Professional cycling is notoriously secretive about what goes on behind the scenes and when it comes to salaries there is no exception.
Nevertheless, it is still possible to get a good grasp of what you can earn from all those long days spent grinding it out on the saddle. We have pulled together a top 10 of the highest paid cyclists in the world right now.
10. Greg Van Avermaet – 2.5 million euros
9. Nairo Quintana – 2.5 million euros
8. Fernando Gaviria – 2.7 million euros
7. Egan Bernal – 2.8 million euros
6. Geraint Thomas – 3 million euros
5. Tom Dumoulin – 3 million euros
4. Alejandro Valverde – 3.5 million euros
3. Vincenzo Nibali – 4 million euros
2. Chris Froome – 5.2 million euros
1. Peter Sagan – 6 million euros
Sprinters – easily! Not many specialist mountain climbers get to be the leaders of the team so they end up spending their time in the mountains as domestiques. When they win a stage it’s generally as a result of good fortune from a breakaway, whereas on the flat stages, the teams will always work for the sprinters rather than the team leader as they know thats their best shout at a stage win.
Which type of cyclist win more stages sprinters or mountain climbers
Sprinters