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Good money, no team tactics and cute dogs: the rise of pro cycling freelancers

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28 points PaulHoule | 1 comments | 22 Oct 24 02:53 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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propter_hoc ◴[22 Oct 24 03:59 UTC] No.41911063[source]▶
The difference, from the article, seems to be that the European teams are sponsored at the organization level, and pay the riders a salary, but the gravel riders are solo athletes, so they don't get a salary but can get sponsorships directly. Makes sense if you're up for the pressure of being an influencer.
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1. 082349872349872 ◴[22 Oct 24 06:18 UTC] No.41911685[source]▶
I always figured TdF was a good metaphor for software innovation, because everyone who tries solo breakaways gets reeled in: successful breakaways involve partners who pull together to stay ahead of the pack.

Frankly, "a collaboration between you and the brand to tell a real story", translated back to the software world, sounds to me like a way to always be living on what you have coming, instead of having the ability to live off of what you have built.