Article: professional cyclist talks about leaving the sport

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Originally Posted by MattTuck

Yes, this is what I was referring to -- name recognition and ability to monetize their personal brand (and I'd say Phil is pretty good at that). By the nature of cycling and broadcasting, sometimes a domestique's job is already done for the day before the first TV images are seen by fans.

I'm trying to remember the last time that a sideline reporter interviewed a lineman after the game.

Still a lot different. 73 offensive lineman make over $5m per year. Monetizing the brand is not as necessary.

Jeff