Pro cyclist Salaries and winnings amount 2020
How much do Pro cyclists earn yearly? This is the question which is often asked by many people on Celebrityglad specially those who want to join it as a professional career. For this purpose we sorted the complete list of all top class worldwide riders, country wise like USA riders, British, Australian and French cyclists. Before getting started I must mention that cyclist salaries are very less as compared to other sports like NFL, NBA, MLB or soccer and this is one of those topic which is not discussed much. According to die hard fans of cycle racing: “we can’t find any other athletes with as much determination and power like cyclists”.
Base salaries:
ProTour: Minimum base Salary each $50,000 (30 riders maximum)
Pro Continental: minimum salary each $40,000 (25 riders maximum)
Continental: N/A (16 riders max)
Cyclist photo during race and their earning stats
Australian cyclist during race.
Pro cyclist Salaries and winnings amount:
All income stats which are given below is only 2015 yearly winning amount + bonus according to their performance (i.e. except base salary).
| Rider | winnings amount 2014-2015 / Yearly salary | Team |
| VALVERDE Alejandro | $381,000 | Movistar Team |
| CONTADOR Alberto | $256,800 | Tinkoff – Saxo |
| KRISTOFF Alexander | $251,520 | Team Katusha |
| DEGENKOLB John | $223,680 | Team Giant – Alpecin |
| KWIATKOWSKI Michal | $210,840 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| GILBERT Philippe | $201,240 | BMC Racing Team |
| SAGAN Peter | $198,240 | Tinkoff – Saxo |
| DUMOULIN Tom | $186,960 | Team Giant – Alpecin |
| NIBALI Vincenzo | $186,240 | Astana Pro Team |
| COSTA Rui | $168,360 | Lampre – Merida |
| VAN AVERMAET Greg | $165,720 | BMC Racing Team |
| FROOME Christopher | $165,240 | Team Sky |
| DéMARE Arnaud | $163,680 | FDJ |
| QUINTANA Nairo | $161,520 | Movistar Team |
| VAN GARDEREN Tejay | $159,480 | BMC Racing Team |
| PERAUD Jean-Christophe | $155,160 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| GERRANS Simon | $153,480 | Orica GreenEDGE |
| MAJKA Rafał | $150,240 | Tinkoff – Saxo |
| BARDET Romain | $149,760 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| MOLLEMA Bauke | $142,560 | Trek Factory Racing |
| MARTIN Tony | $142,440 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| EVANS Cadel | $142,080 | BMC Racing Team |
| MARTIN Daniel | $140,760 | Team Cannondale – Garmin |
| RODRíGUEZ Joaquim | $13,680 | Team Katusha |
| BOUHANNI Nacer | $134,760 | Cofidis, Solutions Cré |
| CANCELLARA Fabian | $134,280 | Trek Factory Racing |
| TERPSTRA Niki | $131,640 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| PINOT Thibaut | $128,880 | FDJ |
| VAN ASBROECK Tom | $128,640 | Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
| ARU Fabio | $126,120 | Astana Pro Team |
| GALLOPIN Tony | $123,720 | Lotto Soudal |
| CHAVANEL Sylvain | $119,400 | IAM Cycling |
| GREIPEL André | $119,040 | Lotto Soudal |
| POZZOVIVO Domenico | $117,600 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| KITTEL Marcel | $117,480 | Team Giant – Alpecin |
| URAN Rigoberto | $114,480 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| KELDERMAN Wilco | $112,800 | Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
| DENNIS Rohan | $109,920 | BMC Racing Team |
| COLBRELLI Sonny | $108,600 | Bardiani – CSF Pro Team |
| VANMARCKE Sep | $108,240 | Team LottoNL-Jumbo |
| MATTHEWS Michael | $107,880 | Orica GreenEDGE |
| MORENO Daniel | $107,880 | Team Katusha |
| CAVENDISH Mark | $106,320 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas | $104,760 | Team Cannondale – Garmin |
| WELLENS Tim | $99,360 | Lotto Soudal |
| MEERSMAN Gianni | $94,920 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| THOMAS Geraint | $94,920 | Team Sky |
| SWIFT Ben | $91,320 | Team Sky |
| BOONEN Tom | $90,960 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| REBELLIN Davide | $87,720 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice |
| WIGGINS Bradley | $87,360 | Team Sky |
| FRANK Mathias | $87,240 | IAM Cycling |
| LOBATO Juan José | $87,120 | Movistar Team |
| ALBASINI Michael | $86,040 | Orica GreenEDGE |
| MACHADO Tiago | $83,640 | Team Katusha |
| NIZZOLO Giacomo | $83,280 | Trek Factory Racing |
| GAUTIER Cyril | $82,320 | Team Europcar |
| VIVIANI Elia | $82,200 | Team Sky |
| IMPEY Daryl | $80,520 | Orica GreenEDGE |
| MEZGEC Luka | $78,840 | Team Giant – Alpecin |
| FARRAR Tyler | $77,160 | MTN – Qhubeka |
| COQUARD Bryan | $75,960 | Team Europcar |
| SáNCHEZ Samuel | $75,720 | BMC Racing Team |
| HESJEDAL Ryder | $75,360 | Team Cannondale – Garmin |
| KöNIG Leopold | $75,120 | Team Sky |
| SLAGTER Tom-Jelte | $75,000 | Team Cannondale – Garmin |
| ROGERS Michael | $73,680 | Tinkoff – Saxo |
| YATES Adam | $73,440 | Orica GreenEDGE |
| BOS Theo | $73,320 | MTN – Qhubeka |
| CARUSO Damiano | $73,200 | BMC Racing Team |
| HUTAROVICH Yauheni | $72,960 | Bretagne – Séché Envi |
| BARGUIL Warren | $72,840 | Team Giant – Alpecin |
| NIEVE Mikel | $72,480 | Team Sky |
| FINETTO Mauro | $71,880 | Southeast |
| PILAK Simon | $70,920 | Team Katusha |
| ROJAS José Joaquín | $70,800 | Movistar Team |
| BOLE Grega | $70,200 | CCC Sprandi Polkowice |
| ROLLAND Pierre | $70,080 | Team Europcar |
| KREUZIGER Roman | $69,960 | Tinkoff – Saxo |
| IZAGIRRE Ion | $68,040 | Movistar Team |
| TYBAR Zdeněk | $67,320 | Etixx – Quick Step |
| TALANSKY Andrew | $67,320 | Team Cannondale – Garmin |
| ARREDONDO Julián David | $67,080 | Trek Factory Racing |
| SIMON Julien | $66,240 | Cofidis, Solutions Cré |
| FORMOLO Davide | $66,240 | Team Cannondale – Garmin |
| BETANCUR Carlos | $66,000 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| BONIFAZIO Niccolo | $65,520 | Lampre – Merida |
| SCHLECK Fränk | $64,200 | Trek Factory Racing |
| DRUCKER Jean-Pierre | $63,960 | BMC Racing Team |
| CHAVES Johan Esteban | $63,960 | Orica GreenEDGE |
| GESCHKE Simon | $63,960 | Team Giant – Alpecin |
| CARUSO Giampaolo | $63,600 | Team Katusha |
| BRESCHEL Matti | $63,600 | Tinkoff – Saxo |
| FUGLSANG Jakob | $63,600 | Astana Pro Team |
| VANENDERT Jelle | $62,640 | Lotto Soudal |
| PORTE Richie | $62,520 | Team Sky |
| DUMOULIN Samuel | $61,920 | AG2R La Mondiale |
| VAN GENECHTEN Jonas | $60,240 | IAM Cycling |
| DILLIER Silvan | $60,120 | BMC Racing Team |
| POORSEYEDIGOLAKHOUR Mirsamad | $58,920 | Tabriz Petrochemical Team |
All income stats which are given below is only 2015 yearly winning amount + bonus
according to their performance (i.e. except base salary).
Rider winnings amount 2014-2015 / Yearly salary Team
Now you know how much pro cyclist make. Although this profession is less paying as compared to other sports but they have determination and enthusiasm to ride many miles. Cycling needs lot of stamina. Cycling federation should work on this situation to increase Payroll.
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