{"id":329011,"date":"2025-08-08T22:38:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329011\/"},"modified":"2025-08-08T22:38:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-08T22:38:14","slug":"remco-evenepoel-to-earn-more-than-vingegaard-van-aert-van-der-poel-only-pogacar-will-have-a-higher-salary-after-red-bull-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329011\/","title":{"rendered":"Remco Evenepoel to earn more than Vingegaard, Van Aert & Van der Poel \u2014 only Pogacar will have a higher salary after Red Bull move"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Remco Evenepoel<\/a> lines up in the colours of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/a> in 2026, he\u2019ll not only be the centrepiece of one of the most ambitious projects in modern cycling \u2014 he\u2019ll also become the second highest paid rider in the entire professional peloton.The 25-year-old Belgian will reportedly earn between \u20ac6 million and \u20ac8 million per year under his new contract, placing him behind only Tadej Pogacar<\/a>, whose value to UAE Team Emirates-XRG continues to command a market-leading salary believed to be between \u20ac8\u201312 million annually.<\/p>\n

Evenepoel\u2019s deal represents not only a massive financial commitment from the Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe team, but a statement of intent: the German team, now turbocharged by Red Bull\u2019s backing, are ready to compete head-on with cycling\u2019s superteams \u2014 and they\u2019ve put their money where their ambition is.<\/p>\n


\nThe Top Five Salaries in Cycling<\/p>\n\n Rider
\n Team
\n Salary
\n <\/tr>\n\nTadej Poga\u010dar<\/td>\nUAE Emirates-XRG<\/td>\n\u20ac8\u201312 million\/year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nRemco Evenepoel<\/td>\nRed Bull – BORA – hansgrohe<\/td>\n\u20ac6\u20138 million\/year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nJonas Vingegaard<\/td>\nVisma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n\u20ac4.5\u20135.5 million\/year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nWout van Aert<\/td>\nVisma | Lease a Bike<\/td>\n\u20ac4\u20134.5 million\/year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\nMathieu van der Poel<\/td>\nAlpecin-Deceuninck<\/td>\n\u20ac4\u20134.5 million\/year<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Evenepoel now stands ahead of Tour de France double champion Jonas Vingegaard<\/a>, all-terrain superstar Wout van Aert<\/a>, and multi-discipline World Champion Mathieu van der Poel<\/a> in the sport\u2019s financial pecking order.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a status he\u2019s earned not just through results \u2014 including a Vuelta a Espana victory, multiple World Championship titles, stage race wins and even a pair of Olympic gold medals \u2014 but through a unique blend of star power, marketability, and long-term potential. In a sport increasingly shaped by media presence and global reach, Evenepoel ticks every box.<\/p>\n

\"remcoevenepoel<\/p>\n

Evenepoel starred at the Paris Olympic Games in 2024<\/p>\n

A Landmark Move With Major Backing<\/p>\n

Evenepoel\u2019s transfer, confirmed by Soudal \u2013 Quick-Step following the early termination of his existing contract, ends months of speculation that had swirled despite his deal originally running through 2026. It also reflects a growing trend in the World Tour: long-term contracts are no longer guarantees of continuity.<\/p>\n

Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe have been here before \u2014 acquiring Primoz Roglic in 2024 under similar circumstances \u2014 and were persistent in their pursuit of Evenepoel, beating out other interested parties, most notably INEOS Grenadiers. With Red Bull’s funding power and a sweeping reorganisation behind the scenes \u2014 including the recent departures of Rolf Aldag and Enrico Gasparotto from BORA\u2019s management \u2014 the transfer feels more like a coordinated takeover than a simple rider signing.<\/p>\n

The question now is whether this investment will deliver the ultimate prize. With his team built around him and full management support in place, the stage is set. And when the 2026 season begins, Remco Evenepoel won\u2019t just be riding for victories \u2014 he\u2019ll be riding with a price tag that reflects the weight of expectation like never before.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"When Remco Evenepoel lines up in the colours of Red Bull – BORA – hansgrohe in 2026, he\u2019ll…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329012,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4104],"tags":[4230,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-329011","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cycling","8":"tag-cycling","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114995547859548094","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329011"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329011\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329012"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}