What is the pay range for a pro cyclist?
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You can make a good living of being a pro cyclist. You don't even need to be in the pro tour. The fact is, even continental cyclingteams need domestiques, and if they aren't payed enough, nobody wants to do it. Cycling is really a tough job you know.
All ProT and Pro Continental riders can live good with money they make. The problem is that they probably race till about 35 years and that most of them doesn`t make enough for after career life.
Lance was exceptional. I`m not sure but I think that Petacchi got 4 millions euros per year for him and few of his lead-out men in Fassa. He got 3 millions and 1 million went to them. It was something like that but I really don`t know how many of them got that 1 million and if it was exactly 4 millions.
I heard that one rookie rider from Liquigas gets about 50k euros per year. I guess that sounds very little for US standards so you`ll have to convert it a bit.
Lance was exceptional. I`m not sure but I think that Petacchi got 4 millions euros per year for him and few of his lead-out men in Fassa. He got 3 millions and 1 million went to them. It was something like that but I really don`t know how many of them got that 1 million and if it was exactly 4 millions.
I heard that one rookie rider from Liquigas gets about 50k euros per year. I guess that sounds very little for US standards so you`ll have to convert it a bit.
How about domestic pros? I know a few guys who are domestiques on US pro teams and I've always wondered what they got for it (asking would be rudeVirenque said:All ProT and Pro Continental riders can live good with money they make. The problem is that they probably race till about 35 years and that most of them doesn`t make enough for after career life.
Lance was exceptional. I`m not sure but I think that Petacchi got 4 millions euros per year for him and few of his lead-out men in Fassa. He got 3 millions and 1 million went to them. It was something like that but I really don`t know how many of them got that 1 million and if it was exactly 4 millions.
I know one average rider from Liquigas gets about 50k euros per year. I guess that sounds very little for US standards so you`ll have to convert it a bit.
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PartisanRanger said:How about domestic pros? I know a few guys who are domestiques on US pro teams and I've always wondered what they got for it (asking would be rude
I've known some damn good D3 pros who were lucky to make 20k/year. Most of these guys have side jobs or daddy's trust fund.
That really sucks, given the time and energy required to stay at the top of your game as a pro cyclist.Virenque said:
It definitely sucks. It sucks because they don`t have time to work anywhere else. These who make nothing are most likely students. But you have to consider that a lot of continental teams are actually amateur teams. Riders want to come to pros in a few years after they come from juniors.
The ProTour minimum salary is $36,000/yr. I suspect that is pretty much what most of the riders earn, since the "millionaires" are the Boonens, Bettinis and other Classics or Stage Race winners, while the bulk of the team riders are domestiques. It seems logical that DII teams pay less, and DIII teams even less. Since all but one of the U.S. domestic teams are DIII (Navigators is the only DII team, and I think Discovery is the only U.S. ProTour team), most U.S. riders don't make a "living wage."Virenque said:
yes but they are enjoying their life... if I could get paid 5k a year with expenses paid to ride and race my bike i would do it in a heartbeat. Lowend pros get no sympathy from me. Ah if only... ok back to my nerdy boring existence with a good salary.palewin said:
One motivator for the domestiques is the GC guy usually splits his prize money amongst the rest of the team. Traditionally, the winner of the TdF doesn't take home the money, his team does. That's no big deal since the endorsement money will more than make up for that.
I know a third year pro on rock racing gets 24000 dollar salary. That doesn't include race winnings though which most domestic pros live on around here. You figure all the NRC races they win or podium in and primes that must be 10,000 dollars on top of your salary. Does anyone know if those race winnings are taxed?
I got $25.00 once for third place(I think). It either wasn't taxed or I neglected to pay tax on it. Do you think the taxman will be after me?
Some of the bigger races in the IL/IA/WI area are starting to require SSNs for any prize money over like $250. Crappy.
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