Hey, I wondered where the pro cyclists of today are coming from. How much money do their families have? Which support do they get during their youth?
So, I guess most European cyclists come from very middle class backgrounds, still often from rural areas, with many families having something to do with farming. I think teachers, nurses are pretty common as parents' jobs as well? The Colombians often come from families with less money, Bernal being such a case.
How many cyclists have parents who raced themselves professionelly? Seems a lot as well?
How many have migrant backgrounds? Who got introduced to the sport by a family member that's heavily involved in the sport?
I thought we could make a kind of survey or list about the current peloton, with infos we have about riders: place of birth, parents' jobs, parent died?, other family members that were important to them, previous jobs / education / studies. Of course all of them are way to many, but maybe there are some that you know a bit about? We could start with the most known ones, like Pogacar, Roglic, van Aert, Bernal, Thomas, Carapaz, Sagan, Valverde, Nibali, Cavendish? Or anyone you know a bit more about. Not to sneak into their privacy, just what's very publically available.
So, I guess most European cyclists come from very middle class backgrounds, still often from rural areas, with many families having something to do with farming. I think teachers, nurses are pretty common as parents' jobs as well? The Colombians often come from families with less money, Bernal being such a case.
How many cyclists have parents who raced themselves professionelly? Seems a lot as well?
How many have migrant backgrounds? Who got introduced to the sport by a family member that's heavily involved in the sport?
I thought we could make a kind of survey or list about the current peloton, with infos we have about riders: place of birth, parents' jobs, parent died?, other family members that were important to them, previous jobs / education / studies. Of course all of them are way to many, but maybe there are some that you know a bit about? We could start with the most known ones, like Pogacar, Roglic, van Aert, Bernal, Thomas, Carapaz, Sagan, Valverde, Nibali, Cavendish? Or anyone you know a bit more about. Not to sneak into their privacy, just what's very publically available.