Last Wednesday (17), according to information released by La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tadej Pogocar is considered the highest paid athlete in the category and among the competitors in the men’s WorldTour. It is estimated that the amounts received by cyclists are around 6 million euros per year.
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Even with the high data, everything indicates that the cyclist obtains a higher number than reported, considering that Tadej Pogocar has numerous agreements and sponsorships from brands related to professional sport such as helmets, shoes, nutritional products, among others.
According to the report, along with Tadej Pogocar, in the next positions of annual revenue are Primoz Roglic with around 4.5 million, Jonas Vingegaard with 4 million, Mathieu van der Poel with 4 million and Wout van Aert with 3.5 million. The values indicated evaluate the position in relation to the salaries received by the athletes, extra revenues are not included in the research.
Remco Evenepoel is not far from the presentation, however, it is a smaller amount compared to the cyclists mentioned above with a value equivalent to 2.8 million per year. Tom Pidcock and Adam Yates have the same number with 2.7 million, Egan Bernal and Carlos Rodriguez remain with 2.5 million. Further details about the research were not mentioned in the article.