Dakar: What's it pay to win?

[FlyHiFlyLo]

I know sponsors kick down huge Bonus' for the win... But, does anyone know what the ASO pay's?

And Chase2, no I won't include your 100 bucks. I'm giving that to the kids.

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[ianthompson]

The 'sporting aspects' section of the Dakar website had prize money listed in the regulations, unfortunatley its now 'not available' but I remember the fund was fairly low. I think something like 6000 euro ( approx. $8000 ) for the winner in each category, 4000 for second 3000 for third.
If I can confirm this I will let you know.

[FlyHiFlyLo]

The 'sporting aspects' section of the Dakar website had prize money listed in the regulations, unfortunatley its now 'not available' but I remember the fund was fairly low. I think something like 6000 euro ( approx. $8000 ) for the winner in each category, 4000 for second 3000 for third.
If I can confirm this I will let you know.

Your real close... I think it's so funny...

To send RG's team of 21 guys... Half a Million...

[EncLocal]

I know sponsors kick down huge Bonus' for the win... But, does anyone know what the ASO pay's?

See page 38 of the technical regulations
http://www.dakar.com/2007/DAK/presen..._camion_us.pdf

[nimrod]

ASO runs the Tour De France as well, and it is 100,000.00 euro's to win. No where near enough to run a cycling team which is more like 10 to 15 million a year. Major benefit to the sponsors though. MAJOR!! I think it is more of a you get more money and better sponsors for winning.

[Kritter]

It costs ktm about a million per rider for their ktm red bull team to be there...or so I hear.

[Bricoop]

Major benefit to the sponsors though. MAJOR!! I think it is more of a you get more money and better sponsors for winning.

I agree, I couldn't get enough of the U.S. Postal Service when Lance had his winning run.


just a little light humor.

[NIKAL]

Think about it, the amount of money these teams spend to race the Dakar. Now compare it to how much we spend to race the Baja 1000. I bet Dakar has a worse pay out then Score! I did not think it was possible! LOL!! I think Tiger Woods has this all figured out. Walk around a resort for a few hours, hit a little white ball on some well maintianed lawn and collect a cool million dollars. Got to love it!

[ianthompson]

Thanks EncLocal,
So thats 8000 euros ( $ 10,378 ) for a win, 6000 for second, 4000 for third and if you manage to get through 7,915 km of the worst roads and dunes that Africa can throw at you but only come 4th, the best you can hope for is a trophy !

The DVD 'Race to Dakar' shows a team rider who abandoned in the desert, was picked up by the broom truck and dumped in the nearest town, couldn't get to the bivouac to his support team and had to borrow money to get a lift to catch up with the race.
If you can't keep up and get left behind you are on your own. You are not their problem.

[Hog Wild]

The DVD 'Race to Dakar' shows a team rider who abandoned in the desert, was picked up by the broom truck and dumped in the nearest town, couldn't get to the bivouac to his support team and had to borrow money to get a lift to catch up with the race.
If you can't keep up and get left behind you are on your own. You are not their problem.

The race organization (ASO) will pick up the bike (but not car), and transport it back to France for storage until the team goes and gets it (probably around February).

As far as the riders/drivers, ASO will pick them up from the desert and take them to the nearest village where there is some form of transportation. At that point, the rider/driver will be tossed out, and given “best wishes”. From that point on, the rider/driver is 100% on his own. He has to find a taxi, bus, donkey cart, or hitchhike his way home. If he’s lucky, he will get dumped in a city where there is a bus station. And from there he can find his way back to Europe where he can fly back home.

This just happened to American Jonah Street a couple of days ago. Jonah was in Morocco, where things are not so bad. But the nearest airport that has flights out of the country is Casablanca, a few hundred miles North of where he broke down. He made his way there, then flew to Paris, then back home. Some try to make their way to Dakar, and wait for the race to finish. For Jonah, he only had with him what he had on the bike. Riding boots and pants, a camelbak, an energy bar, a sat phone with limited battery, and a hundred or so in cash, and passport. He should have had more cash, and a credit card, as he had to borrow from a fellow broke down competitor to get out.

Jonah was very close to where Duane and I were one year ago. We lucked out and caught a bus to Casablanca. Happy eating!


Photo from our 10 hour bus ride from ErRachidia to Casablanca.

I didn't eat until we got to Casablanca!