The Cyclists' Alliance has conducted its annual survey since 2017, and its inaugural results are what led to it becoming the foundation for the establishment of an independent women's union. Unfortunately, van Vleuten keeps snapping those up, and so far this season, Van der Breggen has had to settle for top-five finishes. Its a vicious cycle. 1. Ryans past results show that shes certainly capable: she was the U.S. Alejandro Valverde's salary is 2.2 million euros. Marketability: *** Most recently, she placed fourth at Telenets Superprestige in Gavere, Belgium, racing against the worlds fastest racers. Marketability: **** Full Spectrum Services LLP 2022 | All Rights Reserved. Tom Dumoulin (Team Jumbo-Visma) 1.8m. For more information, visit ColoradoClassic.com. And no wonder: Shes the current world record holder in the three-kilometer pursuit and has won six World titles in track racing. Top 20 highest paid cyclists Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) 6 M Chris Froome (Israel Start-Up Nation) 5,5 M Peter Sagan (Total Energies) 5,5 M Geraint Thomas (Team Ineos) 3,5 M Egan Bernal (Team Ineos) 2,8 M Micha? The men's winner that yearLaurent Fignonwon $100,000 and a mountain of prizes. Big names like Chris Froome, Alberto Contador, Mark Cavendish and Peter Sagan have been known to make 3,000,000 a year salary - and that's before prize funds. Climb! Her Strava time up the hulking Col dIzoard was so fast that only two men French riders Romain Bardet and Warren Barguil would ride faster during the Tours stage 19. At 36 years old, shes one of the olderthough far from the oldestracers in the womens peloton, but is relatively new to cycling. Teamwork: ***. At 17, she won both the road race and time trial at Junior Nationals. She was instrumental in helping teammate Katie Hall come one second shy of winning the Tour of California. While Bronzinis two world championship titles date back to 2010 and 2011, the Italian continues to win. Tadej Pogaar (UAE Team Emirates) 5m. She boasts a broad array of talents that also sees her contend in track races. American racers headed to Italy chime in. This Italian pro cyclist has two silver medals (1998, 2001) and three consecutive gold medals during 1995-97. All the rumors point out that Fabio Aru is earning 2.6 million euros a year in the Arab team. Armstrong has a net worth of $50 million. The Cyclists' Alliance has released the results from its annual survey (opens in new tab) and the findings have revealed that the wage disparity is growing between the highest and lowest paid riders, and that the number of female professional riders receiving zero salary has increased from 17 per cent in 2019 to 25 per cent in 2020. Marketability: ***(out of a possible five) So, put her on another team and her value becomes even greater. Shes one of the few Americans back to racing in Europe as well, though her Strade Bianche finish was mid-pack. 10. Tom Dumoulin - 1.8 million euros 15. She also became a favorite for cycling fans thanks to this exuberant postrace interview last season. Fernando Gaviria - 1.8 million euros 14. Second-tier Continental teams, of which there are 47 teams, are not obliged to pay riders a salary, although some do, such as Boels Dolmans. We then reached out to a group of experts to help us vote. Our mystery voters had mixed reviews of Deignan. After podium finishes at XCO MTB Nationals, she now races for Orange Seal Off-Road Racing, and while her 2020 mountain bike World Championship bid ended with a quarantine and a COVID-19 diagnosis, shes going to be a force to be reckoned with in 2021. While one of our mystery judges had van der Breggen atop her list, most agreed with us that she belonged in the second spot. The winner of the 2016 Tour de France (Chris Froome) made 500,000 euros, or around 417,000. She placed as high as fourth and as low as 15th. Road cyclings worldwide governing body, the UCI, is recognizing the importance of visibility and now requires that Womens WorldTour promoters provide 45 minutes of live TV or streaming coverage of events. In high school, she began racing with her schools NICA team and has shown no signs of slowing down ever since. It's no secret that road cycling, at its highest level, moves exorbitant amounts of money. Her achievements inspired a radio play. Results: **** Since 2017 he has had a contract with Team INEOS, he signed it for 5 years and his current salary is estimated at 2.8 million euros. 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Yet, in terms of pure value, van der Breggen is diminished by the depth of her Boels-Dolmans team. Froome has clinched seven grand tours in his career, including four editions of Tour de France. Teamwork: ****. Results: ** As the Women's Editor at Cyclingnews, Kirsten also coordinates and oversees the global coverage of races, news, features and podcasts about women's professional cycling. Tom Dumoulin - 3 million euros 4. The 28-year-old is entirely focused on road racing: As races started back up in July, she was even forced to cut her bikepacking bachelorette party week short to fly back to Europe, where her season netted her three top-10 stage finishes in the Giro d'Italia Internazionale Femminile. The Dutchman, Tom, competes for the UCI World team JumboVisma. Our judges had mixed reviews: she landed as high as 15th, but didnt make some lists. In January, the German rider started the season strong with a silver medal overall at the Tour Down Under while winning the young racer, QOM, and sprint categories. The salary of Peter Sagan is 5,5 million euros in the German team Bora-Hansgrohe, a good part of which is paid by Specialized. Racing was an obvious next step to her, and in 2016, she turned heads by winning the sprint for second in the criterium stage at the Redlands Bicycle Classic. The United States has long had a strong presence in womens cycling. Until last year Vincenzo Nibali appeared as the third best paid cyclist in the international bunch with almost 4 million euros but in his change to Trek Segafredo and the "modest" results of recent years could have reduced his salary to 2.1 million. She co-hosts The Consummate Athlete Podcast. In addition, 33 per cent of riders work a second job while racing professionally. In terms of raw numbers, Van Vleuten has the edge when it comes to social media following, with a significant advantage on Twitter. It feels strange to be considering which riders to watch for the 2020 season in August, but 2020 has been a year like no other. She started the 2020 season with third-place finishes in both the Tour Down Under and the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race. Vincenzo competes for UCI World Team TrekSegafredo. Nibali is one of the few chosen ones who, in the whole history of cycling, has managed to win in the three great laps. You will receive a verification email shortly. Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. Here's our list of the highest-paid cyclists in 2020 with some big surprises in the top 5. Greg Van Avermaet - 2.5 million euros 9. The same season, she was second in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race. The season after claiming the Olympic title, van der Breggen dominated the womens WorldTour, taking the series title after sweeping the Ardennes Classics and winning the Giro Rosa and Tour of California. In 2019 Carapaz won the Giro d'Italia to the surprise of many and after that he signed with Team Ineos, which earned him a direct place in the Top 10 of the best paid cyclists with a salary of 2.1 million euros. Her 2017 season was impeccable. Were taking a stand by forgoing the mens race and investing solely in the womens side of the sport. It is up for debate and thats the point. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Marketability: ** The USWNT has proven that the athletic prowess of half of the human race deserves equal pay, equal attention, and equal support. With a big engine and a fast finish, dHoore is the best womens rider in the cycling heartland that is Belgium. The Polish Kwiatkowski made his debut as a professional cyclist in 2010 in the Spanish team Caja Rural and in 2014 he became the first Polish cyclist to become World Champion. Teamwork: **(out of a possible five). She raced locally in Colorado earlier in the fall, and now shes spending most of the winter in Europe to race. Top 20 highest paid riders, according to L'quipe. The American is on the U.S. Olympic long list for road, and shes the only American racer to have a major result so far this season with a third-place finish at Strade Bianche earlier this month. However, Cyclingnews noted in a recent Transfer Mechanics: The inner workings of the women's market, feature that only a few top athletes earn a maximum of 150,000 annually. Since 2016, however, she has established herself as a one-day threat. Even in her worst seasons where shes plagued by injury, shes still worth a mention in road and cyclocross as a wild card when she does come back. Fernando Gaviria - 2.7 million euros 7. Most of the votes were split between van der Breggen and Van Vleuten. Peter Sagan is not only an extraordinary cyclist, he also has an irresistible appeal for publicity. Results: *** But rarely have so many women reached the top level at the same time. Advertisement Of the 103 million people who rode a bike in 2020, . Finchamp has been racing since she was 9 years old, but she didnt get her start in mountain biking, exactly. A staple at the top of the womens peloton since 2006, Wild remains one of the most powerful riders in the bunch. Thank you for signing up to The Pick. Teamwork: *****. Kenny has clinched six Olympic medals in her career. This year's survey was open to all cycling disciplines as well as under-23, Continental and Women's WorldTour levels to ensure the results were representative of the landscape of women's professional cycling on a whole. Greg Van Avermaet (CCC Team) 1.6m. Now, a new generation of American women has ascended to the top ranks of cycling. Salsa Journeyman Claris 650bA fat-tire, drop-bar bike for off-the-grid adventures. In 2019, Jastrab was eligible to compete for the Junior World Championship titleand she won it. There was a problem. Watch out. This crew of cycling rockstars are crushing in cycling right now, and look set up to dominate for a number of years to come. Young Colombian Egan Bernal became, at the age of 23, the first American, non-US, to win the Tour de France. Although Sagan has not been able to regain the title of World Champion, he is still winning stages and, above all, offering a great spectacle. 5 . She thrives on the mix of real life and her cycling career, and the only question is what her first race of 2021 will be, since there are a lot of options open to her. Teamwork: *****. 5 - Geraint Thomas. The South African climber has scored impressive results in smaller UCI races, but shes still searching for her breakout performance on the Womens WorldTour. If van der Breggen werent on the worlds most powerful womens team, she would likely sit atop our list. Her 70 professional career wins on the road are just the start. Unfortunately, van Vleuten keeps snapping those up, and so far this season, Van der Breggen has had to settle for top-five finishes. Majerus doesnt win many big races, save for the Luxembourg national road, time trial, and cyclocross championships, which she has won a combined 28 times. Heres who to keep your eyes on. Her career palmares are beyond compare: three world road titles (and six silver medals), three Giro titles and 19 stage wins, four La Fleche titles, among other wins on the road, not to mention seven (!) Money, Participants. The Australian sprinter is still basking in her results from 2016; that year Hosking won the Tour of Chongming Island Womens WorldTour event as well as La Course by Le Tour de France. A relatively recent addition to the top echelon of the peloton, Niewiadoma enjoyed a breakthrough 2017. We need you to tune in, show up at the race, and join the movement for equality. Marketability: ** Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). (If rumors are to be believed, she will be moving to another team for 2021-2022, likely Movistar, according to Dutch news reports.). The womens peloton on a gravel section of stage 1 of the Colorado Classic on August 16, 2018. Geraint Thomas proved that he can be a good leader of the Sky team and that justifies the 3.5 million euros he earns annually. Although it might not be in the top-5, cycling has always been in the top-10 positions. The 32-year-old Australian has been racing since 2004 and has been racking up medals since she first hit the road. We wanted to win races while making the sport inclusive, Williams told The New York Times. Marianne got $1,000 and a trophy. Which cyclist is more valuable: the Tour de France victor or the world champion? When it came to salaries, top-end salaries in the Womens WorldTour continued to rise above the fixed minimum gross annual salary of 15,000 (employed) and 24,600 (self-employed) with 25.5 per cent earning more than 30,000. Primoz Roglic - 2 million euros The biggest names in cycling, Peter Sagan and Chris Froome, currently make over $6 million a year. With four in the top-10, and six in the top-20, Ineos Grenadiers dominate the highest-paid list. How do they manufacture a Berria bike? Until recently, the 23-year-old was perhaps best known for her stellar results in track racing. For many this British cyclist was one of the great surprises of 2018 but there is no doubt that he was a fair winner of the Tour de France. Thats the same as Tom Boonen and more than Greg Van Avermaet. Now, as world champ, shes earned a season in the rainbow jersey, marking it the third straight year a Boels rider has won a world road title. Results: *** Results: **** Widely considered one of the most challenging gravel races in the world, it attracts a stacked field of riders, and the 2019 field included former pro road racer Olivia Dillon and gravel specialist Alison Tetrick. Most female pro cyclists have second and third jobs and many live on their credit cards to race.