Verity was given a welcome recepetion(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Yates, Swift and Stannard were guests at the Dave Rayner Fund dinner(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Lizzie Armitstead is interviewed in front of the crowd(Image credit: SWpix.com)

Some of the biggest stars in British cycling turned out for the Dave Rayner 20th anniversary dinner in Leeds on Saturday evening with roughly £25,000 raised for the cause.

David Millar, Lizzie Armistead and Ian Stannard, and the new recruits who will benefit from the Rayner fund in 2015, were among those in attendance, along with the man responsible for bringing the Tour de France to Yorkshire, Gary Verity.

The highlights of the evening included on-stage interviews with a number of riders who have been part of the Rayner Fund’s work in the past as well as a silent auction.

Prizes included a signed Team Sky jersey and the chance for the lucky winner to join the team at their Mallorca training camp over the winter. There was also a bike prize supplied by Chain Reaction.

The most successful prize of the evening came from Verity himself. It included a tour of a local sheep farm and an evening with Verity and six guests with dinner provided by a local Michelin start restaurant.

For a gallery of images from the evening, click here.