Geraint Thomas performs a huge role for Chris Froome on the flat and in the mountains Classics winners are earning roughly £1.4m to £1.75m per year. If they win Grand Tours, it’s anything from £1.75m for a Giro d'Italia win to £2.8m for a Tour de France win. If they start to perform among some of the best in the world but not get wins, it’s roughly £1m-£1.4m. If they do well, they might double that, then if win a few races and show good potential, they can get up to £350,000-£560,000. The minimum wage is just over £25,000 for a professional. One unnamed agent said a normal wage for a young rider is £35,000. Basic domestiques can get between £140,000 and £420,000 a year. There is however a huge difference in domestique value. In cycling, usually only one rider is the team leader and the rest of the team consists of domestiques or helpers - riders whose main aim is to get their leader on to the podium, sacrificing their own ambitions. The perfect rider for them will get the rider a good salary.”Ī World Championship win or an improvement in the UCI WorldTour ranking could get a rider a pay rise of between £35,000 to £70,000, our insider told us.ĭan Martin won the Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic in 2013 to increase his standingĪnother insider told us Irish rider Dan Martin would have received an increase in salary from £1.1m to £1.4m after his Liege-Bastogne-Liege classic win in 2013. "Lots of teams are sponsored by bike manufacturers, so it serves their purpose to have riders from that nation and they want good riders from those nations. For example, a team may have a British sponsor and so want a British rider. McQuaid said: “It’s not just a rider’s nationality, it’s a mix of factors, including the team they are going to and why that team wants that rider. Chris Froome gets a big pay cheque because he rides for a British team. "Rohan Dennis is an example of an athlete with great recent performances but has great career potential and a great career ahead of him, which will drive up his price.” “A rider's age can push up their value,” he said. Rohan Dennis took the first yellow jersey of the 2015 Tour and could be in for a rise in salary
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