Naas Vermaak Posted August 4, 2017 Share The reality is that organizing a race cost loads of money and sponsors are hard to find. To offer prizemoney to a handful of contenders doesn't make sense anymore. My survey last year(I am an events organiser) also showed overwhelmingly(almost 90%) that cyclists don't care about prizemoney and medals. They want to have a good fun time with a very nice route with friends and family. I have only bad experiences with cyclists or their dads phoning in asking about prizemoney and I have yet to see a pro or top cyclist reaching out and say.."here I am, how can I help your event grow" My advice for you you, if it really is your dream, and some has already mentioned it here, get a part-time job, save up, get a loan somewhere and be accountable ...that will show people how serious you are and they will invest in you - good luck. Having said all that, I'm willing to help with free entries and the like... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shebeen Posted August 4, 2017 Share good luck bru - I'm officially adopting you as my new youngster to watch - go for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted August 4, 2017 Share Send a link to your Twitter and instagram. Sponsors dont really care if you podium or are the last oke over the line. They want to align their brand with someone that supports their brand image. Even if you get a sponsor to cover entries, the prize money would be lekker on top. Most races only offer up R500 max as prize money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicanZA Posted August 4, 2017 Share Sad to say but u gonna have to be very good to cut the cheese overseas, rather concentrate on you studies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted August 4, 2017 Share Ezel enduro has 30K up for grabs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pure Savage Posted August 4, 2017 Share Hey, check out this thread, R30 000 prize money for course record, go klap it! https://community.bikehub.co.za/topic/169372-eselfontein-offers-r30-00000-for-track-record/?source=lfp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapee.. Posted August 4, 2017 Share Sad to say but u gonna have to be very good to cut the cheese overseas, rather concentrate on you studies. OP please dont listen to this guy Imagine if all the greats had such a *** attitude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oufy MTB (Roadie) Posted August 4, 2017 Share Good Luck young lad, pursue your dreams and like the folks says, don't neglect the school stuff. Its a pity that the powers that be can't scoop him up and invest in him, clearly he has shown his potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathrix Posted August 4, 2017 Share Listen to what Lance has to say about it 10 minutes in... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velouria Posted August 4, 2017 Share If you need to make money to go overseas, get a summer job. Wash cars. Waiter. Walk dogs. Winnings won't get you far. (I've won a pair of socks and a bottle of wine this year, and not enough money to cover my entries) Set up a GoFundMe or OpenSponsorship page. Get active on social media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Carbon Posted August 4, 2017 Share Don't race then That is unfortunately what it has come to...but should not be the solution!such a pity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Carbon Posted August 4, 2017 Share The reality is that organizing a race cost loads of money and sponsors are hard to find. To offer prizemoney to a handful of contenders doesn't make sense anymore. My survey last year(I am an events organiser) also showed overwhelmingly(almost 90%) that cyclists don't care about prizemoney and medals. They want to have a good fun time with a very nice route with friends and family. I have only bad experiences with cyclists or their dads phoning in asking about prizemoney and I have yet to see a pro or top cyclist reaching out and say.."here I am, how can I help your event grow" My advice for you you, if it really is your dream, and some has already mentioned it here, get a part-time job, save up, get a loan somewhere and be accountable ...that will show people how serious you are and they will invest in you - good luck. Having said all that, I'm willing to help with free entries and the like...That is absolute BSBeing an event organiser you should know this!All you have to do is host a good event and Really Good prize money and your event will grow. You will attract all the pro riders you need.However event organisers forget about the rest of the field competing for top honours in their classifications. These people also matter offer good prize money to the non professionals and your event will grow even more.Simple concept if you think about it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gummibear Posted August 4, 2017 Share If you want to do some European racing in BeNeLux area let me know and i can give you a place to stay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilipV Posted August 4, 2017 Share Thanks Naas for posting the organisers side of the same coin. Jamie, times are tough, so sadly the races with prize money for the shorter distances are few and far between. I actually think it would be cool for races to have a boys and girls u19 prize on the suitable distance event as well as on the big race. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubarra Posted August 4, 2017 Share That is absolute BSBeing an event organiser you should know this!All you have to do is host a good event and Really Good prize money and your event will grow. You will attract all the pro riders you need.However event organisers forget about the rest of the field competing for top honours in their classifications. These people also matter offer good prize money to the non professionals and your event will grow even more.Simple concept if you think about it Do you actually organise events? Being an event organiser Naas would have first hand experience in this. 99% of the people attending have no chance of winning anything other than a spot prize and they know that. If you think big prize money is going to attract a large field of riders you are the one that is deluded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Escapee.. Posted August 4, 2017 Share If you want to do some European racing in BeNeLux area let me know and i can give you a place to stay Nice Gummi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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