How much do you think is the salary of a tour de france bike rider ..........lets say(Michael Rasmusen)?
Most riders have a base salary. The team leader usually is paid the most, but the real money depends on what races they win during the year. The prize money is usually divided up amongst the teammates because no one (except maybe Eddy Merckx!) can win a race like the Tour de France alone. First prize for the Tour de France is about $500,000. But the winner will get millions in endorsements. On at least one occasion, Lance Armstrong matched the TdF prize money out of his own pocket.
Most of their money comes from endorsements and sponsorships. I don't believe they make much from their teams.
probably about fifty thousand euros,jan ulrich was 2 million euros when he was with the telekom team
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