Pogacar tops the ranking of the 10 highest paid cyclists in the world and there is a Spaniard

Various rumors are always circulating about which cyclists make the most money in the peloton. Today ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ has made a list of the ten biggest earners, which includes most of the riders that we all have in mind and closes the Granada rider Carlos Rodríguez, after renewing for Ineos Grenadiers and not accept the proposal to sign Movistar team.

TADEJ POGACAR: 6 MILLION EUROS

25 YEARS, UAE TEAM EMIRATES

The Slovenian is the highest paid cyclist in the peloton, with six million euros. ‘Pogi’, who renewed his contract with UAE Team Emirates in April until 2027, is a guarantee of a spectacle wherever he competes. This year he will debut in the Strade Bianche on March 2 and in 2023 he started and closed the year with victory, in the Clásica de Jaén and in Il Lombardía, in a year in which he won the Vuelta a Andalucía, the Paris Nice, the Ronde van Vlaanderen, the Amstel Gold Race or the Flecha Wallonne and have to settle for second in the Tour de France

2

PRIMOZ ROGLIC: 4.5 MILLION EUROS

34 YEARS, BORA-HANSGROHE

Primoz Roglic left Jumbo-Visma for a sporting reason which, incidentally, brought him a good source of income when he joined the German team Bora-hansgrohe. The Slovenian, who wants to try to destroy his former teammate Jonas Vingegaard, winner of two consecutive editions of the Tour, from the Paris podium, has had a dense 2023, with victories in Tirreno-Adriatico, the Volta Ciclista a Catalunya, the Giro d’Italia, the Vuelta a Burgos or the Giro dell’Emilia, which is 3rd in the Vuelta

3

JONAS VINGEGAARD: 4 MILLION EUROS

27 YEARS, TEAM VISMA – LEASE A BIKE

He renewed for the yellow team in December until 2028, but the renewal did not allow him to match or surpass his former teammate Roglic in the ranking of the highest paid cyclists. It is a little surprising that the Dane, who has 2023 to celebrate, and who is heading this year to achieve a historic triple in the Tour de France, is not better paid, but it is true that his contract is one of the longest. and one of its traditional sponsors, Visma, lost its team

4

MATHIEU VAN DER POEL: 4 MILLION EUROS

28 YEARS, ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK

Because of the spectacle he provides where he competes and because of his appeal to the fans, Mathieu Van der Poel should earn more. The Dutch rider has a contract with Alpecin until 2025, but he also has an occasional private sponsor, as he has with the car brand Lamborghini, where he has been seen in several cyclocross races. The grandson of Raymond Poulidor closed 2023 by winning the Super8 Classic and was proclaimed road world champion, in addition to winning the memorable Paris-Roubaix and Milan-Sanremo, among other achievements.

5

WOUT VAN AERT: 3.5 MILLION EUROS

29 YEARS – TEAM VISMA – LEASE A BIKE

Like the Danish Jonas Vingegaard, Van Aert renewed with his current team in December until 2026. The Belgian cyclist is one of the most complete riders in the peloton, capable of doing well on any terrain and who will debut this year at the Giro , give up the Tour. Gravel world champion, he has a class that doesn’t fit in the back pockets of his jersey. On the sidelines, he also has private sponsors, for example those who have been with the RedBull energy drink brand for a long time.

6

REMCO EVENEPOEL: 2.8 MILLION EUROS

23 YEARS – SOUDAL-QUICK STEPS

Without a doubt, it is surprising that one of the most impressive cyclists in the peloton and with so much circulation can only ‘see’ this value. Their team is true Soudal-Quick Step and they don’t have as big a wallet as other formations and that may be the reason why there are always rumors about a change of scenery for the young Belgian cannibal, who This year will debut he’s on Tour. To do this, we have to wait until 2026, when the current world time trial champion’s contract expires.

7

THOMAS PIDCOCK: 2.7 MILLION EUROS

24 YEARS – INEOS GRENADIERS

He has renewed with the mighty Ineos Grenadiers until 2027 and the Leeds native is one of the most versatile cyclists in the peloton, capable of standing on the road, in mountain biking or in cyclocross, even if sometimes it seems that his success and exhibition. somewhat in the shadow of Van Aert or Van der Poel. 13th in the 2023 Tour de France, in 2023 he won the Strade Bianche and got into mountain biking as much as he could.

8

ADAM YATES: 2.7 MILLION EUROS

31 YEARS – UAE TEAM EMIRATES

Such a high position for Adam Yates in this ranking may be surprising, but his consistency is unquestionable. The rider from Bury, who has a contract with UAE Team Emirates until 2025, had a very regular season in 2023, with his first podium in the three-week great cycling tour standing out after competing in twelve of them, by coming 3rd in the Tour de France. In addition, he won the Quebec Grand Prix, 3rd in the Vuelta a Burgos, 2nd in the Dauphiné and winner of the Tour de Romandie.

9

EGAN BERNAL: 2.5 MILLION EUROS

27 YEARS – INEOS GRENADIERS

Although not everyone expected the performance of Egan Bernal when he destroyed the road a few years ago, the Ineos team has a maintenance detail in the contract he signed at the beginning of 2022, days before he suffered a serious accident. life. The Colombian has a contract until 2026 and has not won a race since May 30, 2021 at the Giro d’Italia. This season, he should continue to develop to be a little closer to that great runner if his physique allows.

10

CARLOS RODRÍGUEZ: 2.5 MILLION EUROS

22 YEARS – INEOS GRENADIERS

The top ten of the highest paid cyclists in the peloton is closed by Almuñécar cyclist Carlos Rodríguez, who in 2023 extended the decision in which he will compete from January 1 until he accepted the renewal offer from his team, who rejected the offer of the Movistar Team, with which he signed a pre-contract. The heel and the leading role in the Tour de France are two good reasons to stay in the British squad. His great performance in the last Tour and his stratospheric victory in the Portes du Soleil will be remembered by all