Aussie Athletes Cash In
By Steve Casimiro, Adventure Journal on January 11th, 2012
How much is a Tour de France victory worth? Last year’s winner Cadel Evans pulled in a cool $5 mil for 2011 thanks to his accomplishment last summer, according to a report on the highest paid Australian athletes — about $100,000 for every time he peed in a bottle. Well, we already know pro riders can make big bucks. What was pretty interesting is that pro surfer Stephanie Gilmore cashed in $1.2 million. All you young girlie board riders, take note…