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bluegoose · 03-10-2007, 03:18 AM

I ran across this info this morning and found it somewhat interesting. Here are the top salaries across the European pro tour for 2006:

1. Alejandro Valverde, 26, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, $3.8 (2.6 euros)
2. Paolo Bettini, 32, Italy, Quick Step, $3.3 (2.5 euros)
3. Tom Boonen, 26, Belgium, Quick Step, $2.6 (2.0 euros)
4. Alessandro Petacchi, 33, Italy, Milram, $2.2 (1.7 euros)
5. Ivan Basso, 29, Italy, Discovery Channel, $2.0 (1.5 euros)
6. Damiano Cunego, 25, Italy, Lampre-Fondital, $1.8 (1.4 euros)
7. Alexandre Vinokourov, 33, Kazakhstan, Astana, $1.7 (1.3 euros)
8. Robbie McEwen, 34, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, $1.6 (1.2 euros)
9. Erik Zabel, 36, Germany, Milram, $1.6 (1.2 euros)
10. Thor Hushovd, 29, Norway, Credit Agricole, $1.3 (1.0 euros)

Greg LeMond's salary when he turned pro for France's Renault team in 1981: $15,000.

LeMond's salary in his last year with France's Z team, 1992: $2 million. He is credited with leading the entire pro peloton to higher wages.

Lance Armstrong's earnings in the final year of his career, 2005: $18 million.

I find it interesting that Valverde is the top bread winner of the bunch. Has he won a grand tour yet?

I would have thought that Boonen with his million dollar smile or McEwen, the most controversial of the bunch and a heck of a sprinter would have topped the list. Unless of course you would put Basso, arguably the best cyclist in the world since LA's departure, in the top spot.

I would also think that Vino would be a bigger draw for sponsors. He's one of my favorite guys to watch and had one of the most dominant stage wins that I've seen a couple of years ago in Paris.

03-10-2007, 03:18 AM	#1
bluegoose Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Northern California Posts: 2,919	Pro Cyclist salaries I ran across this info this morning and found it somewhat interesting. Here are the top salaries across the European pro tour for 2006: 1. Alejandro Valverde, 26, Spain, Caisse d'Epargne, $3.8 (2.6 euros) 2. Paolo Bettini, 32, Italy, Quick Step, $3.3 (2.5 euros) 3. Tom Boonen, 26, Belgium, Quick Step, $2.6 (2.0 euros) 4. Alessandro Petacchi, 33, Italy, Milram, $2.2 (1.7 euros) 5. Ivan Basso, 29, Italy, Discovery Channel, $2.0 (1.5 euros) 6. Damiano Cunego, 25, Italy, Lampre-Fondital, $1.8 (1.4 euros) 7. Alexandre Vinokourov, 33, Kazakhstan, Astana, $1.7 (1.3 euros) 8. Robbie McEwen, 34, Australia, Predictor-Lotto, $1.6 (1.2 euros) 9. Erik Zabel, 36, Germany, Milram, $1.6 (1.2 euros) 10. Thor Hushovd, 29, Norway, Credit Agricole, $1.3 (1.0 euros) Greg LeMond's salary when he turned pro for France's Renault team in 1981: $15,000. LeMond's salary in his last year with France's Z team, 1992: $2 million. He is credited with leading the entire pro peloton to higher wages. Lance Armstrong's earnings in the final year of his career, 2005: $18 million. I find it interesting that Valverde is the top bread winner of the bunch. Has he won a grand tour yet? I would have thought that Boonen with his million dollar smile or McEwen, the most controversial of the bunch and a heck of a sprinter would have topped the list. Unless of course you would put Basso, arguably the best cyclist in the world since LA's departure, in the top spot. I would also think that Vino would be a bigger draw for sponsors. He's one of my favorite guys to watch and had one of the most dominant stage wins that I've seen a couple of years ago in Paris.