Silly TDF questions

[oaep7]

I have heard that Cav's profile is so low when sprinting there is very little drafting for his competitors to take advantage of.

And he's damn quick....

 

[Iwasgoodonce]

Riders who complete the race get 400 euros. I presume they get team wages as well but, when expressed as a sweat : money ratio!

 

[pigman]

I'm no expert here, but there is a difference. Lets put it in context. So for individual sports, say tennis, golf etc, the competitors are self employed and make their livelihood through prize money at tournaments. Cyclists are essentially salaried employees and make their livelihood as part of that employment. Footballers too are essentially salaried and as such I guess the prize fund for winning a tournament, eg champions league, world cup etc I would expect is also relatively low.
Like I said, I'm not in the know and will gladly be corrected and also agree that cyclists' salary levels themselves are low compared to say football. But remember just as many a domestique is poorly paid, there will be many tennis/golf pros at the lower end who also arent earning grand slam prize funds.

 

[oaep7]

Think ITV4 said Lance was on 20million - dont know if thats endorsements as well, I would expect so

Cav's speculated move to Sky is worth 1.5million to him allegedly

 

[tonyf39]

Think ITV4 said Lance was on 20million - dont know if thats endorsements as well, I would expect so

Cav's speculated move to Sky is worth 1.5million to him allegedly

Forbes had Armstrong at $28M for the 2004/5 year equal 9th with valentino Rossi(Moto GP) Tiger Woods earned abt $87M that year, poor thing

 

[tonyf39]

Think ITV4 said Lance was on 20million - dont know if thats endorsements as well, I would expect so

Cav's speculated move to Sky is worth 1.5million to him allegedly

Forbes had Armstrong's total earnings at $28M for the 2004/5 year equal 9th with valentino Rossi(Moto GP) Tiger Woods earned abt $87M that year, poor thing