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Is there any money in cycling?

06-12-2009 9:21pm

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abcdggs

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Just wondered is there any way to make money by being involved in cycling, i know the actual cyclists dont make mad money unless they are the best of the best, but say by being a manager or something.

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#2 06-12-2009 9:29pm

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abcdggs wrote: »

Just wondered is there any way to make money by being involved in cycling, i know the actual cyclists dont make mad money unless they are the best of the best, but say by being a manager or something.

Set up an online retailer in the North to compete with Wiggle, CRC, Slane etc

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#3 06-12-2009 10:48pm

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Become a Doctor/trainer loads a money to be made in that i hear

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#4 06-12-2009 11:07pm

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invent an untraceable form of EPO - there's where the money is

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#5 06-12-2009 11:09pm

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E@gle. wrote: »

Become a Doctor/trainer loads a money to be made in that i hear

I wish

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#6 07-12-2009 11:54am

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mainly riders do make good money all protour on 80k plus up to contadors 8 million

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#7 07-12-2009 2:06pm

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Rob a bank at rush hour and get away on a bicycle.

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#8 07-12-2009 9:53pm

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papac wrote: »

Rob a bank at rush hour and get away on a bicycle.

That happened around 2 years ago in Cork, and as far as I know the guy wasn't caught.

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#9 07-12-2009 11:19pm

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Nova_era wrote: »

That happened around 2 years ago in Cork, and as far as I know the guy wasn't caught.

Yeah I remember that, it was actually a woman, a quick thinking tourist got a photo of the thief speeding off:

https://ormondelanguagetours.com
Walking Tours of Kilkenny in English, French or German.

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#10 08-12-2009 8:56am

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papac wrote: »

Rob a bank

Rab-o-bank

(couldn't resist)

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