Pogacar reportedly highest-paid rider in peloton with new UAE Team Emirates €6 million deal

Winner Team UAE Emirates Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia celebrates his overall leader yellow jersey on the podium at the end of the 21th and last stage of the 108th edition of the Tour de France cycling race 108 km between Chatou and Paris ChampsElysees on July 18 2021 Photo by AnneChristine POUJOULAT AFP Photo by ANNECHRISTINE POUJOULATAFP via Getty Images
Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) celebrates his 2021 Tour de France victory (Image credit: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP/Getty Images)

Two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar is reportedly the highest earner in the professional peloton following his new contract extension with UAE Team Emirates which will see him stay at the team to the end of the 2027 season.

The Slovenian, who turns 23 next month, now reportedly earns a yearly salary on €6 million (£5.1 million) per year at the Emirati team, according to a report by La Gazzetta dello Sport.

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Season highlights from the 2024 season include reporting from Paris-Roubaix –  'Unless I'm in an ambulance, I'm finishing this race' – Cyrus Monk, the last man home at Paris-Roubaix – and the Tour de France – 'Disbelief', gratitude, and family – Mark Cavendish celebrates a record-breaking Tour de France sprint win.