HIGHEST Tour de France Salaries. How Do They Compare? | GCN Show Ep. 601

[@gcn]

Did any of these salaries surprise you? 💸

[@paulgrimshaw8334]

Nope. Pro athletes are overpaid. Some more than others.

[@gcn]

@@paulgrimshaw8334 do you think there should be a salary cap? How much if so?

[@MrMeowNow]

Great meth... If you take 6M Euros is not a lot compare to other sports... lets say average salary QB in American football is 55M per season... Tennis, football, baseball, basketball.... Those all make much much more than 6M a year... Someone like Pogacar (GOAT) if transferred into a different sport with same amount of winning would make 150+ Million per season, calculate that per week, day and an hour... Just saying!

[@feedbackzaloop]

forget Pog, question is if Dan sponsored by mineral water company!

[@gcn]

​@@feedbackzaloop Just normal water from now on!

[@miketheanimal]

Mike here! I'm not riding this bike a lot. It holds up just fine in the city, ocasional curb didn't hurt it 😊 I know it's not so great idea, but if it fails I'll just build another one! It's great fun for long evenings 😂 No hard feelings for "bodge" I think this wheels look sick! P.S. the animal is my last name 😂 I just spared you trying to read "zwierz" (whitch is animal in Polish) Edit: Everyone please just listen to the experts and have proper wheels for your safety. All the best!

[@Still_Dracco]

If it fails, you could end up being Mikethevegetable.

[@gcn]

Loved the reasoning behind your last name! Thanks for commenting - hope the wheel holds up! Dan

[@miketheanimal]

@@Still_Dracco I just won't argue that these wheels are safe. I'll go with: DON'T TRY THIS! Not at home, nor on the streets!

[@WarHammerWH]

Safe or not the wheels look superb!

[@sydsalmon479]

No surprise. Two words: *TV Revenue* NFL: $7.2b MLB: $1.5b NBA: $2.6b NHL: $600m MSL: $90m CFL: $40m 🚴: $?? Sponsorship and endorsement revenue are highly correlated with TV Revenue.

[@PeanutEOD]

They get paid? I ride my bike so I can eat tacos and stay in the Army.

[@gcn]

Everyone has their motives 🤣... more importantly, what's in the Tacos?

[@PeanutEOD]

@@gcn meat, cilantro, diced onion, and a squirt of lime. That’s all that needs to be there.

[@alexandregf4]

I ride to eat cake. Will ride twice and eat the tacos too

[@jani724]

Makes those fatty cakes easier to burn 😂

[@brandonherrera2891]

It's fun and you get to eat something extra. Great minds think a like

[@Aussie_stu]

With his hair brushed like that, it looks like Conor is going to have his school photo taken

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Extra cheesy especially with that fresh clean yellow shirt

[@supernicebob]

Caption: "Hey, Jonas, if we just keep our arms like this then he won't get far ahead!"

[@trothaksharkpuncher1059]

We had a big storm yesterday, which I rode home from work in. Your tip about shoe drying reminded me that my shoes were still soaking downstairs. Thanks!

[@gcn]

hope they are drying up!

[@JasonOFlaherty]

Caption: Jonas: Mountain! Biniam: Speed! Tadej: Why not both?

[@nakawesiabia6311]

Both jasper and bini are speed

[@L14mst]

Calm down. Bini isn't on legend status. Lol. Don't put his name with them guys

[@richardharris8538]

#CaptionComp: Jonas, you guys can't do 'rock paper scissors' for the yellow jersey.

[@adamweb]

My buddy once draped all his rain soaked gear over our hotel room AC trying to dry it off faster... the water shorted out the AC in the middle of the night and it was so hot we just had to lay there sweating till the AC dried enough to work the next day 😂

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

What a legend!

[@whitehorsebricks2670]

But did the clothes dry in time?

[@siberianfastfood]

Caption: Deal, Biniam. You kiss Pogacar, I pay the 200.

[@TalkToMeGooose]

Since salaries are based on sponsorship money, then the entry of Red Bull and XDS is a good sign for the cyclists. The bigger name sponsors entering the sport would mean cyclists would be paid more down the line.

[@brianwessner4108]

About Strava Family Plan...if you're currently a subscriber, you have to cancel your subscription, go to free status, before starting the family plan before your next subscription payment is made. So timing is critical to avoid losing subscriber benefits while waiting for your anniversary to show up. Strange marketing strategy...

[@askmeaboutmattweiner]

GCN, please tell us that youre doing the Zwift Academy videos again. Last year's coverage was awful and I missed you guys.

[@briannicholson2971]

Cheers for my "hack" I made the spacers many years ago....last week I was getting a bike fit check and got a new pair of Lake shoes and proper shims 😅

[@eoinagnewmusic7538]

CAPTION: Bini says "that jersey is really not your colour jonas, you've always looked better in yellow" Jonas smiles , Pogi shakes head

[@dimrub]

I loved your calculation of Pogi's daily salary, but hey, he's paid not to sit in the office, but to ride his bike. You see where I'm going with it, right? According to Strava, he has ridden 11865 km in 2023, spending 314 hours in the saddle. Let's assume for a moment that all his rides were recorded, and that his average cadence across all rides is, say, 80 rpm (assuming some freewheeling is involved). This means he has performed 314x60x80=1695600 crank revolutions, earning almost 4 euros per crank revolution.

[@gcn]

wow! good pay if you can get it!

[@burgels]

Caption : Jonas and Biniam discover that Pog beats scissors, paper, two rocks, and just about everything else.

[@easternbrown]

#captioncompetition: Tadej's running a gold chain

[@robbchastain3036]

Hey, that nice Orbea e-bike reminds me that we need to see Dan refurbish his cool old Raleigh moped. And I was never a fan of mopeds but that one is an exception. 50cc Honda Dax guy here half a century ago as an American teen in West Germany and I might buy the new 125cc Dax when it reaches us in the States. 😀

[@grobson4]

#captioncompetition Pogacar; “This Spotty-Green energy connection makes my hair stand on end.”

[@baileybeyer642]

Caption: (JV to Biniam) Make sure you get a bite of crisps on this stage!

[@heelgrasper]

Hope you"ll crunch some numbers on tdf stats for the next show. As far as I know Jonas and Tadej have now finished 1 and 2 on a record 12 tdf stages. Previous record 9 stages back in 1929-31 I think. And finishing 1 and 2 in the GC four times should be a new record. Might even be some sort of record in Jonas, Tadej and Remco finishing in the top 3 on 4 stages in this Tour but I can't find any numbers to support that

[@karendunne5158]

Caption for picture of Jonas and Biniam fist bump: "Wonder Twin powers, activate!"

[@BeanoReader]

Caption Competition :Pogačar to Vingegaard and Girmay : Toll what Toll I ain't gonna pay no stinking Toll?

[@LunaIsOnYoutube]

Caption contest: "Me awkwardly being there when my friend greets one of his friends in public"

[@noptimized]

#CaptionCompetition: "Yes Tadej, your coin did disappear, but you have to choose a fist!" I'm impressed by Dan's lyrical wit on this one. However, I almost had to flee from the room. Not because of Dan's performance (which I was able to endure), but rather because I once had the bassline from Stuck in the Middle With You looping in my head almost repeatedly for several months.

[@robbchastain3036]

Congrats to the three winners of the Swytch e-bike conversion kits. Signed, a super jealous fellow viewer. 😀

[@seanvonlost]

It all makes sense to me. Regardless of the difficulty of the sport of love of the person, it comes down to - how much money do they bring into the sport ( or the sport brings in itself)? Sports like Basketball, both Football sports, Baseball, all try to maximize profit through TV, sponsors and retail. Cycling (similar to Triathlon) can't seem to make that connection. Where can I get a Tadej UAE jersey? Who can even find a Colnago to buy (definitely not in the US)? AND... Many of the team sponsors have little to do with cycling, so there is a big loss there - ( Visma is a business software) Yes it brings in a good chunk of money for contracts but it restricts the bigger potential for contributions to the sport.

[@tomasreci]

Absolutely love the new and sharp 4k video for GCN!🎉❤

[@FreddyEnergizer]

So cool that I got a Hack on the channel. ;) And yes lucky it was just a hour ride so not to smelly. I only have one so far so saved me a washing and long drying cycle. Thanks for showing it on the channel.

[@bettyjones8363]

Just purchase 2 of your new t shirts. It's important to support GCN. They have been an important part of our cycling life and we would like them to continue. Thanks for all that you do GCN.

[@gcn]

Thank you! Dan

[@Swampster70]

Best wishes to Yulduz and Fariba. Not just for a great result in Paris but for the future. Stay safe and prosper doing what you love.

[@larissababes]

caption: bini: i like your jersey jonas: i like yours too! tadej: i also have a jersey 😝

[@jennamaly1822]

#caption: (JV to B) May the best man win! (T) Didn’t anyone tell you he already did?

[@Andy_ATB]

When there's no mega TV deals, no paying spectators, where do you think the income streams are?

[@VenturousBen]

Caption comp: Jonas: “thought I would wear my yellow jacket” Bini: 🤛 Pog: 😒

[@michaelw7438]

Very best wishes to the Afghani ladies at the Olympics 🥇🥈🥉

[@SMathai]

I imagine their lives are even more at risk than even the standard pro cyclist.

[@markvanlintel]

Caption : I take the polka dot you take the green? DEAL!

[@scherzo0o]

Congratulations to Freddy Energizer, the first proposal in hacks/bodges... that's a beautiful classical guitar there, near the bike. I'm splitting my time between these two hobbies as well. Nothing accompanies better a cycling sprint than a fugue by Bach :)

[@questgivercyradis8462]

We know that some ex-pro cyclers end up as GCN presenters. What do ex-mega-pro cyclists like TdF riders do once they decide they're done with racing as a career?

[@gcn]

Interesting! Lets see what happens with Cav 👀

[@cptjeff1]

Pinot retired to play around on his hobby farm, didn't he? Even on a few million a year, with good financial planning it's plenty enough to never work again in your life if you don't want to.

[@ffskierdune6226]

@@cptjeff1 There has only been a few riders who have made over $2 million. Sadly, more than half will be taken by taxes, another chunk by inflation, plus most riders maintain two homes and if your wife leaves, there goes another big chunk and you think you can make it last 50 years. Good luck with that.

[@cuebj]

Podcasts (Armstrong & friends, Horner), bankruptcy (Wiggins), bicycle training holidays, cafes, hotels, team directors, fitness trainers

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

Sad to know that Lance Armstrong is still a millionaire...

[@MahikaDhingra-eg9cf]

Caption Comp: Girmay: "Eyy you're wearing yellow... nice nudge on Pogi"

[@billjordan-m7y]

Speaking of getting paid for cycling could I ask Conor a question please. You retired from pro cycling at a relatively young age, was that pure economics in that long term you could make more money as a presenter or had you lost the desire for the life of a pro? Thanks

[@alanfreeman7932]

#caption competition:- Jonas:- Green lantern together we can defeat yellow. Biniam:- Hulk smash. Tadej :- Hey guys I'm stood right here .

[@BoogieMan568]

Kudos to Connor for doing his job and From the looks and sound of it. sick as a dog💪🤟

[@ricferr2]

I wonder if the designer of that orbea e-bike ever used it? The front lights are behind the front rack, which compromises the volume of whatever you might want to carry. Silly, isn't it?

[@McLovin38FFs]

While you guys were talking about the top speed you did back in the day, it got me wondering…..what causes speed wobbles, why do they happen to us mere mortals, do they happen to the pros, how can you avoid them when you’re trying to go fast and how can you stop them when they occur? I’ve had a few pucker moments and would prefer to not have anymore!!!

[@gcn]

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[@grahamaustin9085]

Yes, Isla Bikes are relatively light and that's excellent. In my day kids were drooling over the dreadful 18kg + Raleigh Chopper; a real pigs breakfast of a bike in my opinion. And there's still a market for this travesty of a bicycle, which is on sale again, presumably as a yacht anchor?

[@photovideo215]

CAPTION: When the yellow jersey wonders if the polka dots is climbing or just posing for the cameras, while the green jersey is already planning his next coffee stop.

[@jdwyer2685]

That wage comparison is crazy. Obviously the exposure of football worldwide accumulates billions in revenue compared to cycling, but Tadej and the peloton sacrifice more through their training time and perform more competitive hours/days annually more than a footballers. Cyclists should earn more for sure, way more impressive athletes.

[@SlowLegsandaDirtyBike]

Caption Pogacar caught in the impact zone as they activate their wonder powers.

[@JasonTrew2018]

#Caption "Good luck, green jersey" "You too polka dots" "What about me??" "No luck for you"

[@amc5966]

Still struggling to not have Dan on Eurosport / ESPN - how I miss GCN live cycling....... The salaries are about what I'd expect. Good salaries but a drop in the ocean compared to football, tennis, golf and Dan. But if cycling is your passion, anyone young enough to would take a salary to pursue it as a profession. It's also not a bad thing to go on your CV even if you were the worst pro bike rider ever.

[@1afterthep]

I thought Boston Celtics' Jayson Tatum's new 320M for 5years contract was top of the tier list.

[@jeremyschram1285]

Caption competition: Cervelo, Colnago, Cube! It's Morphin time!

[@chriswerben]

Magnus Cort is epic. First, he has the best stache. Then it is blue!! Let’s see a history of the best facial hair ever! Dan should be a top contender!

[@kanefanning]

Caption contest: “You thought I wouldn’t notice the vest, Jonas?”

[@guntherkerschbaumer1991]

Great analysis. Still think ladies are totally underpaid. Would also like to know what the total “cost to company” per rider would be if one includes all equipment and support needed per rider.

[@thecatsonholiday5932]

Simp

[@frederickmiller8217]

I use "news"paper stuffed in my shoes to speed up drying.

[@gcn]

tried and tested!

[@RoninCycling]

Nice is nice. Also, have y'all ever done the Triple Bypass in Colorado?

[@cptjeff1]

Caption competition: By their powers combined, the cycleteers attempt to summon Captain Planet.

[@joeyboy077]

caption: Pog "hey Bini, you do know the visma lease-a-bike vest isnt the yellow jersey right? I'm winning the race, not Jonas!"

[@Tonebaited123]

34k per year for being in the tour is wild

[@navinchaurasia4737]

Caption: “The Three Musketeers of the Cycling World: Battling for glory, but still fist-pumping each other!” 🚴‍♂👊

[@robbchastain3036]

Caption: "Bini and Jonas are best friends forever, not just Tadej." 😀

[@mcroman-superfeat]

PGA ONE MASTER about 8 days Golf : Prize Money: 18 milj. USD to the Winner ... Woops... T.P . and Vinnegaard ...

[@edgarperez5563]

When you get pay that kind of money regardless, EPO and blood transfusions. You guys know how it works

[@metamurph]

And note, John Rahm only gets paid to win...that isn't a problem for Tadej but it is a unique part of golf, win or go broke.

[@coverchick]

Since it's free to be a spectator unlike basketball etc, I'm not surprised, there's also missed revenue when it comes to jersey sales etc. compared to other sports.

[@garyhowe434]

Conor, put your Whoop on the right way round mate 👍

[@kimdecker8901]

Daniel Lloyd, you've got a lovely singing voice! Who knew?!

[@gcn]

we call him "The Nightingale Of Cycling" 🎶

[@kimdecker8901]

@@gcn 🐦😁

[@arthurlivesley]

#captioncompetition "If we hold our arms here, Tadej can push us along"

[@marvmininger1835]

I typically have a couple of mineral waters while watching. :)

[@gcn]

[@oliveaburchell3775]

Are we able to join in Australia to view the documentaries ?

[@JonCannings]

You sure are!

[@leangrypoulet7523]

There isn't just a discrepancy amongst the world's top athletes based on salary, but also, frankly, bang for buck/danger money/effort. Ronaldo vs Pog? 90mins jogging around a pitch falling over, wailing, winking, missing every free kick he insists on taking, versus 6hrs in the saddle, in all weathers, burning 8000 cals, descents at up to 120kmh, idiot spectators, idiot motorbikes, and what's more, repeating it each and every day for three long weeks. Night and day difference in bang-for-buck. $220m/yr for Ronaldo is a joke. And don't get me started on the golfers.

[@gerrysecure5874]

Pay has never been a proportional measure of performance.

[@bdkraem]

As with everything, effort or skill isn’t the deciding factor at the end of the day. If the sport brings in more money, the players are paid more. Simple as that.

[@joaoluisteixeira]

Using some of your arguments, why not the same salary for all cyclists? Same risk, identical load of work to be in a race... I'm not a fan of football, but it's a bit childish to compare salaries this way. Athletes make money based on sport industry they're in. Like I said, I'm not a football fan, but I admit that football (and other sports) are a bigger industry than cycling. Maybe if people start paying to be on the side of the road to see a bike race, like people pay to get in stadiums, cyclists can earn more 😅

[@dlbutler]

@@bdkraem Exactly. And the salary is just the beginning. There's merchandising, product advertising, product endorsements and other brand promotions. Given the popularity of soccer vs cycling, the soccer players are going to pull down vastly more.

[@JonCannings]

I read this in the voice of Ollie Bridgewood

[@laureleefleischel3732]

These salaries are utterly ridiculous. This coming from a huge soccer and cycling fan

[@gcn]

Too much?

[@FoobsTon]

Well as a fan, you're the one paying them.

[@Ian_Laing]

I’m soccer and cycling fan as well!

[@FoobsTon]

@@Ian_Laing I'm Spartacus!

[@cuebj]

Market forces. If people are prepared to offer them such money, why not take it? They might redistribute it via charities or offshore it for their own gain

[@adedee4781]

We're in the UK.... as you are ! What happened to the GB£ ???

[@BassSlaughter]

#captioncompetition when you watch your enemies teaming against you but you're still winning

[@Robutube1]

To get a feel of the TCR from a non-elite participant, I can recommend Richard Lake's YT post on his experience (watch to the end).

[@thecellulontriptometer4166]

Rock, Rock, and Tadej comes in with paper for the win.

[@steveboy2012]

Surprised: YES Do they earn the money: ABSOLUTELY

[@steveboy2012]

Too many other sports are just paying too much money for what you get, want me to name one, I could name many sports but I wont.

[@Servicevelo]

If American networks show it the money goes up. It won’t though. Look at the tour of California, the distances are shown on a ticker tape in both miles and kilometers. That’s an indicator that the racing culture isn’t embedded in US culture.

[@catalinionescu173]

US culture just cannot comprehend a man riding a bicycle for 100km when they use a car for literally crossing the street 😂😂

[@Schmorglebot]

Caption: "Hey Bini, if we do this about a foot higher next time, I might have a chance of winning"

[@duanedaylebaliatan5209]

Caption: Hey Jonas! You may not have the yellow jersey but you have the polka and a yellow vest!

[@KevinAxt-om5on]

#captioncompetition - "Biniam ... can I get a charge of the Green Lantern ring?"

[@andyfairchild2383]

“Si is our LeBron James…” I’m guessing he’s not on the same salary though?

[@Kawaiiraiden]

andy even the nba players on bench sometime playing 1 or 2 minuts a game wins way more than pogacar.

[@larissababes]

caption: oh we are SO back

[@tn9274]

at the end we can say cycling tournament doesn't bring that much of money, hence the athlete salary can't be that high too.

[@DavidWhiteOfFleet]

Caption. Super heros unite! The Mighty Morphin Pogacar Riders.

[@iamryanharris]

Caption: Wonder Twins activate! Shape of Pogacar!

[@mattbockbrader2140]

#captioncomp "What am I, chopped liver?"

[@BeanoReader]

Caption Contest: Now we all have waxed Chain , Yes! Thanks Ollie

[@morrimohr439]

#CaptionCompetition: Biniam channeling the Green Lantern - misplaced his lantern and using Jonas as a substitute - perhaps this explains why Jonas was dropped by Pogi in recent stage finishes…

[@biggertree7063]

You must really love cycling to be paid $6 million (+ sponsorships) as the top athlete in this sport. The pain isn't commensurate for the average pay.

[@elscruffomcscruffy8371]

As awesome as your GC rider is worth investing, like an Offensive line in American Football, an equal investment needs to be made for the support team to protect and surround your star rider. Salaries are justified, if you take into consideration career length, high injury risk factor, and horrendous health side effects. Earn the money while you can

[@mjock392]

I’m still mad that the chips guy got all the attention and the guy with the road flare got ignored and got away with it. Chips in your face is a mild annoyance compared to a road flare in your face at 99 HR max!

[@JonCannings]

Depends on the flavour of chips/crisps

[@AGENDA_1938]

these salaries are result of a cost/revenue analysis of the sponsors, how the investment pays off in brand value. Somehow that must pay off for these mentioned top tens of other sports as well. But obvious it gets with Roglic as brand ambassador for an otherwise unknown cooker brand with the unique feature of an air extract next to the flame, playing in ads the chef cooking healthy cyclist food. It is just overwhelmingly convincing, for sure lifting up the brand, easily worth the investment and at least on the same level as Peter Sagan doing the same a couple of years ago. Only nerds have been familiar with the brands decorating Pogi's equipment - now they are mainstream. A bit difficult it gets with his main sponsor who is really not the Pogacar among nations... But luck for us, the consumers, that the industry and these sponsors bank on the mentioned top earners, that all make contemporary cycling such fascinating, but in particular these two easy going Sloweniens. Would be interesting, whether their inspirational ease really is their nature or result of some brilliant coaching. Compare that to the times of "angry" protagonists as Armstrong... Next to watch is what RedBull will do with Roglic, Ski-Jumper, frequent crasher, always recoverer... How they make him wings... Huge potential.

[@justwillup]

It would be interesting to know how much money, Astana have spent on project "Cavs record". Great publicity for them . Without Cav , it would be Astana who?

[@tombarnes2652]

I'm surprised the salaries are higher than the personal sponsorships

[@FnTadventures]

#captioncpmp Poggi in the middle