*Chris Froome is the highest paid cyclist in the world this year and is now on €5.5 million per year, according to L’Equipe* *(Photo: Fabio Ferrari)*

Chris Froome got a pay increase of €1 million per year to move to Israel Start-Up Nation and is now the highest paid male cyclist in the world on €5.5 million per year, according to French newspaper L’Equipe.

Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) and three-time world champion Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) are listed as joint second; both on a salary of €5 million.

Last year L’Equipe said Sagan's €5 million salary was the highest in cycling, with Froome, then of Team Ineos, in 2nd place on €4.5 million and his then team mate Geraint Thomas was next on €3.5 million.

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This year the French newspaper has Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) in 4th place, on €3.5 million, followed by two of his team mates; Egan Bernal on €2.8 million and Michał Kwiatkowski on €2.5 million.

Then comes Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) on €2.3 million followed by Wout Van Aert (Jumbo Visma), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar) and Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers), with all three said to be on €2.2 million.

Some of the very biggest names are a little further down the list, though in some cases they signed contracts before they had enjoyed so much success. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) is in equal 12th place on €2 million per year, with Primož Roglič (Jumbo-Visma) said to be earning the same amount each year.

Many pro riders also have significant win bonus clauses in their contracts. However, this list relates to basic salary only.