Reputation and past success counts for a lot The future certainly looks bright for Tom Pidcock, if he re-signs with Ineos as one of the stars of the sport. Thomas and Carapaz are both grand tour winners, but neither has taken an overall top step for a couple of years, and it would be interesting to know how much they'd earn at another team. His last win came in 2020, and he has won 15 times over his seven years with the outfit, compared to 13 times over six years in his younger times in cycling. Meanwhile, Kwiatkowski is paid a lot for his services and has appeared at times to give up personal goals to work as a super-domestique for Sky/Ineos.

The Colombian signed a new contract with the British squad keeping him there until 2026 last year. Geraint Thomas, Egan Bernal, Michał Kwiatkowski, and Richard Carapaz all sit in the top nine, costing Ineos owner Jim Ratcliffe some €11.0 million in total.īernal, injury excepting, is one of the sport's biggest stars and at just 25 should still have time to deliver - first he'll need to recover from his crash earlier this year, but his progress has been phenomenal. With four in the top-10, and six in the top-20, Ineos Grenadiers dominate the highest-paid list. Fernando Gaviria (UAE Emirates): €1.8 million.

Nairo Quintana (Arkéa-Samsic): €1.9 million.Elia Viviani (Ineos Grenadiers): €1.9 million.Jakob Fuglsang (Israel-Premier Tech): €2.0 million.Thibaut Pinot (Groupama-FDJ): €2.0 million.Adam Yates (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.0 million.Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix): €2.0 million.Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma): €2.0 million.Vincenzo Nibali (Astana Qazaqstan): €2.1 million.Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma): €2.2 million.Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.2 million.Alejandro Valverde (Movistar): €2.2 million.Julian Alaphilippe (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl): €2.3 million.Michal Kwiatkowski (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.5 million.Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers): €2.8 million.Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers): €3.5 million.Peter Sagan (TotalEnergies): €5.5 million.

Chris Froome (Israel Start-Up Nation): €5.5 million.Tadej Pogačar (UAE Emirates): €6.0 million.

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