Riders salaries

[Ricco']

Come on... Viviani left Cofidis and was pointed towards Eolo... Ineos are rich but I don't see even them giving 2 millions per year for a sprinter whose victories in the past 2 years were on French .1 and .Pro races.

The same for Israel. If they spend 7.5 millions per year with two 36 year olds (one of them coming from a career ending - at least for top level cycling - injury), imagine what kind of team they could build with the right focus.

It seems as a ranking of mashed up figures from various sources with the teams updated for 2022.

 

[yaco]

Before seeing the names on the list, I wrote down 20 names of who I thought would be on it. Only 2 mistakes, as I had Almeida and Simon Yates instead of Viviani and Bardet.

Almeida was a bit of a long shot but I thought UAE must have more than one rider there, but apparently not (Edit: and if I could count, there are indeed 2 with Gaviria in 20th, but I saw his name before beginning the exercise).

I am fairly certain that S.Yates is on 1.8 million.

 

[Lequack]

When Biniam Girmay returns to Europe from Eritrea after his break from racing, he is likely to ink a new contract with the Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert team that will triple his current salary of €300,000 and place him at the centre of the team’s Classics squad.

https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/girmays-salary-set-to-triple-after-his-gent-wevelgem-victory/

 

[Anderis]

I have a hard time believing Total can offer 5.5 million to any rider, let alone want to do so to a washed-up Sagan. Similar for a broke Astana and an ancient Nibali.

I'm not saying this list is accurate but what some of you seem to be missing is that a rider's salary is not determined by their current sporting level but by their marketing worth. Riders like Froome, Sagan and Nibali are exactly those who you would expect to be overpaid.
First, contracts are not negotiated now but in the past, so many of those riders were closer to their best days when they signed the contracts than they are now, the prospect of them not declining as much by now as they have done must have been considerd.
But the more deciding factor is that sponsors want return and you get return not only by getting good results but also by being talked about. Recognisable riders, even if past their prime, are still popular among fans and pundits and get you more attention, they are better at advertising things etc. That's why their negotiating position is much, much stronger than that of riders of similar current level but without the history of being a top rider in the past. This pattern is very evident in all sports. Your salary is always more dependent on your past achievements than your current level.
For smaller teams, there's another factor at play- they often can't attract top riders in their prime so they go for riders past their prime to get their big, recognisable names and increase brand recognition. In order to make them choose their team instead of a bigger team, they often have to offer a bigger salary than a big team would, thus overpay them. This may be not ideal if all you care about is building the strongest team possible but for sponsors, there's more to sponsoring than that.

Total definetely have some € to spare, they have hunted for a big name for a good few years and made offers to Alaphilippe and Kristoff in the past.

 

[Logic-is-your-friend]

I am fairly certain that S.Yates is on 1.8 million.

Your username suddenly makes sense, Yates Adam Company.

 

[Lequack]

I think this in an up to date list, accurate or not I don't know

https://twitter.com/x/status/1505629328670928898

View: https://twitter.com/mustafataha/status/1505629328670928898

Kwiatkowski earning his #6 spot on the table

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

Kwiatkowski earning his #6 spot on the table

Sort of, hopefully he can keep this form but certainly more value than number 2 and three on this list.

 

[42x16ss]

Sort of, hopefully he can keep this form but certainly more value than number 2 and three on this list.

4 as well.

 

[Billie]

The list is outdated. They showed Sagan this list in an interview couple weeks ago and he said Viviani and Gaviria earn one third of that.

 

[Escarabajo]

The list is outdated. They showed Sagan this list in an interview couple weeks ago and he said Viviani and Gaviria earn one third of that.

At least that's what his agent told him!

 

[staubsauger]

For what exactly Bardet earns more than Quintana?

 

[Red Rick]

For what exactly Bardet earns more than Quintana?

WT team having to overpay to get even 2nd rate leaders.

 

[Escarabajo]

For what exactly Bardet earns more than Quintana?

You are worried about Bardet. What about Pinot!
Shut, forget those two and let's focus on Froome and Sagan!!!!
With Sagan at least you get a girls fan club!

 

[Jumbo Visma Fan :)]

You are worried about Bardet. What about Pinot!
Shut, forget those two and let's focus on Froome and Sagan!!!!
With Sagan at least you get a girls fan club!

Froome might have been worth the media exposure for a year, but it’s dried up significantly now.

 

[SHAD0W93]

You are worried about Bardet. What about Pinot!
Shut, forget those two and let's focus on Froome and Sagan!!!!
With Sagan at least you get a girls fan club!

Pinot’s salary includes petting visits to his farm.

 

[42x16ss]

For what exactly Bardet earns more than Quintana?

DSM obviously needs to overpay to attract anyone

 

[Red Rick]

Froome might have been worth the media exposure for a year, but it’s dried up significantly now.

The most hilarious thing is that most of the Froome comeback media exposure was at Ineos. By the time of Catalunya last year he was a pure meme rider and everyone knew it.

 

[gregrowlerson]

The most hilarious thing is that most of the Froome comeback media exposure was at Ineos. By the time of Catalunya last year he was a pure meme rider and everyone knew it.

I thought he was always a meme rider, although perhaps in the past he may not have been pure.

 

[Lequack]

So how big of a raise is Vingegaard getting after the Tour? Will he match Froome?

 

[Samu Cuenca]

So how big of a raise is Vingegaard getting after the Tour? Will he match Froome?

He might still be 10-15 watts % behind him.

 

[Red Rick]

So how big of a raise is Vingegaard getting after the Tour? Will he match Froome?

Dunno, but he signed an extension not too long ago, and I guess Jumbo already anticipated Vingegaard as their long term plan as part of that.

I don't know how common incentives in contracts are in cycling.

 

[Lequack]

I thought Jumbo Visma were pretty low on salaries, according to the list Roglic was on something like 2 million.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

So how big of a raise is Vingegaard getting after the Tour? Will he match Froome?

Not that much, he doesn't need to eat after all.

 

[Lequack]

How come Wout is not the highest paid cyclist yet?

 

[hayneplane]

How come Wout is not the highest paid cyclist yet?

Because Froome has an amazing agent