Tour 2012 vs Olympics

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  • Gazzaputt
    Gazzaputt Posts: 3,227
    Tom Butcher wrote:
    Not true - ask Wiggins what made him his money - it's 4th in the Tour, not Olympic golds. Ask the swimmer Adlington how rich she is - she isn't. And they are fairly high profile Olympic winners.

    Believe me compared to the UK average wage Addlington is well off. She hasn't done bad from sponsorship.
  • Tom Butcher
    Tom Butcher Posts: 3,830
    Rick Chasey wrote:
    Tom Butcher wrote:
    Not true - ask Wiggins what made him his money - it's 4th in the Tour, not Olympic golds. Ask the swimmer Adlington how rich she is - she isn't. And they are fairly high profile Olympic winners.

    You can't compare like with unlike.

    Firstly, Wiggins got his wins on the track.......

    But you can quote things completely out of context. I was responding to this:

    "Olympic Gold is big news in the sports marketing world as the champions become national celebrities. Winner gets rich and famous = feels good."

    I'm fairly certain he's referring to any Olympic gold there - not just the Olympic RR gold.

    I agree with you - some Olympic golds are more equal than others - and the RR gold is probably worth more than a track gold in terms of earning power and possibly prestige though of course that's subjective - but worth more than a monument or the worlds ? - I disagree.
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