Money makes the world go round, we are led to believe. It is crucial to almost all of us, something we all have to worry about - unless you are stupidly rich.
Money, most often in terms of transfers and wages, is the stuff of idle chat and rumours in the team paddock at the Tour de France, but it is rare to know with certainty how much a specific rider actually earns. Much like a polite middle-class dinner party, it is simply not discussed openly.
