Last year a BICYCLING story listed what money various cyclists made from amatuer racers through shop owners to pro riders. See if you can find the list. Lance of course made something like $25,000,000 that last year as a pro. #2 was something like $100,000. #3 was something like $40,000 as head of the LAB or some such. Lots of bike mechanics and shop owners were making something like $8,000-$20,000 a year and had to have other jobs to live. Dead last was an amatuer who got maybe $10. as a prize in a race. One rich one, a couple with good livings, and a whole lot who only did it for the love of the sport.