Can’t say for sure, but seems about right. There is no real money in MTB racing.
Note that the pro prize money for Iceman Cometh Challenge is $6K, which is pretty exceptional. And it’s not a UCI race, so “real” pros can’t participate. (Which IMO is dumb.)
Probably. Motocross paid similar not many years ago.The only people making money have contracts with brands that pay them. Everyone else is chasing a dream
Tidybloke on
If that’s all they make then they must be doing a piss-poor job of promoting the sport. I’m assuming they make most of their money from sponsorships and social media. It’s like any entertainment or sports career these days, your job is really to be a content creator/influencer.
There are exceptions of course, but that’s about the jist of it.
Born_Establishment14 on
If you wanna be rich MTBing, you need to work those sponsorships and endorsements.
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Can’t say for sure, but seems about right. There is no real money in MTB racing.
Note that the pro prize money for Iceman Cometh Challenge is $6K, which is pretty exceptional. And it’s not a UCI race, so “real” pros can’t participate. (Which IMO is dumb.)
See page 24 here: [https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mkn0buefcg7puw3dks3sd/2024_IcemanGazettev7_smallnobleeds.pdf?rlkey=wu93qmoafut8a48lfomdq3w4e&e=1&st=0rr5niaa&dl=0](https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/mkn0buefcg7puw3dks3sd/2024_IcemanGazettev7_smallnobleeds.pdf?rlkey=wu93qmoafut8a48lfomdq3w4e&e=1&st=0rr5niaa&dl=0)
Probably. Motocross paid similar not many years ago.The only people making money have contracts with brands that pay them. Everyone else is chasing a dream
If that’s all they make then they must be doing a piss-poor job of promoting the sport. I’m assuming they make most of their money from sponsorships and social media. It’s like any entertainment or sports career these days, your job is really to be a content creator/influencer.
There are exceptions of course, but that’s about the jist of it.
If you wanna be rich MTBing, you need to work those sponsorships and endorsements.