Originally Posted by
spectastic
Sucky how? Better than a desk job? I imagine it's more about endurance and ability to endure multiple days to try to stay fresh.
There are guys here who can put out 1700w, but they can't finish a 90 mile road race
It's an un-ending travel schedule. Long days, lots of training. Living out of a suitcase. Crashes....
Unless you're a top rider, the pay is pretty terrible. Pro continental salary is ~$30k/yr. Continental races have no minimum salary, and I'm sure most are making <$20k. I have no idea how training expenses are but I would imagine that riders wind up with considerable travel, medical and training expenses.
Unless you have someone else to support you until you get WT level, it's a pretty bleak existence. And high stress since your pay-check basically depends on being able to get results.
We laugh about desk job sucking, but the truth is they're really cushy. Even the most boring desk job, you go home at the end of the day and relax, while collecting a decent paycheck.