Froome earns more than Van Aert, Sagan on more than Roglič: report reveals top-20 male pro cycling salaries

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Wout van Aert
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Cycling's biggest male stars are still earning millions, but those at the top of the salary stakes aren't necessarily those with the highest UCI ranking, a report suggests. 

A report published this weekend by Italian sports finance outlet Calcio e Finanza suggests Tadej Pogačar is earning €6 million a year, making him the sport's highest paid cyclist, if the data is accurate. 

  1. Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates): €6.0 million
  2. Chris Froome (Israel Start-Up Nation): €5.5 million
  3. Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies): €5.5 million
  4. Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers): €3.5 million
  5. Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.8 million
  6. Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.5 million
  7. Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl): €2.3 million
  8. Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): €2.2 million
  9. Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.2 million
  10. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma): €2.2 million
  11. Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Qazaqstan): €2.1 million
  12. Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma): €2.0 million
  13. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix): €2.0 million
  14. Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.0 million
  15. Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ): €2.0 million
  16. Romain Bardet (Team DSM): €2.0 million
  17. Jakob Fuglsang (Israel-Premier Tech): €2.0 million
  18. Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers): €1.9 million
  19. Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic): €1.9 million
  20. Fernando Gaviria (UAE Emirates): €1.8 million

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Adam Becket
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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing, speaking to people as varied as Demi Vollering to Philippe Gilbert. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.