Highest paid riders 2024

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

top 10 (salaries only)

Pog: €6 million

Rog: 4.5
Vingo, MVDP: 4
WVA: 3.5
R.EV: 2.8
Pidcock, A. Yates: 2.7
Bernal, C-Rod: 2.5

La Gazzetta notes that its estimates refer only to the salaries paid to riders by their teams and their report does not calculate additional earnings from sponsorship and appearance fees.


In addition to his salary from UAE Team Emirates, Pogačar also has endorsement deals with DMT shoes, Met helmets, Enervit nutritional products, Croatian water brand Jana, American home tech company Plume and the Slovenian tourism board.

Pogačar’s agent Alex Carera told La Gazzetta that his client would also open Chinese social media accounts in 2024, though he reportedly turned down a sponsorship offer from a Chinese telecommunications company late last year.

“No athlete in my career has had such a strong appeal to brands,” Carera said. "In cycling, Pogačar can be seen as the most universal, the most versatile, the one with the greatest communicative reach.”

Tadej Pogacar tops list of peloton's highest earners

La Gazzetta dello Sport estimates Slovenian is WorldTour's best-paid rider ahead of Roglic and Vingegaard

www.cyclingnews.com

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Salaries ranking overlaps strongly with riders quality ranking (+/- one position here or there).

 

[CyclistAbi]

Not to shabby and nice to see the Slovenian duo in top 2 spots in power rankings again.

 

[tobydawq]

top 10 (salaries only)

Pog: €6 million

Rog: 4.5
Vingo, MVDP: 4
WVA: 3.5
R.EV: 2.8
Pidcock, A. Yates: 2.7
Bernal, C-Rod: 2.5

Tadej Pogacar tops list of peloton's highest earners

La Gazzetta dello Sport estimates Slovenian is WorldTour's best-paid rider ahead of Roglic and Vingegaard

www.cyclingnews.com

Froome not at 5 anymore?

 

[Pinot's goat]

Froome not at 5 anymore?

When he signed, his contract was reported by most as 15 over 5 years so if still at 3 per year he should be on the list.

 

[Elos Anjos]

What was Roglic payload before Bora?

I had the idea that considering his quality he was basically working for free back then...around 1.5m?

 

[Devil's Elbow]

What was Roglic payload before Bora?

I had the idea that considering his quality he was basically working for free back then...around 1.5m?

The sources that reported Roglic at 1.5 also reported the other Jumbo guys at almost unbelievably low wages, would take those with a pinch of salt, especially given what Van Aert and Vingegaard are at on this list.

 

[Devil's Elbow]

Froome not at 5 anymore?

Has to be an omission (unless it’s WT only?). I cannot imagine that Israel have offered him a new contract since his signing, and there’s no way his original one doesn’t make the top-10. Maybe Gazzetta just forgot he’s still active, can’t blame them if they did.

 

[Ilmaestro99]

2025 Masnada will be in that list. Mark my words

 

[Bolder]

2025 Masnada will be in that list. Mark my words

Where's Corratec going to find that kind of scratch? 🙂

 

[Blanco]

Don't know if Valverde still has a contract. He was at 2.5 mil if I remember correctly.

 

[hayneplane]

Carlos Rodriguez has a very good agent

 

[Aimar16]

According to the original GdS article, MvdP also earns an additional half a million euros from CX.

Carlos Rodriguez has a very good agent

He had already gone to Movistar, so it was probably a panic move by Ineos.

 

[lemon cheese cake]

What are the average earnings of the WT peloton? I assume, especially with the large amounts from the above listed riders, it is alot higher than the minimum 42,000?

 

[ingsve]

Does anyone know how much Armstrong was paid by US Postal per year back in the day? Would be interesting to see a comparison of how things have developed.

 

[Netserk]

What are the average earnings of the WT peloton? I assume, especially with the large amounts from the above listed riders, it is alot higher than the minimum 42,000?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1736363025605472351

View: https://twitter.com/BenjiNaesen/status/1736363025605472351

Average salary of a Men's cyclist is 449K, while the median salary is 220K.

Average salary of a Women's cyclist is 85K, while the median salary is 65K.

 

[Aimar16]

Women cyclists seem to be massively overpaid

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Women cyclists seem to be massively overpaid

Women's World Tour teams only have about half the riders that a men's one does though (maybe it's slightly more than half nowadays, but still their salaries aren't taking up a larger share of the budgets than the male riders', if these numbers are to be believed).

 

[Aimar16]

Women's World Tour teams only have about half the riders that a men's one does though (maybe it's slightly more than half nowadays, but still their salaries aren't taking up a larger share of the budgets than the male riders', if these numbers are to be believed).

Yeah, maybe the numbers are wrong. Less female riders, fewer races, shorter distances, requires fewer staff and less logistical expenses. The logical conclusion would be this.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Does anyone know how much Armstrong was paid by US Postal per year back in the day? Would be interesting to see a comparison of how things have developed.

Lance Armstrong Settles Fraud Allegations Over U.S. Postal Sponsorship for $5 Million

Just the latest problem for the disgraced cyclist.

fortune.com

“ The U.S. Postal Service paid the team $32 million, of which Armstrong got around $13.5 million the AP reported. Armstrong's attorneys claimed that the U.S. Postal Service benefited from the sponsorship, including media exposure.”

If true and not counting any other sponsor revenue he would have got $1,928,571.43 over the 7 years USPS sponsored the team.

Sponsorship: Discovery Channel Finds Le Tour - PezCycling News

“ The Postal Service signed Lance Armstrong to a base salary of $215,000 in 1997 while he was still recovering from cancer and after he was dropped by the French Cofidis-sponsored team.”

https://fanbuzz.com/national/lance-armstrong-net-worth/

“ That, obviously, was easier said than done. He lost his big deal and $600,000 salary with Team Confidis before eventually signing to be on the U.S. Postal Service and Discovery cycling team for $200,000 annually.”


And potentially $600,000 for Cofidis for a former WC, FW, CSS, and 2 time TdF stage winner.

Maybe I’m overvaluing but I think now that could get a rider closer to one million salary.

 

[Netserk]

And potentially $600,000 for Cofidis for a former WC, FW, CSS, and 2 time TdF stage winner.

Maybe I’m overvaluing but I think now that could get a rider closer to one million salary.

You get there when you adjust for inflation.

 

[yaco]

Yeah, maybe the numbers are wrong. Less female riders, fewer races, shorter distances, requires fewer staff and less logistical expenses. The logical conclusion would be this.

It's actually the other round - Salaries eat up a bigger portion of the budget in a women's team which leaves less money to spend on ancillary benefits and therefore development.

 

[Netserk]

I'd certainly expect the price controls to distort the female market more.

 

[scribers]

Lance Armstrong Settles Fraud Allegations Over U.S. Postal Sponsorship for $5 Million

Just the latest problem for the disgraced cyclist.

fortune.com

“ The U.S. Postal Service paid the team $32 million, of which Armstrong got around $13.5 million the AP reported. Armstrong's attorneys claimed that the U.S. Postal Service benefited from the sponsorship, including media exposure.”

If true and not counting any other sponsor revenue he would have got $1,928,571.43 over the 7 years USPS sponsored the team.

Sponsorship: Discovery Channel Finds Le Tour - PezCycling News

“ The Postal Service signed Lance Armstrong to a base salary of $215,000 in 1997 while he was still recovering from cancer and after he was dropped by the French Cofidis-sponsored team.”

https://fanbuzz.com/national/lance-armstrong-net-worth/

“ That, obviously, was easier said than done. He lost his big deal and $600,000 salary with Team Confidis before eventually signing to be on the U.S. Postal Service and Discovery cycling team for $200,000 annually.”


And potentially $600,000 for Cofidis for a former WC, FW, CSS, and 2 time TdF stage winner.

Maybe I’m overvaluing but I think now that could get a rider closer to one million salary.

I read a source that Armstrong's take was heavily influenced by bonuses. I reckon this is the same thing as a salary, or maybe not. So he could have signed for $750k salary (random number), but maintained a rigorous bonus schedule.

 

[bNator]

So Lance was supposed to have cca. 50 M net worth in 2005 when he finished his first stint as a cyclist. Assuming the majority came from the 7 years he was “winning“ TdFs, that’s 7M per season. Probably bonuses and personal sponsors amounted to the significant portion of his earnings.

Not that it’s not a hefty sum but I kind of expected he made more given what an absolute star he was in those days and how he transcended the sport…