MARIANNE VOS
CYCLING
NET WORTH: $116 MILLION

Marianne Vos is a Dutch cyclist who rides for the Union Cycliste Internationale Women’s Continental Team, Team Jumbo-Visma. At the age of 19, she won the Junior European and World Championship in road racing and became the World Champion in road racing and cyclo-cross. Marianne is truly one of a kind when it came to cycling. Like many athletes, she started her career at a very early age. She was just six years old when she realized she wanted to be a cyclist, inspired by her older brother who was already an expert at the sport. As expected, she went on to train with her brother’s team, but she wasn’t allowed to participate in any of the races just yet. She started cyclo-cross during the winter, which went pretty well because by the time she turned 8 she already started racing.

Due to the fame and fortune that her career in sports brought her, she decided to give back. Marianne is currently the ambassadress for the Jeugdsportfonds charity that aids children in poor families who are interested and are very much willing to join sporting clubs. This is her way of making an investment in future generations.