She may have pulled in 50k per anum during the heyday, but her success and likeness were leveraged by individuals/organizations who could barely tote her dirty cycling socks as far as cycling chops were concerned. Cast aside by Chris Carmichael et.al when she refused to ride a sponsor junket in the 96 Olympics because she didn't like it and felt more competitive on another bike. Cast aside like a NCAA athlete with a chronic injury. She was way undercompensated
$$ doesn't fix everything, but it certainly makes things easier. In this case, a big check to her favorite homeless charity from USAC or whatever would probably give an incredible amount of personal satisfaction
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Originally Posted by Mikej
What was she getting paid? And pay is not really a good measure of how a person will integrate into society.
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