Superweek Accounting
Tuesday: -32 (reg.) +20 (prime) +20 (12th place)
Wednesday: -32 (reg.) +25 (making deals) +60 (3rd place)
Thursday: off
Friday: -32 (reg.) +20 (making deals)
Saturday: -32 (reg.) +60 (3rd place)
Sunday: -32 (reg.) +25 (prime) +75 (2nd place)
net total: $145
In conclusion, if you want to make money you should get a job and not rely on bike races. On the other hand, if you're not concerned with making money then crit racing is a fun way to spend a week. Although there is more money in cycling then in skiing- Floyd Landis gets over $500,000 for winning the tour, although he will share that with his teammates. At the Saturday night men's pro-1-2 crit there was big money to be had in one of the primes. The winner of the race took $475 but someone taped a white "finish" line across the course about a quarter of a lap after the official start/finish line and collected money from the crowd for an unofficial prime. They had a white board that they wrote the total on so the racers knew how much money was up for grabs and towards the end of the race they (I'm not sure who is the 'they' that organized this is) held up lap signs from ten down so they racers knew when to sprint for the prime. The official primes were around $100... the unofficial prime: $1875. Not even kidding.
Wednesday: -32 (reg.) +25 (making deals) +60 (3rd place)
Thursday: off
Friday: -32 (reg.) +20 (making deals)
Saturday: -32 (reg.) +60 (3rd place)
Sunday: -32 (reg.) +25 (prime) +75 (2nd place)
net total: $145
In conclusion, if you want to make money you should get a job and not rely on bike races. On the other hand, if you're not concerned with making money then crit racing is a fun way to spend a week. Although there is more money in cycling then in skiing- Floyd Landis gets over $500,000 for winning the tour, although he will share that with his teammates. At the Saturday night men's pro-1-2 crit there was big money to be had in one of the primes. The winner of the race took $475 but someone taped a white "finish" line across the course about a quarter of a lap after the official start/finish line and collected money from the crowd for an unofficial prime. They had a white board that they wrote the total on so the racers knew how much money was up for grabs and towards the end of the race they (I'm not sure who is the 'they' that organized this is) held up lap signs from ten down so they racers knew when to sprint for the prime. The official primes were around $100... the unofficial prime: $1875. Not even kidding.
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