Just a general question about cyclist salaries really. Obviously cyclists aren't the richest folks around but how much roughly do they make annually. Do they have a fixed yearly salary with bonuses on top for performance or is it all entirely dependent on performance. How much would they get for making top 10 in a Grand Tour and the classics etc. Thanks guys.
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Cyclist Pay
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Gilbert will earn around 3.5-3.8million euros annually with his next contract.
Contador earns over 6million. To give you an idea.
Some cyclists work with bonus system together with their yearly salary, some don't. Depends on the contract. Di Luca is riding for minimum wage with bonus system.
Contador earns over 6million. To give you an idea.
Some cyclists work with bonus system together with their yearly salary, some don't. Depends on the contract. Di Luca is riding for minimum wage with bonus system.
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The gaps are guge in cycling. The big guys earn millions, while your ordinary team member might only get a average employee wage
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contador is best paid, he makes 6 million a year. cancellara around 3. average helper, which is like 50% of a pro tour team make between 35.000 and 100.000 euros
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All the pro tour team riders get a big pay packet for sure all contracts are diferent depending on who it is and where they are on world list.
Above the contract they also have other sponsors such as sun glasses cars and so many other thing they are expected to be seen useing such as a Car etc.
\You name it.
Often in local crits you will see Robbie McEwan with a set of new wheels given to him to try out then a favorable report after will give him big $$$$$
it all adds up so no wonder he dosnt want to retire.
All prize money is usualy shared among the team and workers who are payed peanuts.
Above the contract they also have other sponsors such as sun glasses cars and so many other thing they are expected to be seen useing such as a Car etc.
\You name it.
Often in local crits you will see Robbie McEwan with a set of new wheels given to him to try out then a favorable report after will give him big $$$$$
it all adds up so no wonder he dosnt want to retire.
All prize money is usualy shared among the team and workers who are payed peanuts.
Peanuts, absolute peanuts. However one good thing about the "World Tour" and Professional Continental system is that the situation for those cyclists is improving, for those unfortunate enough to ride at Continental level, or Elite amateur, they are subject to the same stresses and demands, but live practically in a state of poverty or have parents or an equivalent benefactor that cares for them.
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I have removed a few posts that were not answering the questing, but instead added a doping related side-strand that has no place in this part of the forum.
Here's a graphic from Cycling Weekly:
It was from an article about Cavendish's future, where an agent said he'd earn anything from 1.5-2.5m Euros per annum on his next contract.
It was from an article about Cavendish's future, where an agent said he'd earn anything from 1.5-2.5m Euros per annum on his next contract.
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I'm always curious as to how much the really good domestiques make. I mean the guys like Szmyd, Navarro, Renshaw.
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several hundred thou. easily...uphillstruggle said:
mind you, the pay is confidential and even the riders on the same team may not know each others salary...but every now and then we hear real numbers (like from a contractual dispute or the official averages released by the uci).
it's a very good guess that a grand tour gc podiumer makes 1-3 mil in euros (depending on the cv)
berto is in the range of 3.5 to 4 mil
a top domestic on a rich pt team can take home 300-400 thou.
it's much harder to guess what the top guys make on teams like radio shack where there are several big names supposedly worth a mil.
Cobrinha said:
For every pro I have known over the years there has always been a fixed salary. I've never heard of a contract that doesn't have it set that way. The low level domestiques don't necessarily have performance bonuses because they are not there to win or even place (or even finish if it's a one day race). They may receive a bonus if they get picked for a GT squad though. Bigger dogs have many incentives built in to their contracts.
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I'm guessing there's a lot of Bonuses, but also money from sponsors. Think of Andy Schleck's Specialized adverts and stuff like that I guess...
python said:
From a UCI report in 2009:
"The average salary of professional riders rose from 70,000 euros a year (2002) to 136,000 euros (2009).
The increases were considerable for riders in Professional Continental Teams (2002: 20,000 euros; 2009: 60,000 euros) as well as their colleagues in UCI ProTeams (2002: 100,000 euros; 2009: 190,000 euros)."
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Michele said:
That is ridiculous that somebody has to pay to get a ride. Anybody operating with such a policy (ie taking the money) should be thrown out of the sport. Mind you if you pay such a sum of money then you're clearly not good enough to get a pro contract.
IIRC teams like Saxo Bank and HTC pay their neo-pro's a fair bit more then minimum wage so they have don't to worry about money, whereas when Geox were a PT team (as Saunier Duval, Footon etc.), they tended to pay minimum wage, but then their budget has always been lower then Saxo or HTC.
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craig1985 said:
Yeah, than throw out Saronni. How do you think Lubos Pelanek got his contracts with Lampre, Relax, Farnese Vini?
Or think of Marco Fertonani, but he didn't just pay his team but also his doctors. Not enough, it seems...
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craig1985 said:
Don't be too surprised to hear about it into Continental teams.
And Saronni, it's one of a kind (Gianetti on the same league).
As for the guy needing to pay for turn pro not being good enough, I disagree; sometimes the better guys are left out in favour of guys who got money on their own or sponsor/friends backing them.
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Michele said:Don't be too surprised to hear about it into Continental teams.
And Saronni, it's one of a kind (Gianetti on the same league).
As for the guy needing to pay for turn pro not being good enough, I disagree; sometimes the better guys are left out in favour of guys who got money on their own or sponsor/friends backing them.
That's why I don't like the system.
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