The cyclist Remco Evenepoel has been one of the great figures of world sport this year. Double Olympic champion in Paris 2024, rainbow time trial and third in the Tour de France, the Belgian has also had the opportunity to turn his career around by being sought by Red Bull-Bora. However, he did not want it that way, despite rejecting a stratospheric salary.
“I had the contract on the table. They offered 10 million for Evenepoel, in addition to three assistants”said the Belgian journalist and writer Michel Wuyts in the media HLN.
If Evenepoel had decided to accept the offer from the German team, he would have earned 10 million per season. thus surpassing the currently highest paid, Tadej Pogacarwho earns between six and eight million after renewing with the UAE.
The mega contract that Red Bull had prepared for Evenepoel has been of no use. Finally he has decided to continue in his current teamthe Soudal-Quick Step, which he joined in 2023.
The cyclist has renewed with the Belgian team, doubling his salary, which goes from 2.8 million to fiveuntil 2026. For this contract extension he has had the support of Patcik Lefevere, Soudal’s manager, at all times.
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