Cape Vs Jhb (Selection)

[MEYER]

MISKIEN HET DIE OUERS TE VEEL GELG DIT IS WAAROM DAAR NIE GENOEG JUNIORS DEUR KOM NIE.HULLE IS NIE GEWOOND WERK VIR WAT HULLE KRY NIE. FIETRY IS SEKKER DIE MOEILIKSTE SPORTSOORT MAAR DIE MAKLIKSTE OM N PRO TE RAAK, VERAL AS JOU OUERS GELD HET, WANT HULLE KAN NET GEE EN GEE.AS JY +- 23 IS EN NET R5000 VERDIEN KAN JY DIT MAAR LOS, VERAL AS JY NIE GEREELD ONDER DIE TOP 3 KOM NIE. JY HET NIE EERS NODIG OM IN N SPAN TE KOM  OM PRO TE KAN RY NIE.

[linnega]

 

I can tell you now' date=' chris jnr is getting a fat salary in cape town. and i promise you, jeremy maartens won't ride for anything below 7k

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I hope you aren't suggesting that R7k is a decent salary, let alone a "fat" one.

 

[Chunky]

I can tell you now' date=' chris jnr is getting a fat salary in cape town. and i promise you, jeremy maartens won't ride for anything below 7k

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7K. What the hell is he going to do with 7k ??? I think you are wrong. He was offered alot more to go to USA but turned it down.

 

I dont think money is the issue when you are just tring to get going as a Professional rider, but when you have established yourself I think it becomes the only issue.

 

The guys at Microsoft are on alot more than 3k I can promise you that. They start around 15k and go way up from there. You cant expect a guy of 30 plus to ride his bike for a living earning 10 k a month, thats just rediculous.

 

Some of the Vet riders on the Vet teams get more than 7k a month.....

[KlapperKnop]

Ever consider that Chris JR is more interested in establishing his online store? He will make more money with his store than competing up here in JHB?

[nellie]

MISKIEN HET DIE OUERS TE VEEL GELG DIT IS WAAROM DAAR NIE GENOEG JUNIORS DEUR KOM NIE.HULLE IS NIE GEWOOND WERK VIR WAT HULLE KRY NIE. FIETRY IS SEKKER DIE MOEILIKSTE SPORTSOORT MAAR DIE MAKLIKSTE OM N PRO TE RAAK' date=' VERAL AS JOU OUERS GELD HET, WANT HULLE KAN NET GEE EN GEE.AS JY +- 23 IS EN NET R5000 VERDIEN KAN JY DIT MAAR LOS, VERAL AS JY NIE GEREELD ONDER DIE TOP 3 KOM NIE. JY HET NIE EERS NODIG OM IN N SPAN TE KOM  OM PRO TE KAN RY NIE.[/quote']

 

Nie altyd die geval nie hoor! Ek s? nie ek is 'n baie goeie ryer wat ooit in 'n span opgeneem sal word nie, maar ek het vir 'n tydjie scholars gery en ek geniet nogsteeds so nou en dan 'n bietjie gesonde kompetisie...

 

Ek moes vir meer as 4 jaar myself bewys op twee kommin fietse - 'n pers shoprite special Raleigh met knoblies - die works (weet nie eers of daardie model name het nie) en toe 'n avalanche tundra wat darem slicks gehad het. Eers toe ek helfte van die mense in ons gewone oefengroep op daardie stadium (almal op padfietse) in 'n race weggery het het my ouers begin dink daaraan om vir my 'n padfiets te koop.

 

Nou ja...die Trek1000 was ten minste 6 sizes te groot, maar vir twee jaar moes hy die job doen. My eerste Argus met daardie fiets - 2de in die 12-13 ouderdomsgroep en die jaar daarna het ek op dieselfde fiets die 14-16 ouderdomsgroep gewen. Meer as dit kon ek nie regtig presteer op daardie fiets nie, en my ouers kon ook nie op daardie stadium 'n beter fiets vir my bekostig nie...so op die ou ent het my eerste regte nice padfiets van 'n baie goeie familievriend en 'n frame-sponsor van Willie Engelbrecht gekom.

 

So s? nou vir my of my ouers se geld enigiets met my fietsry te doen gehad het? Ek voel ek het gewerk vir wat ek nou het en dit was alles meer as die moeite werd!

[Guest colonel]

I can tell you now' date=' chris jnr is getting a fat salary in cape town. and i promise you, jeremy maartens won't ride for anything below 7k

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Im glad you can live on a 7K fat salary.........

[pedal]

Too some 7k is good, to others well what more can I say.........as Chunky says, the ride is the priority, then the salary as you establish.

 

 

[Guest colonel]

At the end of the day they need to be good enough to get a ride and a salary and put in the hard work.

[Chrispy]

Just to show how far we are behind the rest of the world. This just announced by British Cycling:

 

DHL Launches Sprint School

A supporter of youth racing at the Revolution track series in the UK, the DHL Exel Supply Chain has announced another new initiative to support youth track cycling in 2007.

Open to riders who are too young to be eligible for the British Cycling Talent Team, the DHL Sprint School will be open to riders between the ages of 12 and 15 who are accredited with the British Cycling Federation. Every Track League in the country has been approached and asked to nominate four riders per school (two girls and two boys) who they feel would benefit from the sprint schools. The schools will have a sports academy feel with on-track training as well as off-the-bike workshops, which will include subjects such as nutrition, bike maintenance and racing etiquette.

The DHL Sprint School will take place six times throughout 2007 and will culminate in a 'Baby Revolution' at Newport Velodrome in October. The programmes for the schools have been developed with help of Iain Dyer, head sprint coach at the Olympic Development Programme, and will be delivered by British Cycling Talent Team coaches. The aim of the schools is to provide coaching and competitive opportunities for young riders who are not already on the Talent Team.

The Sprint School will be supported and fronted by some of the world's best sprinters; participants in the schools will get the opportunity to meet and learn from the stars such as Craig MacLean and Victoria Pendleton. Craig MacLean will be the face of the Sprint School for the first year and hopes to see more young cyclists going into sprinting rather than endurance events. "Sprinting is such a specific discipline," said MacLean. "I sometimes think it doesn't get as much support as the endurance events, but it is a such a fun part of the sport, getting young riders interested in it from an early age can only help benefit the sport as we head towards a home [Olympic] Games in 2012."

CEO of DHL Exel Supply Chain, Guy Elliott, said: "We hope to attract more young people to the sport and provide them with a fantastic opportunity to learn from our top riders. It would be a wonderful achievement if some of these aspiring young riders are able to kick-start their cycling careers and gain access to the 2012 Olympic development programme through attending the sprint schools this year."

The school will be launched at the Manchester Velodrome at 5pm before the final Revolution of the season on January 20.

[AuctionLamb]

Ever consider that Chris JR is more interested in establishing his online store? He will make more money with his store than competing up here in JHB?

 

THANKS Klapperkop!!

 

That is what I am trying to say with my comments! You can cycle well in CPT "pro" and make a living of something else....why go to JHB to earn a big salary of 7k....Chris jnr got more brains....he thinks long term also not short term!

 

For a guy cycling that well plus having to work is quite remarkable!

Take my hat off to the oak!

[Chunky]

I think Chriss is  very clever guy if that is what he is doing.

 

At the end of the day, cycling will cost most people more than what they will ever earn from it. There is no reason why you cannot compete at the top level in South Africa withot having a 'full' time job.

 

At the end of the day, Chriss will be sitting back racking in the money while most of the 'pros' will be scraping cents together to buy parts of his website.....

[TitusTi]

Well said! It's the only way "pro" cyclists make money in this country, except for maybe about 10 of them.

[SwissVan]

 

Some of the Vet riders on the Vet teams get more than 7k a month.....

 

 

 

 

Really? Sounds like a bargain - how many vet teams get a salary i.e. more than the typical sponsors products, clothing and entry fee "payment"

[Crono]

Ya you right, i guess chris jnr is the clever one, there is no future in cycling if you want to stay in south africa. What do you do afterwards.

He started with his online shop, and its gonna grow.