Tour de France 2015 - may contain nuts and SPOILERS

[gavroche]

Just heard that the climb up the Col du Galibier has been cancelled this year due to a landslide that will not be fixed before the Tour gets there so they will be using the Col de la Croix de Fer instead. The stage distance remains the same though. If you are planning to see that stage, make sure you go to the right place.

 

[gavroche]

Here is the list of prizes riders earn in the TdF: ( Source: Intern@ute.com)
All prizes in Euros.
Overall winner: Yellow Jersey
1st 450 000 6th 23 000
2nd 200 000 7th 11 500
3rd 100 000 8th 7600
4th 70 000 9th 4500
5th 50 000 10th 3800

Winner of Polka Dot Jersey: 25 000
Winner of Green Jersey: 25000
Winner of White Jersey: 20 000

Winner of a stage:
1st 8000 6th 780
2nd 4000 7th 730
3rd 2000 8th 670
4th 1200 9th 650
5th 830 10th 600

Daily prize for wearing Yellow Jersey: 350

All riders finishing the Tour in Paris get less than 1000 Euros from 20th place.
So, compared to other main stream sports, I would say that cycling is under paid for all the work they have to do, especially foot ball when they only "work" 90 minutes a week.

 

[Louch]

Here is the list of prizes riders earn in the TdF: ( Source: Intern@ute.com)
All prizes in Euros.
Overall winner: Yellow Jersey
1st 450 000 6th 23 000
2nd 200 000 7th 11 500
3rd 100 000 8th 7600
4th 70 000 9th 4500
5th 50 000 10th 3800

Winner of Polka Dot Jersey: 25 000
Winner of Green Jersey: 25000
Winner of White Jersey: 20 000

Winner of a stage:
1st 8000 6th 780
2nd 4000 7th 730
3rd 2000 8th 670
4th 1200 9th 650
5th 830 10th 600

Daily prize for wearing Yellow Jersey: 350

All riders finishing the Tour in Paris get less than 1000 Euros from 20th place.
So, compared to other main stream sports, I would say that cycling is under paid for all the work they have to do, especially foot ball when they only "work" 90 minutes a week.

They will still get their wages, the 1k is a bonus. I'd take a 1k bonus for 3 weeks work

 

[smutchin]

So, compared to other main stream sports, I would say that cycling is under paid for all the work they have to do, especially foot ball when they only "work" 90 minutes a week.

If you think the men are underpaid, spare a thought for the women.

Emma Pooley quit cycling because even someone of her calibre couldn't make a living out of it.

 

[Beebo]

Here is the list of prizes riders earn in the TdF: ( Source: Intern@ute.com)
All prizes in Euros.
Overall winner: Yellow Jersey
1st 450 000 6th 23 000
2nd 200 000 7th 11 500
3rd 100 000 8th 7600
4th 70 000 9th 4500
5th 50 000 10th 3800

Winner of Polka Dot Jersey: 25 000
Winner of Green Jersey: 25000
Winner of White Jersey: 20 000

Winner of a stage:
1st 8000 6th 780
2nd 4000 7th 730
3rd 2000 8th 670
4th 1200 9th 650
5th 830 10th 600

Daily prize for wearing Yellow Jersey: 350

All riders finishing the Tour in Paris get less than 1000 Euros from 20th place.
So, compared to other main stream sports, I would say that cycling is under paid for all the work they have to do, especially foot ball when they only "work" 90 minutes a week.

The winner of the British Open gets £1,150,000
The winner of wimbledon gets £1,880,000
The winner of the snooker world champs get £300,000
The winner of the pdc darts get £250,000

 

[raindog]

They will still get their wages, the 1k is a bonus. I'd take a 1k bonus for 3 weeks work

notice that gavroche said less than €1000

• 26th to 30th place collects €600
• 31st to 40th place gets €550
• 41st to 50th place gets €500
• 51st to 90th place gets €450
• every other rider to finish collects €400

 

[Louch]

as with any job, you dont like it, do something else.

 

[Dayvo]

The lantern rouge can expect higher earnings than fellow strugglers with spin-offs etc. Am I right in thinking that?

 

[smutchin]

Sky team announcement live on telly right now...
http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/21683/9897883/team-sky-tour-de-france-squad-announcement-live

 

[smutchin]

Froome, Porte, Thomas, Stannard, Poels, Roche, Rowe, König, Kennaugh

Pleased to see Rowe and Kennaugh in the final 9. Proper British backbone to the team.

Henao being saved for the Vuelta then?

 

[Dogtrousers]

Bah. That's going to make hating Sky a bit more difficult. I'm sure I'll manage it though

 

[smutchin]

Bah. That's going to make hating Sky a bit more difficult. I'm sure I'll manage it though

You can use Froome's repeated failure to show up for the nationals as reason to take agains him, at least.

 

[Crackle]

Bouhanni looks likes he's out after the crash at the nationals. I think that's a shame, he was just coming good and ironic he left FdJ to go to Cofidis becasue they left him out the tour. I think I'd be a tadge miffed if I was him.

 

[tug benson]

I would have taken Henao over Roche

 

[rich p]

You can use Froome's repeated failure to show up for the nationals as reason to take agains him, at least.

Did he not race in the Kenyan one?