Tadej Pogacar He seems to have pedaled into another parallel universe to the rest of the peloton, and his payroll will now reflect this more than ever. The Slovenian cyclist 26 years has just renewed his lavish long-term contract with Team UAE-Emirates until 2030, improving their salary by another two kilos. He would go from charging six to eight million euros From now on, a real ferocity that puts him in figures more typical of footballers in the main European leagues.
It is surprising that the prodigy who won the Giro, the Tour and the World Cup this 2024 will soon be left without the best salary in the peloton, and that is the Belgian. Remco Evenepoel this market would have rejected an offer of 10 million of euros per season to participate in Red Bull-Bora. Finally, another of the great talents of the peloton decided to stay with Soudal-Quick Step for half of that amount offered.
Taking advantage of these dance numbers and renewal announcements, we update the list of the highest-paid cyclists in the UCI World Tour peloton below:
1
Tadej Pogacar
8 million
The Slovenian prodigy of the peloton just renewed his long-term relationship with Team UAE-Emirates, increasing his top salary from 6 to 8 million euros per year… until 2030. Thus, the Arabian team ensures permanence of the cyclist who threatens to break all records on the roads, winner of three Tours, a Giro and a World Championship on the road, as one of the few cyclists to achieve the triplet in the same year. 2024.
2
Remco Evenepoel
5 million
After rejecting a million-dollar offer from Red Bull-Bora, the 24-year-old Belgian, winner of La Vuelta in 2022 and key figure in the Olympic double at Paris 2024, has seen his contract significantly improved with Soudal- Quick Step in 2025. , who passed from a salary close to three million to the five that some expert journalists point to in his country.
3
Chris Froome
5 million?
The salary of the 39-year-old British rider, a four-time winner of the Tour de France, has caused much controversy in recent years. After leaving Sky/Ineos, one of the platoon leaders joined the ranks of Israel-Premier Tech under an alleged long-term contract with an estimated salary of five million euros per year. However, he assured that this figure was a lie at the time, although he did not exactly clarify the disbursement made by his current team, although it was lowered to one million euros per year, another figure that seems unrealistic given to his cache at that time. ..
4
Primoz Roglic
4.5 million
Like everything Red Bull has touched, the signing of the Slovenian last summer made him one of the highest paid in the peloton, from earning nearly three million euros at Jumbo-Visma to four and a half at Bora-Hansgrohe powerhouse energy drink brand economy. Nothing will change in 2025 for the winner of four Vueltas and a Giro at the age of 35.
5
Jonas Vingegaard
4 million
After winning two consecutive Tours de France, the 27-year-old Dane secured an upward renewal with Visma-Lease a Bike this year, from 2.5 million to the four he received in 2024 and will receive in 2025 . after a year in which he saw Pogacar steal the yellow jersey from him.
6
Mathieu van der Poel
4 million
The cyclocross prodigy who also dominated road events, such as the 2023 World Cup, was one of the last to sign a renewal with his current team, which almost sealed him for life at the age of 29, with a contract of approx. around four million per season until 2028. To his six CX titles and his road gold in 2023, in 2024 he added the Gravel World Championship title. Next to nothing.
7
Wout Van Aert
3.5 million
The one who is considered the great antagonist of Van der Poel does not lack his three cyclocross titles and a good rain of millions in Visma-Lease a Bike, where he received 3.5 kilos for his performance, a salary to be maintained or improved in 2025 in the absence of official or reliable communication on this matter. The Belgian came very close to gold several times at the world championships and Olympic Games, both on the road and in time trials, but he accumulated countless metals.
8
Tom Pidcock
2.7 – 4 million
The double Olympic cyclocross champion, at the age of 25, is also an upstart in road racing, capable of winning a stage at the Tour in 2022 and prestigious victories such as the Amstel Gold Race in 2024. Although there doubts about his continuation at Ineos-Grenadier in recent weeks, everything now points to his continuation. Some sources place his salary closer to four million than three million, although there is no clear concrete estimate on this matter.
9
Adam Yates
2.7 million
The contract of the 32-year-old Briton does nothing but confirm the economic power of the UAE Emirates, podium finisher in the 2023 Tour and winner of races such as the Tour de Romandie or the Tour de Suisse this 2024. His 2.7 million They stay with the platoon royalties.
10
Egan Bernal / Carlos Rodríguez
2.5 million
The already veteran Colombian, winner of the 2019 Tour, and the young Spanish promise, 23 years old, share a team and payroll with Ineos-Grenadier, looking for a way to bounce back after leaving his time as the real dominators of elite cycling. With many roosters in the henhouse, and despite more than one punch to the checkbook, this winter they will be looking to give their project and sporting strategy a complete shot. Rodríguez, everything indicates, will be the undisputed leader of the group for the 2025 Tour de France, thus justifying the strong money bet. Bernal will likely be luxury gregarious.
Source: La Verdad
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