Dan Martin

$28M

Is that from endorsements or does he have his own bike company or something?

Beelzebub

Endorsements

Just a few.

Nike (the 10//2 line, they feel it could be another Air Jordan for them)
Oakley
Giro
Subaru
Bristol Myers Scribb (I think he does this one for a minimal fee, these are the drugs that saved his life)
24 hr fitness
Trek

Mike

re:prize $$

Q. How Much Prize Money did Riders Win in the 2005 Tour de France?

Tour de France Prize Money

From Kathleen Crislip,
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A.

Over $3.5 million. That's a whole lotta prize money. Some of the prize money goes to overall Tour de France winners; some is distributed as bonuses. Add potential endorsements for the stars and le Tour is a lucrative loop - for example, Sports Illustrated reports tha tArmstrong's annual endorsement income tops $17.5 million and his Discovery team will split $10 million from their television channel sponsor in return for Discovery TV appearances in 2005/2006. Of course, the real rush for Tour riders is participation in the pinnacle evnt of the bicycling world, and the money might seem small potatoes for the pain. Nonetheless, the bucks are a bit of a bonus for pummeling one's posterior to pieces over 21 days of killer climbs and grueling work through wind, rain and withering sun.



Tour de France 2005 Prize Money Distribution

Prize money was awarded in each stage except the team time trial for riders down to 25th place (21 teams participated in the 2005 Tour de France). Each daily jersey winner* was awarded a bonus, as was the most aggressive rider. And primes were available, as well as $1800 per rider for teams finishing the Tour de France with at least seven of the team's nine riders. * Yellow (overall leader), white (best young rider), green and polka dot. Jersey colors reflect long gone Tour de France sponsors - polka dots for a candy company's wrapper, for instance.

Download this document from the official Tour de France website for the 2005 breakdown of all Tour de France prize money and cash distribution.

FINAL INDIVIDUAL GENERAL CLASSIFICATION (Overall Individual Winners) TOUR DE FRANCE 2005 PRIZE MONEY



<li>1st - Lance Armstrong, United States Discovery Team - $482,838 (voluntarily split among winner's teammates; Armstrong's endorsements will far exceed this figure)
<li>2nd - Ivan Basso - Team CSC - $205,206
<li>3rd - Jan Ullrich - T-Mobile - $111,052
<li>4th - Francisco Mancebo - IBA - $73,632
<li>5th - Alexander Vinokourov - T-Mobile - $50,698 Tour de France 2005 Final Best Team Prize Money



<li>1st - T-Mobile, Germany $42,248
<li>2nd - Discovery Channel, United States - $30,177
3rd - Team CSC, Denmark - $24,142br]
<li>4th - Credit Agricole, France - $14,485
<li>5th - Illes Balears, Spain - $9657 Tour de France 2005 Green Jersey (best sprinter) Prize Money



<li>1st - Thor Hushovd, Norway - $30,165
2nd - Stuart O'Grady, Australia - $18,102br]
<li>3rd - Robbie McEwen, Australia - $12,069 Tour de France 2005 Polka Dot Jersey (King of the Mountains, or best hill climber) Prize Money



<li>1st - Michael Rasmussen, Denmark - $30,165
<li>2nd - Oscar Pereiro, Spain - $18,102
<li>3rd - Lance Armstrong, United States - $12,069 Tour de France 2005 White Jersey (best young rider) Prize Money



<li>1st - Yaroslav Popovych, United States - $30,165
<li>2nd - Andrey Kashechkin - $18,102
<li>3rd - Alberto Contador, Spain - $12,069 Stay tuned for more prize money results from the 2005 Tour de France.



Sample Tour de France Prize Money 2002

Cyclingnews.com provides this glance at how the prize money stacked up in the Tour de France 2002 - bookmark this page to see how much the Tour de France 2005 riders won. Tour de France Prologue Prize Money



<li>1st - $4606
<li>2nd - $1843
<li>3rd - $919
<li>4th - $550
<li>5th - $471 Tour de France Road Stage/Individual Time Trial Prize Money



<li>1st - $9211
<li>2nd - $4835
<li>3rd - $2418
<li>4th - $1450
<li>5th - $1000 Tour de France Team Time Trial Prize Money



<li>1st - $18,135
<li>2nd - $9070
<li>3rd - $5200
<li>4th - $4716
<li>5th- $4353 Tour de France Green Jersey Sprint or Polka Dot Jersey Mountain Climb



<li>1st - $921
<li>2nd - $552
<li>3rd - $369

<li>Daily prize for yellow, green, polka dot, and white jerseys: $369 Tour de France Final Individual Classification Prize Money



<li>1st - $405,567
<li>2nd - $202,563
<li>3rd - $110,621
<li>4th - $73,738
<li>5th - $50,694 Tour de France Final Green and Polka Dot Jersey Classification Prize Money



<li>1st - $27,651
<li>2nd - $18,432
<li>3rd - $9212 Tour de France Final White Jersey Classification Prize Money



<li>1st - $22,118
<li>2nd - $16,589
<li>3rd - $11,100

Mike

^^^
http://studenttravel.about.com/od/to.../tdfprizes.htm

Mike

another good article

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/8661431/

Beelzebub

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