It is for a golden contract that the three-time winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar, extended his contract with the UAE Emirates team until 2030. His salary will be unheard of in the history of cycling.
The jackpot, ladies and gentlemen. Author of a stratospheric 2024 season, enhanced by his Giro-Tour de France double, his conquest of the rainbow jersey and his recital on the Tour of Lombardy, Tadej Pogacar (26 years old) ended the year with a final good news: the extension of his contract at UAE Emirates until 2030. With a golden contract at stake. Unheard of in the history of cycling.
Eight million euros per season
Until now, the Slovenian received seven million euros per season (excluding bonuses). This figure now rises to eight million, according to figures communicated Tuesday by La Gazzetta dello Sport. In other words, it is a jackpot of almost 50 million euros that Pogacar will be entitled to for his next six years with UAE. “I am very proud to extend my contract. This team gives me the best chance to fight for victories and that is exactly what I want to do,” he confided at the end of October. A release clause of 200 million euros would also have been added to his contract.
“Tadej joined the team as an ambitious 20-year-old, and we watched him grow to win the Giro d’Italia, the Tour de France and the Worlds,” said his manager Mauro. Gianetti, paying tribute to “one of the most hard-working and dedicated cyclists in the peloton”. Arriving within the Emirati team in 2019, Pogacar has already won 88 victories and will once again be the big favorite for the 2025 Tour de France after a 2024 season dominated without sharing.
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