The Slovenian Tadej Pogacar (UAE Emirates), double winner of the Tour de France, triple winner of the Giro de Lombardia and with the Tour of Flanders and Liege Bastogne on his record, is the highest paid cyclist in the World Tour peloton with an annual salary of 6 million of euros, surpassing his compatriot Primoz Roglic and the Dane Jonas Vingegaard in income, while the Spaniard with the highest income is Carlos Rodríguez, with 2.5.
According to a study by Gazzetta dello Sport, Pogacar (Klanec, 25 years old) occupies the top of the earnings list, followed by Roglic, who upon moving from Jumbo-Visma to Bora-Hansgrohe will have a salary of 4.5 million euros year.
Among the greats on the road, Jonas Vingegaard, winner of the last 2 Tours de France, enters as leader of the Visma-Lease 4 million euros per season.
The world road champion, the Dutch Mathieu van der Poel, also a 5-time universal cyclocross champion, occupies third place on La Gazzetta's list with 4 million euros a year, while his rival Wout van Aert earns about 3.5 millions of euros.
Another of the stars of the cycling firmament, Remco Evenepoel, is in sixth place with an estimated €2.8 million per season, ahead of Tom Pidcock and Adam Yates, whose earnings are estimated at €2.7 million per year. . The list is completed by two more runners, both from Ineos: Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodríguez (2.5 million euros).
The salary estimates refer to the amounts paid by the teams for each season, without counting additional earnings from sponsorship and participation.
According to Pogacar's agent, Alex Carera, the rider will open social media accounts in China in 2024, and highlighted his charisma to fans.
"No athlete in my career has had such a strong appeal to brands. In cycling, Pogačar can be seen as the most universal, the most versatile, the one with the greatest communicative reach," he noted.
