How Much Do Pro Cyclists Get Paid?

[@AnitBasuThakur]

That dogma and inhaler comparison was cheeky af

[@Oxazepam65]

They all have "asthma"

[@DanielSong39]

Sagan surely deserves to be the highest paid cyclist.

[@spacecadetcosmicba]

If you started the video with the currency in Euro, then keep all the currency in euro thru out the video.

[@UnseenSpirit]

Marcus Liew that's a good point.. Why not be consistent

[@bingola45]

Why not keep the whole thing in French That's the international language of the farcical activity, after all.

[@stevefeeny583]

UCI may set the minimum pay, as outlined in the video, in euros and as the currencies fluctuate in value he may be right for one day but wrong the next

[@dt7603]

Finally someone did a video on pay. Seems like a taboo subject to a lot, but I've always wanted to know.

[@CyclingPulse]

Glad to be of assistance!

[@bicyclist2]

I agree.

[@christiankraghjespersen994]

Watching them say that Thomas is capable of leading a team on his own the 30th of July just seems prophetic at this point

[@Argon-18]

Chris Froome just got fookin roasted!!!!!!!!

[@Textorix]

Its really no suprise that Sagan is the highest paid pro cyclist if you take he is the most entertaining of them all

[@djkhmor4538]

one of them is clearly overplayed by at least 8 miles

[@sumanthkashyap8366]

Inhaler🤣🤣🤣😁

[@renehechinger766]

Sumanth Kashyap la flemme je suis n`je ne peux pas utiliser. you tub

[@jullemag9500]

Sumanth Kashyap o

[@SaNdEr12Xd]

I'm dying 😂😂😂

[@ashtons.2282]

Sander De Rudder then maybe you nerd an inhaler

[@FRAST1]

Great video! I always wondered about this

[@jonburnell532]

454,545? So about 6 months worth then 😉

[@CyclingPulse]

Jon Burnell he went there... 😂

[@lightweight8789]

Great information!

[@numberonealcove]

There are anonymous middle relievers in American Major League Baseball who earn more than Peter Sagan. The economics of racing bikes are crazy.

[@CyclingPulse]

The kudos though...

[@bicyclist2]

As far as I know, (correct me if I'm wrong) all the major league baseball players are millionares. But with professional cycling they do a much more difficult job and get paid way less.

[@numberonealcove]

The minimum salary in major league baseball is just over half a million USD a year. The mean salary, however, is $4.5 million.

[@njsfer]

Don't forget that Sagan, as any other charismatic sportsmen are paid very well for advertising. Also those numbers didn't include cachet neither prizes. So, his total income per year is much bigger than that. For example, Roger Federer's all time prize money is a bit higher than $100 million. He doesn't have a salary but he makes $60-$70 million every year of total income. So, in two years, even without winning anything he earns more than a lifetime of income based on actual winning prize money. The same for Ronaldo that had a salary of $25 million a year while is total income is around $100 million in one season... In sports, the most iconic athletes's salary is only 1/3rd or less than their total income with advertising.

[@SaNdEr12Xd]

I'm dying with the inhalers lmao 😂 😂

[@bulfri]

you killed me witht the inhaler! but i thought that specialized was paying Sagan's salary,not his team?

[@SEwembly]

You are right! The salary is paid by Specialized!

[@oliverlane97]

No, a part of the salary is paid by specialized. Not all of it.

[@superfast126]

That's only the salary he gets from the team, speci, 100% & others pay him well over that amount so his total yearly earnings are much much higher ($20m I think)

[@oliverlane97]

Sophie Rix Yeah could be that. He'll also get paid endorsements like the video says, gets paid for showing of his sponsors (i.e wearing his kit etc and posting it on Instagram) and he can get paid to appear at places (races etc) So yeah he does get paid significantly more than just his salary.

[@thexardas8395]

I think he deserve it more and work harder then soccer players.

[@patrickkennedy2533]

pete should be getting more hes the best all around

[@BlackbirdVizion]

Lmao brutal with the inhaler

[@AfterHourProduction]

Chris froom would inhale all of that 3days before tdf

[@antonlvdm]

Before I start watching this video, I'd just like to comment that they don't get paid enough! That's for damn sure!

[@donkim123]

454,545 lol. Can't blame him for wanting to ride the a Giro

[@Dr.Schlitz]

Haha. I loved when Froome's salary was reflected as a number of asthma inhalers.

[@virtualfitnesstv]

Wonderful video. Good to konw how the cyclist been paid.Great job.

[@zakariahamidane2065]

Good video

[@jzak613]

What's not mentioned is expenses. For pro golf, tennis or similar sports a large portion of there salary goes into expenses. Coaching, training, travel, sports physiologist, nutritionist, sports "medicine". Unless you are top dog you maybe treading water.

[@MilesCobbett]

Read about Greg LeMond's first year (in his book ), where he was only paid $1200 a month and and unheated unfurnished apt for him n his wife. Team mgr kept saying furniture n heat would come soon... Greg had to change teams to get more $

[@jason200912]

1200 a month in what year?

[@AndrewL]

Peter Sagan $5m salary is for 3 yrs contract. Not 1 yr.

[@samuel_338]

Sagan's salary is paid by Specialized..so wherever sagan goes..the team will be equiped by specialized bikes, helmets etc...I can tell you (as a Slovak) that he earns 5 mil from Specialized, 1 mil from victories per year and 1-2 mil from marketing and sponzorship..so roughly 7 to 8 milion

[@staffonwilkinson7439]

What's the first place prize for beginners cyclists in the USA

[@davidbray8818]

Is the salary number including prize money? I thought the riders shared that after each event.

[@aocs13]

I would love being paid for this, this is what i love. Now, how to become a pro???

[@yaboykongming164]

get a roadbike, quit your job, training then maybe a chance

[@joaosilva2827]

Yes

[@winterjohannes]

You are mixing valutas. Froome 4Mio £ Sagan 5Mio€! Google says 4mio£ are 4,47mio€

[@CaiQichao]

hi, can I translate this video and repost in China?

[@leechung9787]

I thought you guys never ask for permission

[@CaiQichao]

Lee Chung 😂

[@marksinger6537]

Also a lot of your expenses are paid, get free bikes, have free transport and they feed you as well

[@sheilasmith8277]

Let's see, cost £10,000 may be okay for some of us. But let's get real guys are we now setting a standard for the weekend rider who is going to be depressed because they cannot afford one, or is it a load of hype?. Sticking with my Brompton it folds easier then PInarello!

[@thanatos5765]

Daj like lebo ti dá Peťo lakťom :D

[@leevia27]

You're comparing minimum wage to average wage. For example in NHL, the minimum wage is around $700,000 not 2.5 milloin dollars as your graph seems to say. Still, it's less, but not that much anymore.

[@chtomek]

0:46 graph not to scale, disparity much grater

[@CBMaster2]

0:44 wtf is this scale. Also, American Hockey?!

[@shirtsguitar]

Sounds good !

[@allidoisweedweednomatterwh945]

Cricket pay well that's why I wanna be a cricketer.. Virat kholi is an Indian cricketer he makes around $29M per year.. His worth is nearly $200M.. When u become a cricketer your life can be changed in a 1 months or 2 months.. In my country in Afghanistan our government give you free houses and other stuff if ur a good cricketer.. Every single Afghan cricketer get their houses for free trust that's 100% truth.. I play for Kabul eagles and I make $5K per week its huge amount of money for me at the age I'm 19 yrs old I only play for club. That's how you become rich my friend.. Easy money👌👌😎😎

[@georgejgilles.3999]

Amazing.

[@TheWaaaahh]

Sagan is underpaid

[@the.communist]

TheWaaaahh of course, n Messi the footballer as well.

[@smimi2410]

Hahahahah Froome got paid to appear at the Giro😂😂😂

[@jjchristiansen]

Curious to know what the pro female cyclists get paid.

[@kaputmonkey]

Wow that's sooooooooo cheap. These guys have the highest physical demands put on them, what a terrible pay scale, TERRIBLE.

[@douglaspate9314]

Correct!

[@TomChard]

2:13 - absolutely ded.

[@tengamangapiu]

That’s great just don’t pass those hefty salaries and bonuses to the bike consumer! Enough is enough with $10k+ bikes that should go for $3k

[@farmboyjude1078]

not the biggest salary but the job envy by many, traveling the most scenic places on earth, not like the cry babies of football stuck in one staduim.

[@gooblegobble3416]

Sure except, Off the bus - on the bike, off the bike - on the bus.

[@dindinduckduck]

and the hospital food

[@njsfer]

Have you ever done competitive cycling? Probably not! Being at a top level requires a lot of hard work, so, while they are training or racing, they cannot appreciate the great views. Aside from that, their lives are very restrictive, diet wise. They have to have 100% of control over their diet or their performance drops significantly. And living in a bus and on top of a bicycle mustn't be the best thing in the world. Other than that, why did you talk about footballers? Is it bad to play in a stadium? What about most of the people that work in fucking offices?

[@rube3k]

Elite footballers travel the world every year. Not to mention euro / world Cup competitions in different countries and going where they like for their holidays.

[@patrickperreault8955]

American hockey???? As a Canadian I feel insulted.

[@robroberts1473]

Patrick Perreault well it has been awhile since you guys won the Stanley cup :-)

[@henryjacobsen6873]

rob roberts yes that's the only thing we can say as Americans. Watch the Canadian national team in the Olympics. Sidney Crosby, Corey Price, Duncan Keith, Jonathon Toews, that's not even all.. They definitely export the talent to America and we consume & do all the marketing 😉 but we have some solid players in our own right.. Patrick Kane, T.J. Oshie.

[@Ed-lz4jv]

America is where the WINNERS are!

[@patrickperreault8955]

I do understand how the nhl works. There is more teams in the states than in Canada so the chances are always in favour of a American team to win. I like many American players myself, but let’s be honest here. Canadians in general are more likely to play hockey than any other sport. I didn’t ask it to be changed to Canadian hockey but to the more international term of Ice hockey.

[@the.communist]

Patrick Perreault you canadians are a shadow the yankees im afraid

[@rsaman3639]

I really didn't expect cyclists to earn that much.

[@peterliljebladh]

Are you saying that the minimum wage of a professional basketballplayer is $5.7 million US?

[@the.communist]

Peter Liljebladh an absurdity

[@angelovq]

those salaries for other sports are WAY OFF. Those are averages including the few highest paid athletes that skew the whole thing, not minimum annual wages. NBA, for example, has a min. rookies salary of $465,000 for the '17-'18 season. A far cry from the 5.7mi pounds ($7.75mi) shown in this video.

[@nenadratic6319]

if some futbool players get a milions for nothing , those guys are OK with money . I'm ex racer ( but for fun not money) and you guys do not know how hard is pro racing . I'm now 59 yrs old and riding byke almost every day for fun ( about 50 km every day, for weekends more ) and just two weeks ago I did crash vary bad . And living in the USA a half of my live , just do not know for what reason some managers in USA make so much money ( I'm mechanical engineer and I'm OK with my salary , just enough for normal and without stress life) and some TV stars make a way more than Peter Sagan and company for no reason . Imagine some TV stars are just luckie people and nothing more that this . Peter Sagan is the World Champion ( 3 times) , and Chrise Froome, or Geraint Thomas , Kontador . Mabe I'm wrong but , that is how I do accept all of this.

[@Klistern2]

These guys should be paid as much as golfers, tennis players. Golf has 1 event where 1st prise is 10 million US. When you see the career earnings of even the crappy no-name players and its in the 40 million mark, you reflect on the torture cyclists endure and wish they were paid more.

[@chrisfreter3629]

And division 3 teams are not required to pay their riders. You get to share prize money with your teammates and keep what is left of your team clothing at the end of the season. Most division 3 team riders make less than poverty level. - P.S. The I.R.S. still wants their cut of all the money you didn't make.....

[@dontbeadebil5046]

I would love to know what happens if Fifa implements UCI antidoping rules and policy.

[@kreed1004]

boss: as little as possible

[@tbz1551]

The NHL is not “American Hockey” majority of the players are Canadian and there are teams in both United States and in Canada... plus the sport was founded in Canada.

[@onlylikenerd]

Money doesn't matter when you do something you love. If I could just mountain bike all day and live decent and not get paid I'd be fine with that

[@jason200912]

Except you aren't even close to pro level

[@Tathagatchat]

Time to add some more lines to Geraint Thomas..

[@inferno4001]

Most non famous riders maybe should have stayed in school??? (if only for the money I mean...). Great video though. Damn. Segan definitely earns his stripes!!!

[@ozan3076]

Asprine nice one :)

[@yas96225]

Leave aside the top 50 riders and everyone else would be better off with a good education.

[@nickrogers6441]

100%

[@matthewbenger8355]

Rubbish. Sky would have at least 10 riders in that top 50 and they are just 1 world tour team out of 18. If you are a domestique earning 150-400 grand a year, thats a fucking good education you've got there that not many people achieve. The 38000 minimum is usually for neo pros so riders in their first year. Take jon dibben a neo pro last year who won a stage of a tour of calfornia. Easily be earning 2/3 times that this year... not many jobs youd get that sorta pay rise in a year

[@yas96225]

Team Sky has the highest budget of all teams and you shouldn't forget that athletes have a much shorter career than regular employees. Add tax progression and you'll see that things are not looking too good. As a software engineer you can easily make $150K as an individual contributor. And as a team lead or with special skills (e.g. Data Scientist) you can easily go up to $300k.

[@yas96225]

I wasn't replying to you but to Matthew.

[@goldenretriever6261]

yas96225 Thy can do that boring shit after their cycling career is over.

[@martinlozano9005]

Why are pro cyclists paid so low when the cycling industry itself must be worth a lot of money?? How come there is a disconnect between the bike manufacturers vs the people who ride them for a living? Am I missing something?

[@the.communist]

Martin Lozano looking that the price of bikes are ridicolous....

[@EFCasual]

The uci makes the money. Revenue that is made by the big races is in no way shared with the teams or riders participating. That means when the popularity of the giro increased the uci made lots of money and the teams got none of it unless it helped them obtain more sponsorship dollars on thier own.

[@alexmarr409]

No such things as prescription charges in Scotland ;)

[@CyclingPulse]

Damn!

[@leesuuton5083]

Wow

[@Volvo5200]

Good salary though

[@saturnociris2724]

an inhaler does absolutely zero for performance

[@TheLondonCyclist]

30K to ride a bike, travel the world and train hard? Sweet.

[@SlovakCathoIic]

These prices are just a joke... compared to basketball,hockey and football or even American football

[@willgrantresults]

I race bmx and rave uci. You def have to love your sport. Uci doesn’t pay us barely anything ! Ha

[@CyclingPulse]

Keep it up Will!

[@MVProfits]

I just find it both weird and harsh that can you have guys making bottom of the barrel pro money on the same Tours and team as a stars making millions. And top guys ALSO get sponsors and such.

[@CyclingPulse]

Life's not fair!

[@the.communist]

MVProfits its called inaquality, same as in all companies, the difference between top n bottom is huge.

[@MannAusNapalm]

"Getting paid - at all - to do what you love. Sounds good right?" -- That's a slippery slope; ask nurses and those in humanities...

[@joaosilva2827]

cycling is cool

[@blackjack5293]

Millions!

[@franciscoballesteros2794]

Unfair to compare mínimum UCI wage to average wages on other sports.

[@scarts777]

lmao CS:GO players get more.

[@thedislikebutton3003]

I think that low salary is because Professional Bickes cost like 7000-10000€

[@123stripes]

I wonder whow much they make with Ineos now.

[@the.communist]

Average Uk salary 32000 euros? Who earns that? Not me definately

[@orbifold4387]

Surely not a person who cannot spell properly.

[@CaiQichao]

@Cycling Porn any response？

[@aimbotexe2838]

$10 a week

[@danfuerthgillis4483]

How much do pro riders get paid for racing on a 14 kg road bike? that is the million dollar question.....

[@andro4youwindandro39]

I was gonna be a pro cyclist but after this video I'm better find me a job lol

[@ropsuke4669]

Yep same

[@ropsuke4669]

But if you work very hard you could still get much money and cycling is fun

[@robinbebbington7063]

Pretty crappy pay compared to lots of other sports but I think lots of sports are way overpaid anyway

[@matejburian3191]

there are plenty of sports that are much worse with money than cycling ;)

[@TalonMerlin777]

The more recognizeable the name, the higher the salary. It's advertising; if nobody knows you, why would a company support you with their funds?

[@douglaspate9314]

Although some of this clip has some info that is almost correct, most of it is misleading.

[@jsquire5pa]

Douglas Pate in what way?

[@JackChickenwing]

i am sorry but did i just see "american hockey"

[@d-rosejames4553]

Cyclists are so underrated. Salary should be higher

[@converginguniverses4057]

is there a software that one can purchase to make shitty channels like "vox" "looper" and this one? Or did someone put in a lot of editing work to be rubbish infotainment?

[@freewheels7544]

Why would you want a big salary when you already do what you like and get free bikes?

[@rsaman3639]

You didn't mention women. As someone who got into contact with a women I feel offended.

[@heatherjohnson7509]

Too bad y'all completely left out the roughly half of the pro women's peloton that gets paid $0-$6000/year.

[@JimUe1]

hockey is Canadian

[@nonamenothanks]

Of course the best women cyclists earn less than the bottom of the men. Same danger, same work. Just sayin'. Ditto surfing championships.

[@EFCasual]

Ms. S Less speed so much less danger. If female cycling wants to generate cash they better push thier races and make people excited to watch. Nobody watching, nobody paying. Then again, pro women cyclists probably have good access to high value men, so maybe they do get paid in the end.

[@jurestiplosek3018]

So underpaid. I believe cycling is the hardest sport. And cyclists should be paid at least as soccer players. I mean with results more. A lot more. Cycling industry is so big and they earn a lot on pro cyclists. So...

[@bokigami4249]

Ye but Cyclist aren't doing it for Money they are doing it because they love riding

[@will4338]

Don’t bother mentioning the women...it’s essentially $0

[@urhokeskitalo]

Lol, they get paid to ride a bike??

[@tamasvarga67]

Yeah... and football players are getting paid to kick the football... imagine that!

[@TheOffroader7458]

Them drug's don't come cheap

[@lyssword]

so, thats why they take roids