Inside Team Sky - David Walsh *Spoilers*
No doubt FF has finished reading this already...
but I'll post a few snippets in case anyone else is interested.
Reflections so far - DW is doing his best to demonstrate some distance between him and DB. The book also certainly gives some interesting insight on day-to-day details in the team during a grand tour. I've already enjoyed the first four chapters enough to warrant recommending this book.
Best gossip so far involves the story that BW failed to pay CF his share of the 2012 TdF prize pot. (I understand that BW did eventually make good on this at the World Championships in 2013).
DW also reveals how DB had intended to handle the leadership situation between CF and BW at the 2013 Tour. He planned to get them together and ask BW if he was committed to helping CF. Assuming BW said yes, he would then suggest a clause which meant that BW would be fined several months wages (>100K) if he broke the deal. Assuming BW said yes again. CF would be told that he would get to keep that money in this event.
Effectively DB was settling for "goal harmony" if not "team harmony". DB is also quoted as saying that "Money is important to Chris, he makes that clear which I think is good", so maybe the plan would have worked.

Reflections so far - DW is doing his best to demonstrate some distance between him and DB. The book also certainly gives some interesting insight on day-to-day details in the team during a grand tour. I've already enjoyed the first four chapters enough to warrant recommending this book.
Best gossip so far involves the story that BW failed to pay CF his share of the 2012 TdF prize pot. (I understand that BW did eventually make good on this at the World Championships in 2013).
DW also reveals how DB had intended to handle the leadership situation between CF and BW at the 2013 Tour. He planned to get them together and ask BW if he was committed to helping CF. Assuming BW said yes, he would then suggest a clause which meant that BW would be fined several months wages (>100K) if he broke the deal. Assuming BW said yes again. CF would be told that he would get to keep that money in this event.
Effectively DB was settling for "goal harmony" if not "team harmony". DB is also quoted as saying that "Money is important to Chris, he makes that clear which I think is good", so maybe the plan would have worked.
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[DW] "worth maybe as much as a few hundred thousand"
So not an accurate neans of calculating BW's salary... But even on 4M a year, take-home would be 160k a month so the max might be 640k....
Anyway it never happened this was DB's proposed plan, but the Giro and injury took it out of his hands.
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What's a month between friends? He's also confused Conti with ProConti later on
Should have given it to BR to proof-read it first
Brailsford made the mistake of giving him the pay increase after the TdF win ... If he was refusing to play ball, put him out to pasture and tell him to ride more Olympic events ... If he thinks about refusing he tarnishes his own reputation via his own ego, so be it ...
At least Jim fixed it for a few folks ...
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Some very special posters there.
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I think the point is that the teammate didn't exactly do his job previously. Or if he did it was whilst flicking the V's at his line manager.
Of course two wrongs don't make a right (as I'm tired of telling my two toddlers).
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However, the strange thing is that I thought the distribution of wealth these days was contracted.
As for your toddlers - you need to pitch them against each other. Put their fights on YouTube if necessary. I'll have a fiver on the smaller one.
The trouble is one minor provocation will often elicit a heavy-handed retaliation (which incurs greater parental condemnation). No bookie would take that bet - she's handy.
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All of the Apollo astronauts were first born: learned obedience to parents overcoming their curiosity to find out what that button does. There's never been a conservative revolutionary who was a second born (of two). That said, birth-order effects may be less prevalent amongst elite athletes.
Some school kid actually answered with Lance on a test paper.
We all know it was his dad Neil
Does Walsh reveal how Wiggins actually split the money - there's a big difference between Wiggins splitting the money 7 ways (rather than 8 ) and Wiggins retaining Froome's share (which wouldn't be unreasonable if the latter held on to his 2nd place money and stage wins)
To me the whole incident says more about Brailsford than Wiggins....
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Froome 200,000 for finishing second
So if Brad splits it 9 ways, Froome ends up with 272,222 compared to Brads 72,222 doesn't seem right to me.
Maybe he split the money between the 8 others so that they all get 81,250 bar Froome who trousers 200,000. That seems more fair no?
At least that's how it's meant to work.
That's been my understanding. The winner splits his prize money between the team, as the victor usually gains a lot more from sponsorship/promo and a bigger retainer. Its been like that since at least the Merckx era.
It's sugar coated nonsense with a few token gestures thrown in. "Where's the pooh"
Someone also said that Buzz Lightyear was the 2nd man on the moon.
Doesn't matter if you are looking for Walsh pooh, or Sky pooh, this convenience for the public is filled with it:
http://forum.cyclingnews.com/showthread ... ost1370189
Get yer waders on.
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Makes no difference Nic, people that have an anti Sky agenda only want there prejudice confirming, they are not interested in hearing what an un biased report or story has to say. :roll:
Agreed. That's why I usually end up rolling my eyes when people talk about "prize money" when talking big races.
There is of course a pay day for winning, but that pay day isn't provided by prize money.
Didn't Savoldelli complain he didn't get his share of the winnings at the 2005 TdF?