A pro cyclist will race over 10,000km in a year, in 80 days of racing, spending 220 days away from home sharing shabby hotel rooms with team-mates rather than their wives and girlfriends, but it’s worth it?
French newspaper L’Equipe published a list with the highest-paid cyclists in 2020 and we can find some big surprises in the top, just take a look at number 5!
20. Simon Yates – 1.5 million euros
19. Miguel Angel Lopez – 1.5 million euros
18. Greg Van Avermaet – 1.6 million euros
17. Romain Bardet – 1.7 million euros
16. Tom Dumoulin – 1.8 million euros
15. Fernando Gaviria – 1.8 million euros
14. Elia Viviani – 1.9 million euros
13. Nairo Quintana – 1.9 million euros
12. Primoz Roglic – 2 million euros
11. Thibaut Pinot – 2 million euros
10. Richard Carapaz – 2.1 million euros
9. Vincenzo Nibali – 2.1 million euros
8. Alejandro Valverde – 2.2 million euros
7. Julian Alaphilippe – 2.3 million euros
6. Michal Kwiatkowski – 2.5 million euros
5. Fabio Aru – 2.6 million euros
4. Egan Bernal – 2.7 million euros
3. Geraint Thomas – 3.5 million euros
2. Chris Froome – 4.5 million euros
1. Peter Sagan – 5 million euros
