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@nimhbus
i agree that they're not fame hungry, but i think they are money hungry, and why shouldn't they be? To any sportsman who is not a footballer/ tennis player, it must be the bitterest pill to swallow after reaching the peak of your chosen sport and finding that you still have an overdraft, when even 2nd rate footballers have 6 figure incomes.
Wiggins signing to Cofidis for a poxy 45k after his first Olympic gold springs to mind.