Contador takes drop in salary.

ademort
ademort Posts: 1,924
edited October 2013 in Pro race
Apparently to help Bjarne Riis and the Saxo team to carry on as normal the coming season Alberto Contador has agreed a drop in salary from €3.3 million to €2.5 million.If this has already been reported by somebody else then my apologies i didnt see it.
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  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    Bloody hell, how is he going to scrape by on that? Still, if you consider his results in 2013 he should be on basic wage next year. 35.000 euro isn't it?
  • ademort
    ademort Posts: 1,924
    I think we at bike radar should organise a collection for Alberto. Obviously as you,ve said how will he get by on that, i can,t imagine.
    ademort
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  • fleshtuxedo
    fleshtuxedo Posts: 1,858
    Amazed he was still on that much after his ban or did his contract protect him against such misdemeanours?
  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    edited October 2013
    mike6 wrote:
    Bloody hell, how is he going to scrape by on that? Still, if you consider his results in 2013 he should be on basic wage next year. 35.000 euro isn't it?

    And if your consider his results previous to that, he has been paid peanuts..

    I mean.. Come on... There's not one rider in that peloton who's paid enough for the effort that is a being a pro cyclist.
  • mike6
    mike6 Posts: 1,199
    ThomThom wrote:
    mike6 wrote:
    Bloody hell, how is he going to scrape by on that? Still, if you consider his results in 2013 he should be on basic wage next year. 35.000 euro isn't it?

    And if your consider his results previous to that, he has been paid peanuts..

    I mean.. Come on... There's not one rider in that peloton who's paid enough for the effort that is a being a pro cyclist.

    You are right, he is being paid silly money. :shock:
  • Welsh boy
    Welsh boy Posts: 38
    Perhaps we (and his employers) are seeing his real potential without chemicals coursing through his bloodstream. His clean results this year were not up to a pay demand of over 3 million Euros.
  • rick_chasey
    rick_chasey Posts: 75,661
    Welsh boy wrote:
    Perhaps we (and his employers) are seeing his real potential without chemicals coursing through his bloodstream. His clean results this year were not up to a pay demand of over 3 million Euros.

    By what measure?
    _
  • TheBigBean
    TheBigBean Posts: 21,910
    I'm not sure how much all the high rollers in the peloton earn, but there are quite a few that have arguably had worse seasons than Contador: Gilbert, Evans, Wiggins etc.
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    hopefully a better year next year otherwise its minimum wage time ...
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    He'll be on Aldi boiled ham rather then best steak next year then
  • tailwindhome
    tailwindhome Posts: 19,436
    Maybe light on wins and poor by his own standards - but still in the Top 15 on the World Tour


    UCI WorldTour Ranking - 2013
    Rank Prev. Rider Nat. + Birthdate Team (Code) Points
    1 1 FROOME Christopher GBR19850520 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 587
    2 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin ESP19790512 KATUSHA (KAT) 507
    3 2 SAGAN Peter SVK19900126 CANNONDALE PRO CYCLING (CAN) 491
    4 8 NIBALI Vincenzo ITA19841114 ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) 474
    5 6 VALVERDE BELMONTE Alejandro ESP19800425 MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 460
    6 5 CANCELLARA Fabian SUI19810318 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD (RLT) 384
    7 4 QUINTANA ROJAS Nairo Alexander COL19900204 MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 366
    8 7 PORTE Richie AUS19850130 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 327
    9 9 KREUZIGER Roman CZE19860506 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF (TST) 308
    10 11 FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto POR19861005 MOVISTAR TEAM (MOV) 291
    11 10 MARTIN Daniel IRL19860820 GARMIN SHARP (GRS) 288
    12 81 HORNER Christopher USA19711023 RADIOSHACK LEOPARD (RLT) 257
    13 22 MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel ESP19810905 KATUSHA (KAT) 255
    14 12 BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto COL19891013 AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM) 255
    15 13 CONTADOR VELASCO Alberto ESP19821206 TEAM SAXO-TINKOFF (TST) 252
    16 15 SCARPONI Michele ITA19790925 LAMPRE-MERIDA (LAM) 235
    17 16 MOLLEMA Bauke NED19861126 BELKIN PRO CYCLING TEAM (BEL) 232
    18 19 VAN AVERMAET Greg BEL19850517 BMC RACING TEAM (BMC) 230
    19 14 HENAO MONTOYA Sergio Luis COL19871210 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 227
    20 17 SPILAK Simon SLO19860623 KATUSHA (KAT) 199
    21 18 KWIATKOWSKI Michal POL19900602 OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM (OPQ) 194
    22 20 CHAVANEL Sylvain FRA19790630 OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM (OPQ) 188
    23 21 WEENING Pieter NED19810405 ORICA GREENEDGE (OGE) 172
    24 26 STYBAR Zdenek CZE19851211 OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM (OPQ) 172
    25 28 URAN URAN Rigoberto COL19870126 SKY PROCYCLING (SKY) 163
    26 23 KRISTOFF Alexander NOR19870705 KATUSHA (KAT) 161
    27 24 CAVENDISH Mark GBR19850521 OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM (OPQ) 161
    28 25 FUGLSANG Jakob DEN19850322 ASTANA PRO TEAM (AST) 160
    29 27 TALANSKY Andrew USA19881123 GARMIN SHARP (GRS) 154
    30 29 IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon ESP19890204 EUSKALTEL EUSKADI (EUS) 147
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  • Tusher
    Tusher Posts: 2,762
    So, who has the largest salary in the pro cycling world?
  • RichN95.
    RichN95. Posts: 27,253
    Tusher wrote:
    So, who has the largest salary in the pro cycling world?
    Contador's alleged 4.5m was the highest I've heard. Cavendish is said to be not far off that.
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  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    So, via Mikael Conde

    Specialized hasn't renewed the contract with Bjarne Riis yet. Kemo Bikes say they'll announce which team they'll sponsor on November 15.

    Guess what Bert is doing tomorrow?

    He's going to some kind of event with Kemo at Monza....
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • mile muncher
    mile muncher Posts: 30
    After their poor year Bjarne must have decided they need an extra *cough* boost *cough*. The extra 1.2m euros will buy a lot of special steaks :twisted:
  • kamil1891
    kamil1891 Posts: 658
    Kemo Bikes are revealing the pro cycling team they are going to sponsor on the 15th. Although Contador is meeting them, I think they are going to work with the new ViniEpotini (Yellow Fluo?), hence the colorscheme and model name of their bikes.
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    iainf72 wrote:
    So, via Mikael Conde

    Specialized hasn't renewed the contract with Bjarne Riis yet. Kemo Bikes say they'll announce which team they'll sponsor on November 15.

    Guess what Bert is doing tomorrow?

    He's going to some kind of event with Kemo at Monza....

    He is also meeting ppl on tues, wed, thurs and fri in different countries. Never heard of kemo bikes.

    Specialized pay Contador 2m a yr so he will be riding a Spec unless that deal is broken.

    TWH was going to do an identical post to yours. He doesnt have a sprint or final km red zone or else he would be even higher. He also would be higher if he played defensive in the Tour...not the type of rider he is tho.

    He said it was an awful year for him and he considers this race the first for 2014...he has good sensations.
    Contador is the Greatest
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    Bertie's last big season 2014. His value is much diminished now pre-race steaks have been banned and he can't keep up with the likes of Dan Martin.....
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • frenchfighter
    frenchfighter Posts: 30,642
    De Gendt took an 80% pay cut to join OPQS
    Contador is the Greatest
  • iainf72
    iainf72 Posts: 15,784
    Bo Duke wrote:
    Bertie's last big season 2014. His value is much diminished now pre-race steaks have been banned and he can't keep up with the likes of Dan Martin.....

    Can someone remind me - Was he sans steak at 2011 Giro? Or 2012 Vuelta? I can never remember.
    Fckin' Quintana … that creep can roll, man.
  • andy_wrx
    andy_wrx Posts: 3,396
    Kemo do indeed have him at Monza
    http://www.kemobikes.com/it/news-media/ ... -monza-335
  • RDW
    RDW Posts: 1,900
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  • thomthom
    thomthom Posts: 3,574
    Still hilarious...
  • Bo Duke
    Bo Duke Posts: 1,058
    iainf72 wrote:
    Bo Duke wrote:
    Bertie's last big season 2014. His value is much diminished now pre-race steaks have been banned and he can't keep up with the likes of Dan Martin.....

    Can someone remind me - Was he sans steak at 2011 Giro? Or 2012 Vuelta? I can never remember.

    Contador shouldn't have been there at all - simple as.....
    'Performance analysis and Froome not being clean was a media driven story. I haven’t heard one guy in the peloton say a negative thing about Froome, and I haven’t heard a single person in the peloton suggest Froome isn’t clean.' TSP
  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,463
    F**k me are we still doing the steak 'jokes' every time Contador's name is mentioned? I'm not a fan but it's as tedious as people going on about Wiggins being unable to descend in the wet or Froome having to constantly look at his power meter.

    He should be applauded for being prepared to take a cut for the benefit of the team in what are tough times for World Tour teams. OK he is still on a big wedge and his results haven't been great but he could probably have held out for more especially if his future earning potential is on the wane, pro cyclists don't get many chances to earn decent money.
  • dennisn
    dennisn Posts: 10,601
    mike6 wrote:
    Bloody hell, how is he going to scrape by on that?
    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:

    Thanks. That one made my day.
  • dsoutar
    dsoutar Posts: 1,746
    Pross wrote:
    Most pro cyclists don't get any chances to earn decent money.

    FTFY :wink:

    A bit cheeky but I do think it's actually a lot closer to the truth than the original statement. Let's not forget that amongst pro-cyclists, Bertie is a very priveledged human being indeed
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    I don't know why people have such a beef with Contador. I admit it's a meaty subject to chew the fat over but it's been well and truly done. I mean he has been grilled enough. He rides in high steak races and if you can't stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
  • rayjay
    rayjay Posts: 1,384
    Just to add , my wife is a vegetarian and she does not nececelrey agree with me.
  • Mikey23
    Mikey23 Posts: 5,306
    I'm more of a contador fan than I was. Looked normal and vulnerable this year but shown a lot of bottle

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