In the 1980s, Greg LeMond was the first pro cyclist to get paid a million dollars by his team, paving the way for a development that hasn’t stopped ever since, turning many of the top men’s riders into millionaires.
Recent reports say that Tour de France Femmes winner Demi Vollering (SD Worx-Protime) was approached by UAE Team ADQ with the offer of €1 million per year, and Cyclingnews asked Vollering’s teammate Lorena Wiebes about her thoughts on the matter at the press conference after her UAE Tour Women stage 1 victory on Thursday.
