Titleist Posted March 18, 2018 Share Sorry if this has been discussed before. I did a search but nothing came up. Is it just me or is the prize money a slap in the face for all professionals? Compared to rugby and golf, R200k is really low for the winners! mikkelz, Fox3 and MarcoSaieva26 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheJ Posted March 18, 2018 Share +/- R80k entry fee. Plus extras plus plus plus plus etc etc. It probably costs pros, and even the average Joe close to R200k to line up for this event well prepared. Prize money should at least be a bar for the first men and women. AdamA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark Posted March 18, 2018 Share Just imagine how stingy R200k must feel once converted to dollars or euro's ChUkKy, DirtyDan, T-Bob and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bob Posted March 18, 2018 Share It is the 'Tour de France' of mountain biking and the Tour De France has some pretty shocking prize money as well so it's keeping the association going. Tristand and mikkelz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease_Monkey Posted March 18, 2018 Share Agree, very low considering the entrance fee. The pro teams will spend much more to even participate. But unfortunately this is the norm for cycling in general. Money lies with sponsorship deals for the pros... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaGearA Posted March 18, 2018 Share Agree, very low considering the entrance fee. The pro teams will spend much more to even participate. But unfortunately this is the norm for cycling in general. Money lies with sponsorship deals for the pros...exactly that don't even try to convince yourself otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLuvsMtb Posted March 18, 2018 Share Shouldn’t we be whining about paying golfers and rugby players less rather than paying cyclists more? The pro’s ultimate job is to sell bicycles, not to sell entries to a race. No one is riding the Epic because Nino os riding, but many riders are on Scotts these days due to Nino’s success (even if only influenced subconsciously). Let the teams look after the riders, there is enough profit in bicycle sales to do so. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro MBMtbGirl, BMWGSADV, HDW and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted March 18, 2018 Share Wasnt it R500k last year? They even bragged about the Ladies purse being the same as the mens, half a mill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Posted March 18, 2018 Share Wasnt it R500k last year? They even bragged about the Ladies purse being the same as the mens, half a millwithout being a chop here ... no matter the prize money, it is awesome that they have the same purse for the ladies and the men winners. MarcoSaieva26, Coolspin and mazambaan 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cotic Posted March 18, 2018 Share More money more doping Money in essence has destroyed the core of all sports. Did Lance do it for the love or the money. HDW and DirtyDan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sitting slip Posted March 19, 2018 Share Proteas get 60-75k per test 20-30k per one day.Rugby 30-50k per test.its a tough debate on the payment athletes get if you have to put it into working hour compared to a CEO or CA. but each to its own. if the incentive was not big enough the athlete would not have pitched up. Breezer and Traveler 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithbe Posted March 19, 2018 Share More money more doping Money in essence has destroyed the core of all sports. Did Lance do it for the love or the money.The love of money :| & be the best no matter the cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickc Posted March 19, 2018 Share I was a pro cyclist: http://www.peterboroughimages.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/nobby2-chrisposz.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tankman Posted March 19, 2018 Share without being a chop here ... no matter the prize money, it is awesome that they have the same purse for the ladies and the men winners. What I was saying, that is the reason I remember it, great for the Ladies, totally agree! Edited March 19, 2018 by Tankman Hairy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler Posted March 19, 2018 Share The purse might be "low" which I think is generally agreed. However, consider the amount of money that a professional can earn from appearance fees which are paid by sponsors for top riders to be at all their functions to smile, shake hands and stand for selfies with the fans. If the real money was to race in South Africa the WC XC would only be in ZA and not be travelling the world as they do and you would not have local riders wanting to go and ride in Europe. Fact is that the money is not in ZA, and only a very small number of top riders do get to earn real money outside of ZA. And even the potential international earnings cannot be considered top money. https://www.bikechaser.com.au/news/much-professional-cyclists-earn Edited March 19, 2018 by Traveler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted March 19, 2018 Share More money more dopingMoney in essence has destroyed the core of all sports.Did Lance do it for the love or the money. Last I heard the "winner" of the Tour de France does NOT take his winning paycheck ... it gets given to his domestics that got him there. The "winner's" real earnings comes from sponsorship deals. GLuvsMtb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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